Winter Park requires full cutoff fixtures for commercial lighting and limits light trespass onto neighboring properties per City Code §58-83 outdoor lighting standards.
City Code Chapter 58 requires all commercial and multi-family outdoor lighting to use full cutoff (fully shielded) fixtures directing light downward. Parking lot lighting cannot exceed 20 feet in height in most commercial zones. Residential floodlights must be aimed to avoid light trespass onto neighboring properties or public streets. Maximum illumination at residential property lines: 0.5 footcandles. Sports field lighting requires special review. Central Park and historic Park Avenue lighting uses period-appropriate fixtures per Historic Preservation Board standards. Not a designated Dark Sky community.
Non-compliant fixtures: notice with 30-day replacement deadline. Continued violation: $100-$500 daily. New construction must comply at permit issuance.
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Winter Park requires property owners to maintain lots free of accumulated brush, dead vegetation, and combustible debris. Overgrown lots posing fire hazards ...
Winter Park, FL
Consumer fireworks are banned in Winter Park except on the three state-preempted holidays under FL Statute 791.08: July 4, December 31, and January 1. Sparkl...
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Open burning of yard waste is generally prohibited in Winter Park. Yard debris must be placed at curbside for municipal collection. Authorization from the Fl...
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Tree removal in Winter Park requires a permit for most trees 4 inches DBH or larger. Even with FL 163.045 preemption for dangerous trees, the city requires a...
Winter Park, FL
Winter Park property maintenance code requires lots to be kept free of noxious weeds, invasive species, and excessive ground cover. Brazilian pepper, air pot...
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Winter Park is within the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). Year-round landscape irrigation is limited to two days per week based on addres...
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