Sea Turtle Protection Ordinances

The state of Florida implemented Section 161.163, Florida Statutes, which requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to designate coastal areas utilized, or likely to be utilized, by sea turtles for nesting, and to establish guidelines for local government regulations that control beachfront lighting to protect hatching sea turtles. Read the model lighting ordinance in Chapter 62B-55 to learn more.

See if your county or municipality has adopted a lighting ordinance. You can use the interactive map to search for your municipality and county OR print the static map which has each county and municipality listed.

Model Lighting Ordinance for Marine Turtle Protection: Chapter 62B-55

Interactive Lighting Ordinance Map

Static Lighting Ordinance Map

**Indicates that compliance is voluntary

Bay

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Bay County	2002/2009	Chapter 5, Article V	Cecilia James (850) 248-8290
Mexico Beach	2001	Title IX, Chapter 93	Don Freigo (850) 625-2782
Panama City Beach	2009	Chapter VII, Article VII	James Tindell (850) 233-5054 x2317

Brevard

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Brevard County	1985/1990/1993	Chapter 46, Article III	Paula Bernston (321) 633-2016
Cape Canaveral	1990	Chapter 14, Article III	Duree Alexander (321) 868-1222
Cocoa Beach	1986	Land Development Code, Chapter III, Article VI, Sec 3-64	Robin Reiland (321) 868-3217
Indialantic	1986	Chapter 5, Division 3	Clifford Stokes (321) 727-3377
Indian Harbor Beach	1987	Chapter 6, Article II	Bob Allgood (321) 773-3181
Melbourne Beach	1986	Chapter 40, Article II	Bob Phoenix (321) 724-5860
Satellite Beach	1990/1993	Chapter 30, Section 30-546 Chapter 66, Article II, Division 3	John Stone (321) 773-4409

Broward

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Broward County	1989	Chapter 39, Article IX, Sec 39-107	Susan Pierce (954) 468-3551
Dania Beach	2011	Chapter 5, Section 5-18	Eric Walton (954) 924-6810 Barbara Urow (954) 924-6810 x3718
Deerfield Beach	2000	Chapter 34, Article V	Nicholas Rousseau, Lenore Graber, and Bernard Pita (954) 480-4241
Fort Lauderdale	2003	Chapter 6, Article III	Porshia Goldwire (954) 828-5249
Hallandale Beach	2001	Chapter 6. Article I, Sec 6-10	Corrinne Yoder (954) 457-1390
Hillsboro Beach	2007	Ord 232	Bernard Pita (954) 480-4241
Hollywood	2011	Title IX, Chapter 108	John Weitzner (954) 921-3679
Lauderdale By The Sea	2002	CH 30 Article V Div 2 Subdiv Q Sec 30-313 (o)	Bethany Banyas and Robert Harrison 954-640-4216 or (954) 640-4220
Pompano Beach	1999	Title XV, Chapter 155, Section 155.5402	June Peart and Eduardo Alverez (954) 786-4361

Charlotte

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Charlotte County	1989/1998	Chapter 3-5, Article XII	Lynette Auger (941) 613-3223

Collier

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Collier County	1988/1992	Land Development Code, Chapter 3.04.02, Part B	Maura Kraus (239) 252-2952
Marco Island	1998	Chapter 6, Article V; Chapter 54, Article V	Nancy Richie (239) 389-5003 (M-F 8-5); (239) 825-0579 (after hours)
Naples	1982/1995	Chapter 52, Article III, Sec 52-61	Monique Barnhart (239) 213-7119

Duval

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Atlantic Beach	2017	Chapter 5 Article IV	Angela Irizarry (904) 247-5855
Jacksonville Beach	2000	Chapter 6, Article I, Sec 6-8	Colleen Klimtzak (904) 247-6232
Neptune Beach	1999	Chapter 8, Article VII, Division III	John Webber (904) 270-2411

County/Municipality

Date Adopted/Updated

Ordinance/Code

Code Enforcement Contact

Atlantic Beach

2017

Chapter 5 Article IV

Angela Irizarry
(904) 247-5855

Jacksonville Beach

2000

Chapter 6, Article I, Sec 6-8

Colleen Klimtzak
(904) 247-6232

Neptune Beach

1999

Chapter 8, Article VII, Division III

John Webber

(904) 270-2411

Escambia

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Escambia County	2013	Part III, Chapter 4, Article 5, Sec 4-5.8	Tim Day (850) 595-1144

Flagler

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Flagler Beach	1987/2000	Appendix A, Article IV, Sec 4.04.00	Elaine Cowart (386) 517-2005
Flagler County	2001	Appendix C, Article VI, 6.05.00	Scott Simon (386) 313-4004

Franklin

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Franklin County	1998	Chapter 5, Article IV	Alan Pierce (850) 653-9783 x161

Gulf

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Gulf County	2001	Ord 2001-09	Trevor Seay (850) 229-8944

Hillsborough

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Hillsborough County		No Lighting Ordinance

Indian River

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Indian River County	1987/1994	Title IX, Chapter 932, Section 932.09	Andy Sobsczak (772) 226-1518
Indian River Shores	1986/2000	Title IX, Chapter 91, Article IV (Ord 460)	Charlene Hall (772) 231-2451 x236
Orchid	1993	Chapter 58, Sec 58-8; Chapter 78, Sec 78-12 part (e)	Deb Branwell (772) 581-2769
Vero Beach	1990/1993	Chapter 46, Article IV, Division 2	North Zone: Melody Sanderson (772) 978-4561 South Zone: Tom Ramsey (772) 978-4551

Lee

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Bonita Springs	2001	Part III, chapter 7, Article II	Laura Gibson lgibson@cityofbonitasprings.org (239) 444-6142
Fort Myers Beach	1989/1998	Chapter 32, Article V	Chadd Chustz, Environmental Project Manager (239) 462-8127
Lee County	1989/1998	Land Development Code, Chapter 14, Article II, Division 2	Carol Lis (239) 533-8353
Sanibel	1997/2000	Chapter 126, Article XIV, Division 4	James Evans and Holly Downing (239) 472-3700 x377

Manatee

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Anna Maria Island	2003	Chapter 14, Article II	Gerry Rathvon (941) 708-6130
Bradenton Beach	1998/2005	Chapter 10, Article II	Gail Garneau or Wendy Chabot (941) 778-1005 x225 or x278
Holmes Beach	1987	Chapter 66, Article II, Division 2	James (JT) Thomas (941) 518-9488

Martin

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Martin County	1988	Land Development Code, Article 4, Division 4, Sec. 4.111	Phil Owen (772) 288-5495
Town of Jupiter Island	1992	Chapter 3, Article II	Joe Connolly (772) 546-0100

Miami-Dade

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Golden Beach	1997	Chapter 58, Article III	Yovani Diaz (305) 936-2444
Miami Beach	2006	Chapter 46, Article V	Yanira Pineda (305)673-7000 ext 6840 Hernan Cardeno (305)673-7776 ext 7077
Sunny Isles Beach	2009	Part II, Chapter 108, Article III	Helena Forbes (305)792-1772
Surfside	2018	Chapter 34 Article VI	Alan Graham (305) 993-1063
Village of Key Biscayne	2009	Chapter 8, Article VI	Mike Mila (305) 365-8917

Monroe

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Key West	1995	Chapter 10, Article VI	Jim Young (305) 809-3737
Marathon	1994/1998	Chapter 14, Article III	George Garrett (305) 289-4116
Monroe County	1994/1998	Chapter 12, Article V	Ronda Norman (305) 289-2810
Village of Islamorada	1998/2002	Chapter 30, Article VII, Division 3	George Martel (305) 664-6400

Nassau

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Fernandina Beach	1987/1995	Land Development Code, Chapter III, Sec. 3.06.00	Michelle D. Forstrom (904) 277-7342 ext 230
Nassau County	1988/2008	Appendix A - Land Development Code, Ordinance No. 97-19 Article 37.07	Officer Clemens - Sheriff's Department (904) 548-4000

Okaloosa

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Destin	2004	Land Development Code, Article 7.17.00 through 7.17.02	David Bazylak (850) 837-4242 x3172
Okaloosa County	2018	Chapter 5, Article IV	Alex Fogg (850) 609-5394

Palm Beach

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Boca Raton	1986/1996/2002	Chapter 23, Article IV, Division 7	Doug Sheedy (561) 393-7954
Briny Breezes**	1988	Ord 2-87	Nancy Boczon (561) 272-5495
Delray Beach	1987/2001	Title 9, Chapter 91, Sea Turtles	Ana Puszkin-Chevlin (561) 243-7324
Gulf Stream**	1987	Part II, Chapter 38, Article II, Division 2	Rita Taylor (561) 276-5116
Highland Beach	1987/1999	Chapter 4, Sec 4-8	Jason Manko (561) 278-4540
Juno Beach	1998	Part II, Chapter 34, Article 5, Division 8, Sec 34-1128 (Adopts County Ordinance)	Lynn Hamil (561) 627-0818
Ocean Ridge	1987/1993	Chapter 66, Article I, Sec 66-2	Ken Schenck (561) 732-2635
Palm Beach County	1987/1996/1999	Land Development Code, Article 14, Chapter A	Teal Kawana (561) 681-3852
Town of Palm Beach	1987/1995	Chapter 74, Article II, Division 4	Benjamin Alma (561) 227-7080
Town of South Palm Beach	1988/1999/2004	Chapter 26, Article X, Division 2	Town of South Palm Beach Police Department 561-586-2122

Pinellas

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Belleair Beach	2008	Chapter 6, Article IV	Jack White 727-595-4646 ext 133
Clearwater	1999	Community Development Code, Article 3, Division 13, Section 3-1302.D	Jason Hauser (727) 562-4711
Dunedin	1991	Chapter 107, Division 4	Lucy Fuller (727) 298-3194
Indian Rocks	1991/1999	Chapter 86, Article III, Division 2	John Ouimette (727) 517-0404
Indian Shores	1994	Land Development Code, Chapter 106, Article VII	Sarah Mauter (727) 474-7786
Madeira Beach	1990/1992/2000	Chapter 110, Article VI, Division 5, Sec 110-504 - 110-507	Cory Snyder (727) 391-9951 x295
North Redington Beach	1990/2000	Chapter 18, Article VIII	Don Lewis (727) 391-4848
Pinellas County	2004	Coastal Construction Code Section 3109.6.2.1 (applies to new construction only)	Andy Squires (727) 464-4633 John Bishop (727) 464-8766
Redington Beach	1987/2001	Chapter 4, Sec 4-9	Mark Davis (727) 391-3875
Redington Shores	2007	Chapter 56, Article II	Steve Andrews (727) 397-5538
St. Pete Beach	2007	Land Development Code, Division 44	Peyt Dewar (727) 363-9211
Treasure Island	1999	Chapter 72, Article V	Paula Cohen (727) 547-4575

St. Johns

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
St. Augustine Beach	1995/1996	Chapter 5, Article I, Sec 5-15	Sara Perez (904) 209-0670
St. Johns County	1996/1999/2013	Article IV Section 4.01.09	Sara Perez (904) 209-0323

St. Lucie

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Ft. Pierce	1990/1993	Chapter 16, Article III	Heather Debevec (772) 467-3154
St. Lucie County	1986/1991/1997	Chapter VI, Sec 6.04.02	Amy Griffin (772) 462-2531

Santa Rosa

County/ Municipality	Date Adopted/ Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Santa Rosa County	2005	Appendix C, Article 12, 12.14.00

Sarasota

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
City of Sarasota	1999	Zoning Code, Article VII, Division 14, Sec VII-1402 Chapter 54, Article XXIII, Sec 54	Code Compliance Division (941) 954-4125
Longboat Key	1987/1992/1993/2016	Title 9, Chapter 100	Chris Elbon (941) 316-6411 ext 1917
Sarasota County	1997/1999/2000/2004	Chapter 54, Article XXIII	Staci Tippins (941) 451-9187
Venice	1988/1995	Chapter 106, Article II	George Nixon (727) 650-1492

Volusia

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
New Smyrna Beach	1999	Ord 52-99 - delegates to county	Ryan Chabot (386) 238-4668
Volusia County	1986/1989/1990/1999/2011	Chapter 50, Article III, Division 6	Ryan Chabot (386) 238-4668

Walton

County/Municipality	Date Adopted/Updated	Ordinance/Code	Code Enforcement Contact
Walton County	2009	Land Development Code, Chapter 5, Sec 5.10.00	Melinda Gates (850) 892-8108