Noise Ordinances in Spring Hill, FL (2026)
9 verified noise ordinances for Spring Hill, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Quiet Hours
Spring Hill is an unincorporated CDP in Hernando County with no separate municipal code - all noise rules come from the Hernando County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21 (Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions), Article VIII (Noise). The county uses a dBA-by-zone table at the property line: 60 dBA day / 55 dBA night in residential zones, with the 'night' window running 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Spring Hill Quiet Hours (Hernando County Rules)
Some RestrictionsConstruction Hours
Hernando County rules govern Spring Hill. Under Hernando County Code Ch. 21, Art. VIII, Sec. 21-136 (Exceptions to sound level limits), construction activities and domestic power tools are expressly EXEMPTED from the Sec. 21-135 dBA caps when operated between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. - meaning construction noise is effectively permitted 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and prohibited 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Spring Hill Construction Hours (Hernando County Rules)
Some RestrictionsBarking Dogs
Hernando County rules govern Spring Hill. Animal sounds are expressly excluded from the Ch. 21 Art. VIII noise table - Sec. 21-136(f) carves them out, deferring to the Florida Statutes and the county's separate Chapter 6 / Sec. 6-10 'public nuisance animal' rule. A nuisance dog is one that makes 'excessive disturbing noises that cause unreasonable annoyance, disturbance or discomfort.'
Spring Hill Barking Dogs (Hernando County Rules)
Some RestrictionsLeaf Blower Rules
Hernando County rules govern Spring Hill. The county has no dedicated leaf-blower ordinance and no gas-blower ban. Leaf blowers fall under 'operation of domestic power tools,' which Hernando County Code Sec. 21-136 expressly EXEMPTS from the Sec. 21-135 dBA caps when operated between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. - effectively allowing blower use 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.
Spring Hill Leaf Blower Rules (Hernando County)
Few RestrictionsAmplified Music & Events
Hernando County rules govern Spring Hill. Amplified music is regulated under the Sec. 21-135 dBA table - 60 dBA residential day / 55 dBA residential night, 65 dBA commercial day / 60 dBA commercial night at the property line. The 'unamplified human voice' is exempt under Sec. 21-136; amplified sound is NOT exempt and is fully subject to the dBA caps.
Spring Hill Amplified Music (Hernando County Rules)
Some RestrictionsAircraft Noise
Hernando County (and therefore Spring Hill) cannot regulate aircraft noise - the FAA preempts local aircraft-noise regulation under 49 U.S.C. § 40103 and the Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA, 49 U.S.C. §§ 47521-47534). The primary local noise source is Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport (KBKV), a joint civil-military airport in Brooksville owned by Hernando County and located ~8-10 miles northeast of Spring Hill.
Spring Hill Aircraft Noise (Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional KBKV)
Few RestrictionsIndustrial Noise
Hernando County rules govern Spring Hill. Under Sec. 21-135 ('Sound level limits'), industrial, mining, agricultural, and rural-district sound levels measured at the property line are capped at 75 dBA at all times - a single 24-hour limit (no day/night split). Spring Hill is predominantly residential, but the eastern county includes major active limestone mines (Brooksville Quarry, CEMEX/Heidelberg Materials operations).
Spring Hill Industrial Noise (Hernando County Rules)
Few RestrictionsDecibel Limits
Hernando County rules govern Spring Hill. Under Hernando County Code Sec. 21-135 ('Sound level limits'), the county publishes a full numeric dBA-by-zone table measured at the property line of the receiving land use - 60/55 dBA residential, 65/60 dBA commercial, 75 dBA at all times for industrial / mining / agricultural / rural.
Spring Hill Decibel Limits (Hernando County)
Some RestrictionsOutdoor Music
Hernando County rules govern Spring Hill. Outdoor amplified music is regulated under the Sec. 21-135 dBA table - 60 dBA residential day / 55 dBA residential night at the property line, with commercial venues getting 65/60. The 9:00 p.m. drop from 60 to 55 dBA functions as a practical outdoor-music curfew unless the venue holds a county special-event permit.
Spring Hill Outdoor Music (Hernando County Rules)
Some RestrictionsLooking for Hernando County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Spring Hill city rules.
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