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Outdoor lighting in Fowler

Fowler's own rules on outdoor lighting, with the code text for every value.

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

What Fowler's code says

Fowler code What Fowler's code adds
Fixture height
  • Pole lights may be no higher than 12 feet.
    Applies: Residential uses.
    § 9.170.080 · code text
    Residential. Pole lighting shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in height.
  • Must be no higher than 8 feet to be exempt from a lighting permit.
    Applies: Motion-sensor lights within 5 feet of a home's entrance or exit door.
    § 9.170.050 · code text
    Lighting fixtures within five (5) feet of an entrance or exit door and/or alcove of a dwelling unit, not exceeding a height of eight (8) feet
Light at the property line
  • Light may be no more than 0.05 foot-candles.
    Applies: Lights next to homes; measured at rear yard property lines, or at the home in other yards.
    § 9.170.070 · code text
    Lighting sources adjacent to residential uses shall measure no more than zero and five one-hundredths (0.05) foot-candles at the rear yard property lines or at the residential structure in all other yards.
Shielding
  • Lights must be fully shielded and/or recessed and aimed away from neighbors and public rights-of-way.
    Applies: All outdoor lighting except exempt lighting.
    § 9.170.070 · code text
    All outdoor lighting, except as specified in Section 9.170.050 (Exempt Lighting) shall be fully shielded. Except as otherwise exempt, all outdoor lighting shall be constructed with full shielding and/or be recessed to reduce light trespass to adjoining properties.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the outdoor lighting rules for homes in Fowler?

Fowler's code: Lights must be fully shielded and/or recessed and aimed away from neighbors and public rights-of-way. (All outdoor lighting except exempt lighting.) (§ 9.170.070); Light may be no more than 0.05 foot-candles. (Lights next to homes; measured at rear yard property lines, or at the home in other yards.) (§ 9.170.070).

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