Pool Lights

Lighting around a pool – whether on the pool deck or nearby – is subject to the same restrictions that apply elsewhere.

• Uplighting of building facades and walls is prohibited  except for temporary holiday lighting (Section 102-6B(1))

• Uplighting of landscape features is limited to 250 lumens per fixture and the fixture must be aimed directly at the landscape feature (Section 102-5B)

• String lights that aren't fully shielded are limited to 50 lumens per linear square foot and a total of 2000 lumens in the aggregate (4000 lumens for nonresidential properties) (Section 102-5A)

• All other unshielded or partially shielded lighting is limited to 600 lumens per fixture (Section 102-4A)

• Fully shielded fixtures are limited to 1500 lumens per fixture (5000 lumens for nonresidential properties) (Section 102-4C(3))

• Lighting around or near a pool counts for the limits on total  lumens allowed for unshielded fixtures and the total lumens allowed per site (Sections 102-4C(1) and 102-4C(2))

• Must be 2700K or less in color temperature (Section 102-4B)(2400K or less is recommended to be the most dark-sky and neighbor friendly)

• Residential properties: Must be turned off between 11pm and 6am unless required for safety and security (Section 102-4D)

• Nonresidential properties:  Lighting used for safety and security may be used throughout the night only if any fixture with a lumen output above 600 lumens is dimmed by at least 50% (Section 102-4D(2)). Otherwise, they must be turned off within one hour after closing and not turned on more than one hour before opening (Section 102-4D(1)).

Underwater lighting of swimming pools and other water features is exempt from the restrictions of the outdoor lighting bylaw. (Section 102-7J)