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Resident urges DOT review of A1A lighting to comply with Satellite Beach sea‑turtle lighting ordinance

5778436 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

During citizens' comments, a resident asked the council to request that Florida Department of Transportation reassess new A1A traffic signals and streetlights for compliance with the city's sea turtle lighting district and wildlife lighting guidance.

A resident told the council on Sept. 3 that new traffic signal and street lighting along State Road A1A produce bright, short‑wavelength light that undermines the city’s sea turtle lighting district standards established by Ordinance 12‑10 (2021).

Jenny White, who identified herself as a local resident and sea‑turtle lighting volunteer, summarized the ordinance’s requirements and said the city created an overlay lighting district in 2021 to limit…

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