Light trespass - exterior lighting that spills onto a neighboring property - is treated as a nuisance under Venice Code Ch. 42. The Land Development Code (Ch. 86/87) requires exterior fixtures to be shielded and directed downward in most districts.
Standard residential design standards require fixtures over a certain wattage (typically 850 lumens / about 60 W incandescent equivalent) to be shielded or directed to prevent direct light from crossing property lines. Commercial properties have more detailed photometric standards including a 0.2 footcandle limit at the property line abutting residential.
Light-trespass nuisance is a Code offense under Sec. 1-14 with fines up to $500/day plus a Code Enforcement Board order to shield or reorient the fixture.
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