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Draft beachfront lighting rules would require amber/red LEDs and ban uplighting to protect nesting loggerheads
Summary
Glynn County's draft beachfront lighting ordinance would require shielded fixtures, ban upward-directed lighting, and allow only amber or red LEDs with wavelengths not less than 560 nanometers along nesting beaches; staff said the change is designed to preserve nighttime darkness for hatchlings while allowing safety lighting.
Glynn County planning staff and coastal experts described a proposed overhaul of the county's beachfront lighting rules aimed at reducing hatchling disorientation and improving nesting success for loggerhead sea turtles. The proposal updates a decades-old code and adds three technical components: limits on the total light reaching the beach, requirements on the light's wavelength, and restrictions on the directionality of fixtures.
Staff said the revised ordinance would keep the seasonal restriction in place (May through Oct. 31) and…
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