'Alleged Zoning Violation Form' and Zoning Ordinance
The following link should take your browser to the official Loudoun County Government Web Site, directly to the 'Alleged Zoning Violation Form' that should be used to file complaints.
Note that this form can be hand-delivered, sent by US Postal Service or sent by FAX.
Link to Loudoun County Web site official Zoning Form
Use your browser's BACK button to return here.
For your convenience, the current Zoning Ordinance language is posted here:
1993 (PRESENT) ZONING ORDINANCE
Within the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance of 1993, amended 10-4-95,
Division E: Performance Standards, Section 5-1500, outdoor lighting is addressed
under Paragraph 5-1504 Light and Glare Standards. The document reads:5-1504 Light and Glare Standards.
(A) General Requirements. All sources of glare (direct or reflected artificial light) from any source (other than in connection with operating motor vehicles and/or street lighting) must not cause illumination in excess of 0.25 foot candles above background light levels measured at the boundary of any commercial or industrial use abutting any residential use or at the lot line with any residential district, or, in residential or agricultural districts, at the lot line of any adjacent lot. In addition, in the A-3 A-10, A-25, RR, and CR districts, lights shall be shielded so that the direct glare of the bulb is not visible beyond the property line of the parcel. (Emphasis mine)
(B) Method of Measurement. Illumination levels shall be measured with a photoelectric photometer having a spectral response similar to that of the human eye, following the standard spectral luminous efficiency curve adopted by the Internal Commission on Illumination.