§ 50-253. Standards for community redevelopment areas.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of sections 50-249 through 50-251 of the Code of Ordinances of the County of Volusia, the provisions of this section 50-253 shall apply to lighting in the core area of the community redevelopment area, whether such lighting is in new or existing developments. The term "core area of the community redevelopment area" means that area within the regulated boundaries of the City of Daytona Beach bounded by 50 feet north of the centerline of Butler Street on the north and 200 feet south of the centerline of Main Street on the south.

(1)

It is the policy of the county to minimize artificial lighting illuminating the entire coastal beach of the county. To meet this intent, artificial lighting within the core area of the community redevelopment area shall be in compliance with the following provisions:

a.

Light fixtures shall be designed, positioned, shielded, or otherwise modified such that the source of light shall not be visible by a person who is in a standing position on the beach.

b.

Lights shall not directly or indirectly illuminate the beach during the sea turtle nesting season except, in order to insure public safety, spill-over and reflective lighting onto the beach will be permitted to the extent necessary to meet the minimum safe lighting standards for particular property uses as published in the IES Lighting Handbook by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

c.

Lights illuminating buildings or associated grounds for decorative or recreational purposes shall be shielded or screened such that they do not illuminate the beach except, in order to insure public safety, spill-over and reflective lighting onto the beach will be permitted to the extent necessary to meet the minimum safe lighting standards for particular property uses as published in the IES Lighting Handbook by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and the source of the light shall not be visible by a person who is in a standing position on the beach, or said lights shall be turned off during the sea turtle nesting season.

d.

Lights illuminating signs shall be shielded or screened such that they do not illuminate the beach and the source of the light shall not be visible by a person who is in a standing position on the beach, or said lights shall be turned off during the sea turtle nesting season.

e.

Interior lights that are shielded by tinted glass or by masking film, light filtration material, or window tint that meets the standards for tinted glass shall be permitted, whether or not the source of such light or its reflective surface is visible from the beach.

f.

True red neon light (tubular lamps containing neon gas), lights that emit a wavelength of 560 nanometers or longer, or fiber optic light may be used for signage or decorative purposes, whether or not the source of such light is visible by a person standing on the beach.

(Ord. No. 99-12, § IX, 6-17-99; Ord. No. 2011-14, § III, 5-19-11)