Outdoor Lighting in Walton County, FL (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Walton County, Florida.
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Dark Sky Rules
In the Military Influence Overlay District near Eglin Air Force Base, unincorporated Walton County requires low-pressure sodium lighting for all new outdoor, unroofed development and mandates full-cutoff fixtures, ones that emit no light above 90 degrees at any lateral angle, on any non-residential property whose outdoor lighting reaches two foot-candles or more, to stop glare and sky glow from reaching the base.
Walton County MIOD Full-Cutoff Lighting Rule
Some RestrictionsWalton County Land Development Code § 5.10.08.D(1), F(1)
D.General Lighting Standards. These general lighting standards do not apply to street lights maintained and/or operated by an electric utility or municipal entity.(1)The use of low-pressure sodium (LPS) lighting for outdoor, unroofed areas shall be required for all new development. ... F.Non-Residential Lighting Standards— ... General. These standards do not apply to street lights maintained an...
Light Trespass & Shielding
In unincorporated Walton County, outdoor lighting may not exceed ten maintained footcandles at the property line of any residential lot, dwelling, or congregate care facility, and fifteen footcandles at a public street right-of-way. Floodlights must aim at least 45 degrees down from vertical, and wall pack fixtures must be full cutoff. Planning and Development Services enforces the standard under Land Development Code Section 5.09.02.
Walton County Light Trespass Limits at Property Lines
Some RestrictionsWalton County Land Development Code Section 5.09.02
(1)Unless otherwise specified below, the maximum light level shall be ten maintained footcandle at any property line in a residential use area, or on a lot occupied by a dwelling, congregate care or congregate living structure, and 15 maintained footcandles at any public street right-of-way.(2)No operation or activity producing glare in excess of the amounts permitted below:A.All commercial and...
Billboard Lighting
Within the Military Influence Overlay District near Eglin Air Force Base, unincorporated Walton County limits how off-premise billboards may be lit: conventional non-digital billboards get no more than two luminaires per sign face, each fitted with a refractor and hood and capped at 400 watts, so glare and sky spill stay out of the Eglin Reservation's flight paths.
Walton County MIOD Billboard Lighting Limits
Some RestrictionsWalton County Land Development Code § 5.10.08.I(5)
(5)Conventional non-digital off-premise signs shall employ an illumination system utilizing no more than two (2) luminaires to illuminate each sign message area (face). Each luminaire shall employ a refractor and hood that focuses the light onto the sign face and each luminaire may not exceed 400 watts.
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