Spotlights aimed at the lake

[Descant]

I certainly agree that too many lights are a negative. In commercial site plan reviews, most planning boards will not allow a light spillover. Unfortunately, these rules do not apply to residential lighting.

There are light rules to prevent mis reading lights for boat navigation. I hate to add more rules/laws, but maybe they should include shoreline lighting as a general practice?
Is this all coming from newbies from away?

[ITD]

Originally Posted by Descant

I certainly agree that too many lights are a negative. In commercial site plan reviews, most planning boards will not allow a light spillover. Unfortunately, these rules do not apply to residential lighting.

There are light rules to prevent mis reading lights for boat navigation. I hate to add more rules/laws, but maybe they should include shoreline lighting as a general practice?
Is this all coming from newbies from away?

It seems to be here, newly renovated houses, 2 or three in a row, lights pointed across the water pretty much all night, although one used to be a little cottage with one light, now it is bigger, fully lit up with at least two spot pointed across the lake.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by ITD

It seems to be here, newly renovated houses, 2 or three in a row, lights pointed across the water pretty much all night, although one used to be a little cottage with one light, now it is bigger, fully lit up with at least two spot pointed across the lake.

Let me guess--they cut down trees and installed lawns, too? And a landscaper spreads fertilizer 4-5 times a year?

[WinnisquamZ]

Originally Posted by Descant

Let me guess--they cut down trees and installed lawns, too? And a landscaper spreads fertilizer 4-5 times a year?

Exactly


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[escaped from NJ]

Agree that island homes should use outside lights sparingly when needed. We used to have complete darkness and could sit on end of our dock and watch the stars which were so bright. The complete blackness was great for sleeping. Now we have a cottage across the lake from us that has a spotlight on all night that shines right over to our dock. It's about 1/4 mile away but surprising how it shines across the water. It really kills our star watching. Then we got new neighbors that put "party" lights on their dock and porch on one side and on the other side, the neighbors have a motion activated (but sometimes left on all night) spot light that shines into our bedroom window. I know I could get black out blinds/drapes but I like to wake up with the sun. That light isn't too bad unless it is on all night.

We don't know either neighbor well. I've thought a lot about how I might approach them but I decided it isn't worth the potential bad will. It's really the spotlight across the lake that is the most offensive and I don't know them at all. Hope they are reading this.

[tis]

There is some kind of law about light nuisance.