Daytona Beach, FL Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

9 of the Land Development Code regulates light spillage and glare so that exterior lighting on one site does not adversely affect adjacent land uses, motorists, or pedestrians. The rule applies to all development citywide, with narrow exemptions for FAA-mandated tower and airport lighting, Speedway lighting, flag lighting, seasonal holiday lighting from November through January, battery-powered emergency lighting, and architectural lighting of 40 watts or less. Compliance is checked at the time of Special Use Permit, Public or Semipublic Use Permit, Site Plan, Certificate of Appropriateness, or Building Permit review, and also applies to redevelopment that expands an existing use by 50 percent or more.

0 foot-candles for industrial uses; illumination anywhere within the site itself may never exceed 30 foot-candles. Except for single-family detached and duplex homes, all exterior fixtures, including security lighting, must be full cut-off type directed downward, never aimed above a horizontal plane through the fixture. Pole, wall, or other mounted lighting is capped at 40 feet above grade generally, dropping to 25 feet for properties in or adjacent to residential districts. Wall pack fixtures are limited to 100 watts and must be fully shielded so the light source is not visible off-site.

Measurements are taken at the lot line (or the right-of-way boundary if the lot line cannot be accessed) at finished grade, with a calibrated, cosine-and-color-corrected meter accurate to within five percent.