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Section 932.09. Sea turtle protection. <br />(])Purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles which nest <br />along the beaches of Indian River County, Florida, by safeguarding adult and hatchling sea turtles <br />from the impacts of light. The regulations of this section also serve as a light management mechanism <br />in furtherance of Indian River County's Sea Turtle Habitat Conservation Plan. <br />(4)Existing development. To meet the intent of this section, lighting of existing structures which can be <br />seen from the beach shall be in compliance with the following: <br />(a) Lights illuminating buildings or associated grounds for decorative or recreational purposes shall be <br />shielded or screened such that they do not directly or indirectly illuminate the beach, or turned off <br />after 9:00 p.m. during the period from March 1 to OctobeQ811)of each year. <br />(b)Lights illuminating dune crosswalks or any areas oceanward ofthe landward side of the dune line <br />shall be turned off after 9:00 p.m. during the period from M_' arch 1 to October 31 of each year and <br />shall not directly or indirectly illuminate the beach� <br />.s. � <br />(c) Security lighting shall be permitted throughout themi"ht so longsklow-profile luminaries are used <br />and screened in such a waythat those lightsnot directly orindirectly illuminate the beach. <br />� Y 4 <br />Motion detector switches may be used. :s <br />(d) Window treatments in windows within line" sight of an observer standini gaanywhere on the beach <br />r AZW= : <br />on single and multistory structures are required so that interior lights do not?illuminate the beach. <br />W � <br />The use of non -reflective tint or film on window- oriawnmgs is preferred;4i'Owever, the use of <br />black -out draperies or shade sec ens.will suffice. <br />(e)All exterior light fixtures on tlie�sea and or shore -pe p ndicular sides of buildings, or on the <br />landward side of buildings if the fixturesoa e visible fromth'e beach, shall be lam ed with a Ion <br />wavelength light source, such as amber or redilight emitting.di6des (LED), low pressure sodium, <br />or true red neon thas,been recommended by °the; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation <br />Commission ,tha n' suet -g ht source Witjigh etow,fia hundred sixty (560) nanometers (nm). <br />Attachment 16 <br />F\COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTWPPLICATIONS\CODE ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS\VACATIONRENTALLICENSE.DOC 10 232 <br />