§ 15-44. Oceanfront lighting.

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It shall be unlawful for owners or occupants of oceanfront property to permit direct lighting from their property to illuminate the ocean beach so as to be a hazard to fledgling sea turtles in making their way from nests to the sea. All oceanfront and beachfront lighting shall be in accordance with City of Cocoa Beach Land Development Code Chapter IV, Article XI. The provisions hereof shall apply to the nighttime hours (dusk to dawn) during the period of May 1 to October 31 of each year.

(Ord. No. 854, § 1, 7-2-1987; Ord. No. 857, § 1, 8-20-1987; Ord. No. 1387, § 3, 6-16-2005)

Cross reference

General penalty, § 1-8; animals and fowl, Ch. 4; beaches, fills, boats and waterways, Ch. 5; spill-over lighting standards for beachfront property, § 6-65; coastal construction code, § 6-66.

                    
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