Texas has no statewide dark-sky mandate and Nueces County cannot zone, so unincorporated areas have no lighting rule. Inside Corpus Christi, outdoor lighting is regulated by Unified Development Code Section 7.6.
There is no county dark-sky ordinance in unincorporated Nueces County because Texas counties lack zoning authority. Texas does not impose a statewide residential lighting standard (its dark-sky statute targets areas near major observatories in West Texas, not the coast). Inside Corpus Christi, the Unified Development Code Section 7.6 (Outdoor Lighting) sets design standards intended to limit glare and spillover for many developments. Along the Gulf, sea-turtle-friendly lighting is encouraged near Padre Island National Seashore, but that nesting-beach guidance is federal (National Park Service) rather than a Nueces County ordinance. Homeowners in unincorporated areas are largely governed only by nuisance and neighbor considerations.
No county penalty for lighting in unincorporated areas. Inside Corpus Christi, non-conforming lighting is a Unified Development Code violation handled through development-services enforcement.
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