Nassau County has no countywide dark sky ordinance. Individual villages (Lloyd Harbor, Matinecock, Upper Brookville) adopted lighting standards requiring full cutoff fixtures and lumen limits. Urban South Shore communities generally have no dark sky rules. NYSDEC Light Pollution Guidance advisory.
No Nassau countywide dark sky law. North Shore wealthy villages adopted lighting codes: Lloyd Harbor, Matinecock, Upper Brookville, Mill Neck, and Oyster Bay Cove require full cutoff (IESNA fully shielded) fixtures, correlated color temperature under 3000K, and property-line illuminance caps typically 0.1-0.5 footcandles. Town of Oyster Bay Code Chapter 80 includes commercial lighting standards. NYSDEC issued non-binding Light Pollution Guidance (2015) recommending dark-sky-compliant design. Commercial lighting in most villages must not exceed 0.5 fc at residential property lines. Athletic field lighting and car dealership lighting subject to special conditions. Urban Long Beach and South Shore generally rely on nuisance law only.
Non-compliant commercial lighting: $250-$2,500 per day in villages with codes. Residential glare nuisance: $100-$500 after notice. Most villages allow 30-day cure period.
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