Outdoor Lighting in Spring Hill, FL (2026)

Dark Sky Rules

Spring Hill is an inland unincorporated community in Hernando County with no Gulf of Mexico beachfront within Spring Hill itself, so no city-style sea turtle lighting ordinance applies in Spring Hill proper. Hernando County has not adopted a dedicated dark-sky / IDA International Dark-Sky Association lighting code, although in February-April 2023 the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners directed the County Attorney to research the County's limits on regulating illumination and light pollution and considered modeling a residential lighting ordinance after Volusia County and South Miami. Outdoor lighting on new and substantially redeveloped commercial and multifamily properties is reviewed under Appendix A (Zoning) of the Hernando County Code, which requires site lighting (pole heights and fixture types) to meet the specific use regulations for commercial lighting and prohibits light spillover onto neighboring properties. Single-family residential outdoor lighting in Spring Hill is not subject to a stand-alone county-wide cutoff or shielding ordinance, but excessive light trespass may be addressed under general nuisance provisions through Hernando County Code Enforcement.