Collier County sets no general numeric limit on light spilling onto a neighbor's inland property; that is handled as a nuisance. The county's enforceable light-trespass rule is coastal: near the beach, all lights must be off after 9 p.m. during sea-turtle season or hooded so no light reaches the beach.
For typical inland residential lots, Collier County has no ordinance capping light trespass onto adjacent property; disputes are addressed through code enforcement's nuisance provisions or civil action, and commercial and PUD projects must meet lighting standards in their site-development plans. The strongest countywide light-trespass rule is coastal. Under LDC 3.04.02(B), for existing development within 300 feet of the Gulf, all lights must be turned off after 9:00 p.m. between May 1 and October 31, or hooded and positioned so the light source and reflections are not visible from the beach. Windows visible from the beach require tinted glass with an approved low light-transmittance value.
Coastal light-trespass violations are enforced by Collier County Code Enforcement under LDC 3.04, with daily fines available; inland complaints are generally handled as nuisances or private civil matters.
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