Pinellas Park requires outdoor lighting to use cut-off fixtures so illumination does not spill onto adjacent lots or roadways, under the Land Development Code. The city does not have a formal Dark Sky designation but enforces shielding and glare-control standards.
Pinellas Park's Land Development Code (Chapter 18) addresses outdoor lighting through illumination standards in zoning and site-plan review. Outdoor light sources must be cut-off or shielded fixtures so that the line of illumination does not intrude onto abutting properties. Lighting may not be aimed or angled in ways that interfere with driver vision on adjacent roadways. While Pinellas Park is not a designated International Dark Sky community, these provisions parallel dark-sky principles by limiting uplight, glare, and spill. Coastal Pinellas County also follows sea turtle lighting rules during nesting season for properties near the Gulf.
Non-compliant fixtures may trigger code enforcement notices requiring re-aiming, shielding, or replacement; repeated non-compliance leads to civil citations and per-day fines.
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