Seminole County's outdoor lighting code caps light spilling onto neighboring property at one-half (0.5) foot-candle. Motion-triggered lights may return to full brightness for no more than 30 seconds.
The county's Land Development Code Part 15 (Outdoor Lighting Requirements) protects neighbors from light trespass. Illumination onto adjacent properties may not exceed five-tenths (0.5) foot-candles, and combined with the general rule that fixtures be shielded so no light escapes above the horizontal plane, this limits glare and spill onto abutting lots. Where dimmable lighting is used, dimmed lights may return to full luminance for no more than thirty (30) seconds if triggered by a motion detector. These standards apply to development in the unincorporated county; incorporated cities apply their own lighting codes. Neighbors bothered by spillover lighting can report it to Seminole County Code Enforcement.
Lighting that spills more than 0.5 foot-candle onto a neighbor is a Land Development Code violation subject to Code Enforcement correction orders.
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