Tarpon Springs zoning code prohibits outdoor lighting that casts direct glare or excessive illumination onto neighboring property, requiring shielded fixtures and downward-directed lamps as part of site-plan and nuisance review.
The Tarpon Springs Comprehensive Zoning and Land Development Code addresses light trespass through performance standards that prohibit direct glare or unreasonable illumination crossing onto adjacent properties or rights-of-way. Commercial and multi-family projects must demonstrate, typically through a photometric plan during site-plan review, that maximum foot-candle measurements at property lines remain within district limits. Residential fixtures must be aimed and shielded so that the light source is not directly visible from neighboring dwellings. Persistent floodlights or security lighting that disturbs neighbors can be cited under city nuisance provisions, with code enforcement empowered to require shielding, redirection, or replacement of offending fixtures.
Civil citations, daily fines, mandatory fixture replacement or shielding, and nuisance abatement for repeat violations.
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