Pasco County, FL Ordinances (2026)

Pasco County Code § 66-97 prohibits sound from sound amplifiers, loudspeakers, juke boxes, radios, and similar devices received in a residential district between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00…

Pasco County's noise ordinance carves aircraft out entirely: Code § 66-95(3) lists 'ordinary noise created by the operation of railways, shipping lanes and aircraft' as a permitted…

Pasco County's noise code assigns a different decibel ceiling to every zone and time of day: industrial areas top out at 72 dBA and commercial at 66 dBA during the day under Table 1 in…

Pasco County enforces a nightly noise curfew under Code § 66-97(4)(a): ordinary residential noise can't top 55 dBA at the property line between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., with a tighter 40…

Pasco County's noise ordinance flatly bans straight pipes and altered or gutted mufflers on any motor vehicle under section 66-97(1), a rule that applies county-wide, incorporated and…

Pasco County Code § 66-97 prohibits construction activities that produce noise exceeding 55 dBA at an adjacent residential property line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Monday through…

Pasco County Code § 14-98 makes it a nuisance for a dog owner to allow frequent or continued barking or howling between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or for ten minutes or more at any time.

Unincorporated Pasco County imposes no general overnight on-street parking ban for ordinary vehicles, but Land Development Code Section 530.5 makes it unlawful at any time to use a…

Pasco County permits residential and commercial EV charging installations via standard electrical permits. FL §163.04 prohibits HOAs from banning EV chargers. Florida Building Code…

Pasco County prohibits keeping, dumping, storing, or depositing any inoperative, unregistered, abandoned, junked, disabled, or wrecked motor vehicle on any property, street, or highway…

Pasco County Land Development Code Section 530.16 prohibits parking or storing commercial vehicles and commercial equipment in nearly all residential zoning districts (including R-1…

Pasco County has no general overnight on-street parking ban in unincorporated residential areas, but Florida Statute 316.1945 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in specified…

Pasco County Land Development Code Section 530.5 allows recreational vehicles (including boats, campers, trailers, and jet skis) on residential lots under one acre only in the side or…

Both the owner and the management company of a Pasco County short-term rental are held jointly and severally responsible for violations, and under F.S. 125.69 each violation is…

All Pasco County short-term rentals, transient lodging, and bed-and-breakfasts rented for six months or less are subject to the county's Tourist Development Tax under the Pasco County…

No Pasco County-specific ordinance directly addresses short-term rental insurance requirements; FL state default applies. Florida regulates vacation rentals as public lodging…

Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 caps short-term rental occupancy at two persons per separate enclosed bedroom, and anyone who stays overnight counts as an occupant whether or not they are…

Under Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 (Land Development Code Section 530.21), a dwelling in unincorporated Pasco may not be used as a short-term rental unless the county has specifically…

Pasco County Ordinance 99-21 requires every short-term rental to post a 'Notice to Occupant' on the back of the main entrance door warning guests that creating noise at a level or…

Pasco County's Conditional Use permit for vacation rentals requires designated parking for renters and prohibits RV parking on-site or in the right-of-way. The expanded county RV…

Pasco County generally permits artificial turf on residential properties. FL §720.3075 and §373.185 limit HOA restrictions on water-conserving landscape, which may include synthetic…

Pasco County encourages Florida-Friendly Landscaping under FL §373.185, which prohibits HOAs and local governments from preventing property owners from using drought-tolerant native…

In unincorporated Pasco County a Tree Removal Permit is required to remove any tree five (5) inches diameter at breast height (DBH) or greater under Land Development Code Section 802…

In unincorporated Pasco County, grass, weeds, brush, or undergrowth exceeding 12 inches in height is a prohibited overgrown condition under Pasco County Code Section 42-1, and property…

Unincorporated Pasco County limits irrigation of established lawns and landscaping to one address-assigned day per week under County Code Chapter 62, Article II, Division 3. A SWFWMD…

Florida Statute §163.04 preempts HOA solar bans. Pasco HOAs and deed restrictions cannot prohibit rooftop solar panels or impose conditions that significantly increase cost or reduce…

Pasco County requires a building and electrical permit for residential solar PV installations through Pasco Building Construction Services. Permits processed per Florida Building Code…

No Pasco County-specific ordinance directly regulates cottage food operations; Florida Statute 500.80 preempts local regulation of cottage food, so the county may not prohibit or…

A minor home occupation in Pasco County may not generate new vehicle trips unless a Special Exception is granted, which caps total daily trips at 14 per dwelling and requires customer…

Home daycare in Pasco County is regulated by DCF under FL §402.313. Family day care homes serving up to 10 children must register or be licensed. Local zoning permits home daycare in…

Pasco County Land Development Code Section 530.21 allows minor home occupations as a permitted accessory use in residential, agricultural, and manufactured-home districts, with a minor…

Pasco County Land Development Code Section 530.21.C.3 prohibits any exterior signs for a home occupation and any signs visible from the street or neighboring dwellings; only…

Pasco County requires a permit for virtually any erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building or its electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing systems, plus sheds and…

Every plumbing installation in unincorporated Pasco County, from new fixtures to medical gas systems, must comply with the Florida Building Code, Plumbing. Section 18-36 requires a…

Every electrical installation, alteration, or repair in unincorporated Pasco County must comply with the National Electrical Code as adopted by the Florida Building Commissioner…

Before issuing a permit, Pasco County's building official can examine building, electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing plans, then must inspect the work during construction and…

Pasco County permits state-licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MMTCs) in C-2 commercial zones with pharmacy-equivalent standards per FL §381.986(11). Local zoning cannot ban…

Home cannabis cultivation is illegal in Pasco County for all residents including medical patients. Florida §381.986 permits medical use only and prohibits patient cultivation…

Pasco County's code defines a garage, estate, or lawn sale as an occasional sale of used goods at the seller's own home, capped at no more than four sales on the same property in a…

Backyard recreational fires (campfires and warming fires) are allowed in unincorporated Pasco County under Florida Forest Service rule 5I-2.006(11) without a burn authorization, but…

Pasco County's minimum housing standards require every dwelling unit to have an approved, listed smoke detector installed to the manufacturer's instructions and tested to UL 217…

Under Florida law, consumer fireworks may be used in unincorporated Pasco County only on three designated holidays: New Year's Eve (Dec. 31), New Year's Day (Jan. 1), and Independence…

Pasco County Fire Rescue states there is no burning in unincorporated Pasco County except yard waste meeting strict requirements, or agricultural/silvicultural/land-clearing/pile…

Pasco County bills a Stormwater Utility Fee to every developed parcel in the unincorporated area to fund its stormwater management system. Single-family homes pay a flat one-ERU rate…

Building a new dock or seawall, or enlarging, altering, repairing, or demolishing an existing one, requires a Pasco County building permit, as do the electrical, gas, mechanical, or…

Pasco County amends the Florida Building Code to set its own design flood elevation rules: any repair, addition, or improvement costing 49 percent or more of a structure's market value…

Pasco County requires a formal written petition to open a public nuisance case, not a phone tip. Under Code § 42-29, at least 51 percent of nearby property owners or residents within…

Pasco County lets the building official waive standard building code requirements for structures already designated as landmarks or historic structures, but only after conferring with…

Pasco County requires every cat over four months old to wear a current county license tag proving rabies vaccination. Ear-tipped community cats in the county's Trap-Neuter-Return…

Florida law prohibits feeding alligators, bears, sandhill cranes, and foxes under FL §379.412 and FWC rules. Pasco County enforces state wildlife feeding bans; intentional feeding of…

Pasco County Ordinance 25-44 created Land Development Code Section 530.25, effective November 12, 2025, allowing residents to keep backyard chickens (hens only, for egg production) in…

Every dog and cat adopted from Pasco County Animal Services must be sterilized before leaving the shelter, or the adopter posts a deposit and has 30 days (180 for puppies and kittens)…

Pasco County Code Sec. 14-108 bans retail pet stores from selling, delivering, or giving away dogs, cats, or rabbits, and prohibits sales of these animals on public streets…

On a typical Pasco County single-family residential lot (5,000 sq ft up to 22,000 sq ft), the Land Development Code allows the keeping of no more than three dogs and/or three cats…

Pasco County Code Sec. 14-100 requires that all dogs and cats over four months of age that are sold, adopted, transferred, or returned to an owner after stray impound be microchipped…

Beekeeping is permitted in unincorporated Pasco County under Florida state preemption (FL §586). Beekeepers must register with FDACS and follow Best Management Practices. Up to 3…

Pasco County Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-97 makes it unlawful to let a dog roam, wander, or run at large on any public street or private property in unincorporated Pasco County; every…

Pasco County has no breed-specific dog ban. Florida Statute Sec. 767.14 prohibits local governments from adopting any dog regulation that is specific to breed, weight, or size, so…

Unincorporated Pasco County retailers cannot let customers grab tobacco products off open shelves. Under the county's Merchandising of Tobacco Products Ordinance, only vendor-assisted…

Pasco County regulates nonconsensual towing and vehicle booting through section 106-31.5 of its Code of Ordinances, capping what wreckers may charge for towing, storage and…

Pasco County pawnbrokers must hold a county occupational license and pay a $300 annual tax under section 102-97 of the Code of Ordinances, a far higher classification than most retail…

Pasco County has no general public loitering ordinance. Its only loitering rule, Code § 66-69, bans a person convicted of specified sexual offenses against minors from loitering or…

Pasco County requires generators, well pumps and similar equipment that must run around the clock near homes to be shielded with an acoustical barrier between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. under…

Pasco County bans operating any air conditioning, heating or ventilating unit that produces more than 60 dBA at the nearest adjacent property line, at any time of day, under Code §…

Pasco County's Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department (PRNR) runs picnic shelters, ballfields, and pavilions on a first-come, first-served basis unless the space is…

Pasco County requires a special entertainment permit before anyone can stage an outdoor musical or entertainment festival expected to draw more than 500 people with overnight camping…

Pasco County bans dumpsters on residential lots smaller than one acre, and no licensed hauler may place a specialized bulk container of any kind in or on a county right-of-way…

Pasco County requires licensed haulers to collect curbside recyclables at least once a week, and it is a crime to scavenge or remove anything from a recycling bin set out at the curb…

Licensed residential haulers in unincorporated Pasco County must offer, and provide on request, separate collection of containerized yard waste, white goods and bulky items at least…

Pasco County does not collect residential trash itself, residents sign up with a licensed private hauler. County standards call for twice-weekly garbage and weekly recycling; your…

In unincorporated Pasco County, if your regular trash or recycling pickup falls on a legal holiday, your licensed hauler must move the stop to the next scheduled collection day rather…

Pasco County outlaws dumping litter of any kind on public roads, in waterways, or on private property without the owner's consent. If litter is thrown from a moving vehicle, the driver…

Licensed haulers serving unincorporated Pasco County must offer separate collection of containerized yard waste, white goods and other bulky items to residential customers at least…

Pasco County requires licensed haulers to collect recyclables in county-approved curbside containers and to inspect every load; a container running more than 20 percent contaminated…

Pasco County requires household trash kept outside to sit in a county-approved, lidded container at all times until collection, and defines exactly what counts as one: heavy-duty hard…

Every property owner in unincorporated Pasco County must dispose of solid waste exclusively through the county's solid waste disposal and resource recovery system, and licensed…

Pasco County's urban fertilizer ordinance, which restricts nitrogen and phosphorus application near water and during storm watches, does not apply to bona fide farm operations covered…

Every food service establishment in unincorporated Pasco County must have one high-level manager complete food service management training and hold a valid certificate, under County…

Food service establishments in unincorporated Pasco County must actively keep rodents, flies, cockroaches and other insects out under County Code § 50-172. Every opening to the outside…

Pasco County doesn't fix park hours in its code; Sec. 70-6 lets the county administrator or a designee set the opening and closing time for each PRNR park, trail, or preserve…

Pasco County's juvenile curfew covers anyone under 18 and applies county-wide, including inside cities. Hours are 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. on…

No owner may occupy or rent out a dwelling unit in unincorporated Pasco County that lacks working plumbing, hot water at 120°F, heating, a functioning kitchen, and other minimum…

Pasco County has no rent control. Florida Statute §166.043(2) flatly prohibits local rent control: the 2023 Live Local Act removed the old emergency-referendum exception. Landlords may…

Pasco follows Florida Chapter 83 Part II eviction procedures. No just-cause requirement: landlords may non-renew month-to-month with 15 days notice (F.S. §83.57). Non-payment requires…

Anyone who rents out residential property in unincorporated Pasco County must register it with the county before the first tenant moves in, under the Rental/Vacant Property…

Anyone acting as a professional solicitor for a charitable purpose in unincorporated Pasco County must first get a charitable solicitation permit from the county's public information…

Pasco County enforces posted 'No Soliciting' and 'No Trespassing' signs. Permitted solicitors who ignore signs face citations under Pasco Code Chapter 58. Residents can also rely on…

Pasco County heavily restricts its purple-pipe reclaimed water system under section 110-78: irrigation only, no tampering with county facilities, no cross-connections to potable lines…

Pasco County Utilities will adjust a customer's water bill for a verified plumbing leak or a one-time pool fill under section 110-40(b), but only against documented proof: original…

Pasco County classifies every trade or profession separately for its occupational license tax, and contractors fall under section 102-83 of the Code of Ordinances. The tax scales with…

In residential areas of unincorporated Pasco County, gates, fences, and walls that are electrified or built of corrugated metal, sheet aluminum, barbed wire, or similar materials are…

In unincorporated Pasco County, residential gates, fences, and walls are limited to 4 feet in the front yard (or in front of the dwelling) and 6 feet in side and rear yards…

Pasco County does not usually require a building permit for fences built entirely of chain link, wood, PVC, or shrubbery. A permit is required only for fences or walls that need…

Pasco County bans open burning countywide, but § 46-75 carves out barbecue grill fires used to cook food (as long as a grate covers the fire) and residential outdoor cooking on…

Flying a drone or any other motorized object over a Pasco County park, preserve, or trail requires advance permission from PRNR personnel under Code § 70-18(e); without it, the flight…

Structures in unincorporated Pasco County that meet the criteria for demolition as blighted, slum, or unsafe, or that sit open and unsecured to trespassers, violate the minimum…

Construction or renovation of any in-ground or above-ground pool, spa, or hot tub in unincorporated Pasco County requires a building permit from Building Construction Services…

Every private swimming pool in unincorporated Pasco County must be walled, fenced, or enclosed by a barrier at least 4 feet high, kept in good condition, with no openings greater than…

In unincorporated Pasco County, accessory buildings and structures (including sheds) must be set back at least 5 feet from any rear or side lot line, may not sit in an easement, and…

Unincorporated Pasco County allows one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) per lot in zoning districts that permit single-family dwellings. Under LDC Section 530.24, an ADU may not exceed…

A garage may be converted to living space in unincorporated Pasco County only as an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) under LDC Section 530.24. When a garage is converted to an ADU, the…