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Outdoor lighting in Yucca Valley

Yucca Valley'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 Yucca Valley Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Yucca Valley's code says

Yucca Valley code What Yucca Valley's code adds
Fixture height
  • Lights within 5 feet of a home's door are exempt if at most 8 feet high and 75 watts.
    Applies: Only with no light trespass, or when on a motion detector.
    § 8.70.040 · code text
    Provided there is no light trespass, or the lighting fixtures are regulated by motion detector, lighting fixtures within five feet (5') of an entrance or exit door and/or alcove of a dwelling unit, not exceeding a height of eight feet (8') and a wattage exceeding 75 watts.
Shielding
  • The Town may require the light to be shielded, filtered, redirected, replaced with a dimmer source, or removed.
    Applies: Existing nonconforming home lights found to cause light trespass.
    § 8.70.030 · code text
    Should it be determined that a nonconforming lighting fixture results in light trespass, the Town may require the light to either be shielded, filtered, redirected, replaced with a less intense light source, removed or a combination thereof to eliminate light trespass.
  • Lights must be fully shielded or recessed.
    Applies: New construction or new lighting in residential districts.
    § 8.70.030 · code text
    Any new construction and or new lighting located in any residential land use district, as identified on the Yucca Valley Zoning Map and which properties are used for residential purposes, unless exempt, shall be fully shielded or recessed in such a manner as to preclude adverse impacts to adjacent property as a result of light trespass, or to any member of the public who may be traveling on adjacent roadways or right of way.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the outdoor lighting rules for homes in Yucca Valley?

Yucca Valley's code: The Town may require the light to be shielded, filtered, redirected, replaced with a dimmer source, or removed. (Existing nonconforming home lights found to cause light trespass.) (§ 8.70.030); Lights within 5 feet of a home's door are exempt if at most 8 feet high and 75 watts. (Only with no light trespass, or when on a motion detector.) (§ 8.70.040).

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