Defending Sea Turtle Lighting Code Enforcement Actions

Have you or your community association been faced with code enforcement violations related to sea turtle lighting? Even the best intentioned can be faced with such an issue in a coastal community. Kathleen O. Berkey, B.C.S., AICP, a Becker land use and community association attorney and certified land planner who is a Board Certified Specialist in City, County, and Local Government Law, recently represented a coastal condominium association client in defending against several code enforcement violations with hefty fines and hearing costs looming alleging that its exterior lighting violated the local turtle lighting ordinance.