St. Lucie County's Treasure Coast beaches are protected by a sea-turtle lighting ordinance (LDC 6.04.02). Between the coastal control line and the Atlantic, no artificial light may directly illuminate the beach seaward of the primary dune during nesting season, March 1 to November 15.
Rather than a general dark-sky rule, St. Lucie County regulates beachfront lighting to protect nesting sea turtles on Hutchinson Island's 21 miles of coast. LDC 6.04.02 applies within the jurisdictional area between State Road A1A or the coastal construction control line and the Atlantic Ocean. During nesting season (March 1 through November 15) no artificial light source may directly illuminate areas seaward of the primary dune where it could deter nesting females or disorient hatchlings. New coastal development installing permanent fixtures must file a Sea Turtle Protection Plan, and lighting is verified before a Certificate of Occupancy. Fixtures must be shielded, recessed, or low-intensity so the source is not visible from the beach.
Non-compliant beachfront lighting violates LDC 6.04.02. St. Lucie County can withhold a Certificate of Occupancy, require corrective shielding, and pursue Code Compliance action; disorienting lights also risk federal and state sea-turtle protections.
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