Pasco County LDC §603 limits light trespass to 0.5 foot-candles at residential property lines. Enforcement is complaint-driven through Pasco Code Enforcement. Security floodlights must be aimed and shielded to illuminate only the owner's property.
Pasco County Land Development Code §603 prohibits light trespass exceeding 0.5 foot-candles measured at a residential property line (1.0 fc for commercial-to-commercial). Security lights, floodlights, and landscape uplights must be aimed and shielded so direct illumination is confined to the property. Glare from unshielded fixtures that creates a nuisance is separately actionable under common-law private nuisance and may be enforced by Pasco Code Enforcement under F.S. Ch. 162 special magistrate process. Holiday and decorative lighting is generally tolerated during the holiday season (approximately Thanksgiving through mid-January) but cannot create traffic hazards or persistent annoyance. String/festoon lights in rear yards are generally acceptable if not aimed at neighbor windows. Complaints are filed through the Pasco Code Connect portal; Code Enforcement measures illumination at night with a calibrated foot-candle meter during a site visit.
Light trespass complaint: warning letter with 30-day correction period. Non-compliance: citation with fines $100 to $300 per day under F.S. Ch. 162 through special magistrate. Commercial violations: up to $500 per day. Chronic offenders: liens may attach.
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