Online Help & FAQ - Boulder County Land Use Department- External Lighting

Outdoor Lighting Examples

Approvable Fixture Examples


This fixture is only acceptable if a UL-listed shield is installed around the bulb. The example shown above has been retrofitted with a shield around the bulb around bulb - see below	This fixture is only acceptable if a UL-listed shield is installed around the bulb.

Examples of fixtures which are NOT allowed

Example of factory retrofit


Before	After NOTE: tube attached around bulb shields light

Lighting Related

Lighting Regulations Information Handout (pdf)

Article 7-1600 of the Boulder County Land Use Code describes the requirements for exterior lighting that are applicable for projects undergoing Site Plan Review orother County review processes.

Places you may be able to purchase downlit fixtures

Front Range Lighting - 48017th St.; Longmont, CO 80501
Inlighten Studios - 1990 8th St; Boulder, CO 80302 / 303-449-9899
Lighting Plus Inc. - 3600 Arapahoe Ave.; Boulder, CO 80303
Lumenarea - 2251 Ken Pratt Blvd.; Longmont, CO 80501

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