Hernando's Gulf shore is low-energy salt marsh, not sandy beach, so no coastal construction control line is set here. Instead, the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve, wetland permitting, and manatee protection zones govern work along the coast and spring-fed rivers.
Hernando County fronts the Gulf at Hernando Beach and the Weeki Wachee and Chassahowitzka estuaries, a marsh-and-seagrass coast rather than a dune beach. Because it lacks sandy beaches, the county is not one of the 25 Fla. Stat. §161 coastal construction control line counties, so the dominant controls are different. The Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve, designated in 2020 over the Gulf waters off Citrus and Hernando, protects the salt marshes, seagrass, and spring-fed estuaries. Dredging, filling, or building in coastal wetlands needs an Environmental Resource Permit and often federal review, and the spring runs are manatee habitat with slow-speed zones under the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act.
Dredging, filling, or building in coastal wetlands or the aquatic preserve without an Environmental Resource Permit, or speeding through a manatee zone, brings state and federal enforcement, fines, and orders to restore the marsh or estuary.
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Hernando County, FL
Hernando County may require hosts to carry liability insurance for short-term rental properties. Minimum coverage amounts vary by jurisdiction.
Hernando County, FL
Hernando County limits the number of guests allowed in short-term rental properties. Occupancy caps are typically based on bedroom count or square footage to...
Hernando County, FL
Hernando County places few limits on holiday decorations at your home. No permit is needed for a normal residential display, but it cannot block sidewalks or...
Hernando County, FL
Hernando County treats garage sale signs as temporary signs under Chapter 25.5. Small directional signs on private property with permission are generally fin...
Hernando County, FL
Hernando County allows temporary political signs on private property under the Chapter 25.5 sign code, but signs in the public right-of-way or on utility pol...
Hernando County, FL
Hernando County runs no general registration or licensing scheme for long-term rentals, and Fla. Stat. §83.425 preempts local tenancy regulation to the state...
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