Breckenridge planners move toward enforcing dark-sky lighting code

Jan 8, 2026

Town staff told the Planning Commission that about 68% of properties are currently in compliance with the exterior lighting code and that the town will resurvey properties and send 30-day violation letters to noncompliant sites before issuing fines.

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Ellie, a town planner, told the Planning Commission the town is preparing to move from outreach to enforcement for its exterior lighting code after years of voluntary compliance efforts. "Our current compliance statistics as of, I think, Friday, was, 68% of the town is now in compliance," Ellie said, citing a June survey and subsequent outreach.

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