2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Osceola County, Florida.
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Despite sitting beside Walt Disney World and the dark Kissimmee chain-of-lakes, Osceola County's Land Development Code expressly states 'Dark Sky principles are not required.' Instead it controls glare and light spill: lighting must not create light pollution or bleed onto neighbors.
Osceola County LDC § 4.7.11
Appropriate lighting is desirable for nighttime visibility, crime deterrence and decoration. Lighting that is too bright or intense creates glare, hinders night vision and creates light pollution. It is the intent of these standards to provide outdoor lighting that contributes positively to the pedestrian-oriented environment of urban centers and urban neighborhoods. Dark Sky principles are not...
Osceola County's Land Development Code requires exterior site lighting to be designed so it does not bleed onto adjacent properties or rights-of-way — photometrics must read 0.0 (or the minimum recordable) at property lines — and must prevent a direct view of the light source from neighboring boundaries.
Osceola County LDC § 4.7.11(B)
Exterior site lighting shall be designed so as not to allow lighting to bleed over to adjacent properties or right-of-way (photometrics at 0.0 or minimum recordable by instrument at property lines) and to prevent direct view of light source or lens from adjacent property boundaries.
1 cities in Osceola County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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