2 rules for unincorporated Charlotte County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Charlotte County has no general inland dark-sky ordinance, but its Gulf beaches carry a real sea-turtle lighting rule. On Manasota Key, Don Pedro Island, and the Englewood beaches, coastal fixtures must be shielded, amber, and kept dark during nesting season, May 1 to October 31.
Fla. Stat. § 161.163
The department shall also adopt by rule guidelines for local government regulations that control beachfront lighting to protect hatching sea turtles.
Charlotte County has no numeric residential light-trespass limit county-wide, but zoning site-plan rules require commercial and multi-family lighting to shield glare from neighbors. House-to-house floodlight disputes are handled as a nuisance through code compliance, and beachfront properties face stricter turtle-lighting shielding.
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