Noise Ordinances in Hernando County, FL (2026)

5 rules for unincorporated Hernando County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Hernando County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Quiet Hours

The Hernando County Noise Control Ordinance sets decibel limits at the property line: 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA overnight in residential areas, with the quiet window running 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Hernando County Noise Limits & Quiet Hours

Some Restrictions

Hernando County Code § 21-134(a)

Sources of sound shall conform to the sound level limits by receiving land use as set forth in Table I of section 21-135. The minimum measurement period shall be ten (10) minutes. Sound shall be measured at or within the real property line of the receiving land use. Exceedences accumulating to more than ten (10) percent of the measuring period shall constitute a violation.

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Construction Hours

Hernando County exempts construction noise from its decibel limits only between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (Sec. 21-136(l)). Outside that window, a job site must meet the standard residential sound limits or stop.

Hernando County Construction Noise Hours

Some Restrictions

Hernando County Code § 21-136(l)

Construction activities between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

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Barking Dogs

Hernando County's Noise Control Ordinance does not cover animal noise. Sec. 21-136(f) defers barking and animal sounds to the Florida Statutes, so complaints run through Hernando County Animal Services rather than the decibel code.

Hernando County Barking Dog Rules

Some Restrictions

Hernando County Code § 21-136(f)

Animal sounds, which shall be regulated as set forth in the Florida Statutes.

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Leaf Blower Rules

Hernando County does not ban leaf blowers. Sec. 21-136(m) exempts domestic power tools from the decibel limits between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., so daytime use is fine and only overnight use is restricted.

Hernando County Leaf Blower Rules

Few Restrictions

Hernando County Code § 21-136(m)

Operation of domestic power tools between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

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Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound

Amplified music in Hernando County must stay within the Noise Control Ordinance decibel limits: 60 dBA daytime and 55 dBA overnight at a residential property line. Vehicle sound systems plainly audible 100 feet away are separately unlawful.

Hernando County Amplified Music Rules

Some Restrictions

Hernando County Code § 21-137(c)(1)

It is unlawful for any person operating or occupying a motor vehicle on private property to operate or amplify the sound produced by a radio, tape player, or other mechanical soundmaking device or instrument from within the motor vehicle so that the sound is: Plainly audible at a distance of one hundred (100) feet or more from the motor vehicle.

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