11A-604 Criteria
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Garden City code is at https://www.gardencityutah.gov/code.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Garden City planning before you rely on it.
The Planning Commission shall have the authority to require new and replacement lighting to meet the following standards:
A. Fixture Shielding 1. All exterior light fixtures shall be fully shielded and directed downward so that no light is emitted above a horizontal plan (180º). (See Illustration 1 and Illustration 4).
B. Light Trespass 1. Outdoor lighting shall be installed and maintained so that no direct light trespasses onto adjacent properties, right-of-way, or waterways. (See Illustration 1 and Illustration 3)
C. Color Temperature 1. All outdoor lighting shall have a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 3,000 Kelvin (K) or lower. (See Illustration 2)
D. Maximum Lumens per Fixture 1. No Individual exterior light fixture shall emit more than one thousand eight hundred (1,800) lumens, approximately equal to two sixty-watt (60W) incandescent bulbs.
E. Motion/Security Lighting 1. Motion or security lighting is permitted provided that each light does not remain on for more than five (5) minutes at a time after the last detected motion and does not trespass onto adjacent properties.
F. Flag Lighting 1. Flags may be illuminated provided the lighting is focused, fully shielded, and does not trespass onto another property.
G. Sports and Recreational Lighting 1. Sports and recreational lighting shall not exceed the horizontal plane (180º). 2. Recreational lighting shall provide illumination only for the surface of play and viewing stands and not for any other areas or applications.
3. The recreational or athletic facility shall extinguish all exempted lighting no later than 10:30 p.m., or within one-half hour after the end of play if play ends before 10:30 p.m.