The City of Sanibel held code enforcement hearings on Monday, Sept. 29, for two distressed residential properties and an outdoor lighting violation, which had tragic results.
Improper lighting was installed in two areas at the Casa Ybel Resort, resulting in the disorientation and deaths of dozens of sea turtle hatchlings from a single loggerhead nest.
Improper lights were installed in the pool area and on one of the staircases at the resort, which caused the disorientation of dozens of sea turtle hatchlings. The red-orange lights are compliant and represent about 98 percent of the resort’s lighting. City photos
The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation’s sea turtle team and city staff discovered improper lights installed in the pool area and on one staircase, as well as the tracks of disoriented baby sea turtles, on Saturday, Aug. 23, and Monday, Aug. 25, on the resort’s property…