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Draft beachfront‑lighting rules prompt detailed debate over enforcement and fairness
Summary
Glynn County's draft moves beachfront lighting into the exterior lighting article and ties allowed fixtures to wavelengths (draft references 560 nanometers or DNR‑authorized fixtures). Commissioners questioned enforcement, grandfathering and whether renovating homeowners would be unfairly constrained.
Staff moved beachfront lighting provisions from the Beach and Dune Protection district into the exterior lighting section of the draft zoning ordinance and presented stricter language intended to reduce harmful light at night on nesting beaches. The draft limits visible light sources and references permitted wavelengths: staff said the draft allows light sources that produce wavelengths "not less than 560 nanometers" or fixtures authorized by the Department of Natural Resources.
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