Outdoor lighting in Beaumont: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Beaumont Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Brightness or color limit	At most 2,250 lumens (or equivalent). Applies: Each fully shielded fixture in the Residential Lighting Zone. § 8.50.060 · code text a. Fully shielded: 2,250 lumens (or equivalent) maximum; At most 825 lumens (or equivalent). Applies: Each shielded fixture in the Residential Lighting Zone. § 8.50.060 · code text b. Shielded: 825 lumens (or equivalent) maximum;
Fixture height	At most 16 feet high. Applies: Pole-mounted lights in the Residential Lighting Zone; also no more than 40% of the distance from the property line, whichever is lower. § 8.50.060 · code text Lights mounted on poles or structures intended primarily for mounting lights shall not exceed a mounting height of 40 percent of the horizontal distance of the light pole from the property line, up to a maximum of 16 feet high, whichever is lower; No higher than the roof eave. Applies: Lighting attached to single-family homes. § 8.50.060 · code text except that lighting attached to single family residences shall not exceed the height of the roof eave.
Shielding	Partly shielded fixtures are not allowed. Applies: Residential Lighting Zone. § 8.50.060 · code text c. Partly shielded: None permitted; Unshielded fixtures are allowed only for low-voltage (24 volts or less) landscape lighting. Applies: Residential Lighting Zone. § 8.50.060 · code text d. Unshielded: Low voltage (24 volts or less) landscaping lighting only; Fixtures must be permanently installed so they stay shielded. Applies: Outdoor lighting fixtures; low-voltage landscape lighting may use flexible or adjustable mounts. § 8.50.060 · code text Outdoor lighting fixtures shall be permanently installed so as to maintain the shielding requirements, except that low voltage landscaping lighting may use flexible or adjustable mounting systems. Shield, filter, redirect, replace with a less intense light source, or remove the light. Applies: A non-conforming fixture the Planning Director finds causes light trespass; within 10 days of that finding. § 8.50.100 · code text the responsible party shall shield, filter, redirect or replace the light with a less intense light source, or remove the light to eliminate the light trespass.

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Beaumont's code: Partly shielded fixtures are not allowed. (Residential Lighting Zone.) (§ 8.50.060); At most 16 feet high. (Pole-mounted lights in the Residential Lighting Zone; also no more than 40% of the distance from the property line, whichever is lower.) (§ 8.50.060).

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