Largo limits light trespass onto neighboring residential properties to no more than one foot-candle measured five feet inside the receiving property line, with Code Compliance handling complaints about glare or excessive nighttime illumination.
Under Largo's Comprehensive Development Code, exposed sources of light must be controlled so that illumination in the horizontal or vertical plane at a point five feet inside the lot line of a residential property does not exceed one foot-candle. This standard governs commercial parking lots, shopping centers, gas stations, and multi-family developments adjoining single-family homes. Property owners must orient and shield fixtures to prevent glare or excessive light from spilling onto adjacent property. Complaints about bright security lights, unshielded floodlights, or new commercial lighting are investigated by Code Compliance with measurements taken by city staff using calibrated meters when needed.
Notice of violation requiring shielding, redirection, or wattage reduction; daily fines if not abated by deadline; site plan amendment may be required for commercial offenders.
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