Division 7 — LIGHTING REGULATIONS
El Centro Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · El Centro
Sec. 29-149. - Lighting standards. ¶
Outdoor lighting shall be permitted so as to provide safe pedestrian and vehicular access and to provide security lighting in compliance with the following standards:
(1)
Lights shall be used for the purpose of illumination only, and not designed for or used as an advertising display.
(2)
Light fixtures shall be so designed and adjusted as to reflect light away from the following: any road or street; adjoining premises on which a dwelling is located; or land zoned for other than business or industrial uses.
(3)
Light fixtures for any light source shall be shielded from above in such a manner that the edge of the shield is level with or below the bottom of the light source in order to minimize the direct emission of light above the horizontal. For the purposes of this section, the term light source shall include light-directing refractors and exclude incandescent lamps of two hundred (200) watts or less and light produced directly by the combustion of natural gas or other fuels.
(4)
No light or glare shall be transmitted or reflected in such concentrated quantities or intensities as to be detrimental or harmful to, or to interfere with, the use of surrounding properties or streets.
(5)
The height of light poles shall not exceed a maximum height of forty-five (45) feet; however, light fixtures between twenty-five (25) feet and thirty-five (35) feet are preferred.
(Ord. No. 24-03, § 2, 9-17-24)
Secs. 29-150—29-153. - Reserved.
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- Article I — BASIC PROVISIONS
- Article I — BASIC PROVISIONS
- Division 1 — PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
- Division 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Division 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Division 2 — RESIDENTIAL ZONES
- Division 3 — COMMERCIAL ZONES
- Division 4 — MANUFACTURING ZONES
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- Division 6 — LIMITED USE ZONE
- Division 7 — SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY ZONE
- Division 8 — MIXED-USE ZONE
- Division 9 — MEDICAL OFFICE OVERLAY ZONE
- Division 10 — MIXED-USE 2 OVERLAY ZONE
- Division 1 — LOT SIZE REGULATIONS
- Division 2 — DENSITY REGULATIONS
- Division 3 — SETBACK REGULATIONS
- Division 4 — HEIGHT REGULATIONS
- Division 5 — PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS
- Division 6 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING, SCREENING, AND FENCI…
- Division 7 — LIGHTING REGULATIONS
- Division 8 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
- Division 9 — ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS
- Division 10 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
- Division 11 — ANIMAL KEEPING REGULATIONS
- Division 1 — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
- Division 2 — MANUFACTURED HOME REGULATIONS
- Division 3 — RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS
- Division 4 — DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM
- Division 5 — TEMPORARY USES
- Division 6 — NONCONFORMING LOTS, BUILDINGS, AND USES
- Division 7 — SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
- Division 8 — COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
- Division 9 — OTHER USES
- Division 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Division 2 — PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES
- Division 3 — ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
- Division 4 — SITE PLAN REVIEW
- Division 5 — VARIANCE
- Division 6 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
- Division 7 — ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OR ZONE CHANGE
- Division 8 — SPECIFIC PLAN
- Division 9 — PERMITS IN GENERAL
- Division 10 — APPEALS
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