Islip Town Code §68-409 requires all outdoor lighting to be shielded and directed downward. No light source visible beyond property line. Fire Island National Seashore has strictest dark-sky rules to protect nesting shorebirds and sea turtles.
Town zoning requires full-cutoff fixtures for commercial and multi-family properties. Residential floods must be aimed below horizontal. Light pollution near Great South Bay and Fire Island protects maritime wildlife — piping plover nesting season April-August imposes additional lighting restrictions on beachfront properties. Fire Island communities (Ocean Beach, Saltaire, Kismet) enforce stricter village-level dark-sky codes. NPS Fire Island National Seashore requires red-spectrum lighting in sea turtle zones.
Unshielded commercial lighting: 250-1,000 dollar fine plus required retrofit. Beach lighting violations during nesting: federal Endangered Species Act exposure (up to 25,000 dollars).
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