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ORDINANCE 2015- 015 in In cases where remedial action is necessary, county staff shall notify the owner or developer of the results of the inspection and shall schedule a date and time for a subsequent inspection to verify that required modifications have been made for compliance with this ordinance. (4) Existing development. To meet the intent of this section, lighting of existing structures which can be seen from the beach shall be in compliance with the following: (a) Lights illuminating buildings or associated grounds for decorative or recreational purposes shall be shielded or screened such that they do not directly or indirectly illuminate -are the beach, or turned off after 9:00 p.m. during the period from March 1 to October 31 of each year;_ (b) Lights illuminating dune crosswalks of or any areas oceanward of the landward side of the dune line shall be turned off after 9:00 p.m. during the period from March 1 to October 31 of each year and shall not directly or indirectly illuminate the beach. (c) Security lighting shall be permitted throughout the night so long as low -profile luminaries are used and screened in such a way that those lights do not directly or indirectly illuminate the beach. The use of mMotion detector switches . may be used. (d) Window treatments in windows eean-ef within line -of -sight of an observer standing anywhere on the beach on single and multistory structures are required so that interior lights do not illuminate the beach. The use of non -reflective tint or film on windows or awnings is preferred; however, the use of black -out draperies or shade screens will suffice. (e) All exterior light fixtures on the seaward or shore -perpendicular sides of buildings, or on the landward side of buildings if the fixtures are visible from the beach, shall be lamped with a long wavelength light source, such as amber or red light emitting diodes (LED), low pressure sodium, or true red neon. It has been recommended by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that no such light source emit light below 560 nanometers (nm). (5) Publicly owned lighting. Street lights and lighting at parks and other publicly owned beach access areas shall be subject to the following: (a) Whenever possible, street lights shall be located so that the bulk of their illumination will travel away from the beach. The lights shall be equipped with shades or shields that will prevent backlighting and render them not visible from the beach. (b) Lights at parks or other public beach access points shall be shielded or shaded. SECTION #3: SEVERABILITY If any clause, section or provision of this Ordinance shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid for any cause or reason, the same shall be eliminated Bold Underline: Additions to Ordinance StFike-thcoughi Deleted Text from Existing Ordinance M:\LDR\932.09 sea turtle lighting amend\2015- Sea Turtle Lighting LDR Amend adopt version for 9-22-15.doc 3