Effective July 31, 2024, Hernando County Ordinance 2024-07 amended Code Section 10-54 to remove the building-permit requirement for residential walls and fences UNDER 7 feet in height. Fences and walls 7 feet or taller still require a permit. The Hernando County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to rescind the lower-height permit requirement, with the policy goal that local rules should not exceed the Florida Building Code. Spring Hill residents pull any required permit from the Hernando County Building Division at 789 Providence Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34601, (352) 754-4050.
Hernando County Ordinance 2024-07 ('AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE III (FENCE CODE), SECTION 10-54 (PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION)') became effective July 31, 2024 and provides a fence- and wall-height threshold beyond which a permit is required. Walls and fences UNDER 7 feet no longer require a Hernando County building permit; walls and fences 7 feet OR taller continue to require a permit. Even when no permit is required, all fences and walls must still comply with Section 10-55 standards (height, materials, location, vision triangle), Section 10-56 prohibitions (no barbed wire, razor wire, electric, broken glass, spikes), and the 8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Code (Section 1609 wind loads - ~140 mph Vult per ASCE 7-22). Permits, when required, are issued by the Hernando County Building Division at 789 Providence Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34601, (352) 754-4050, or through the county's Tyler/EnerGov self-service portal at https://hernandocountyfl-energovweb.tylerhost.net. Pool barrier fences are still reviewed as part of the swimming pool permit under FBC Residential R4501.17 and Florida Statute Chapter 515 (separate from Section 10-54). HOA approval is also separate - Spring Hill has numerous HOA-governed subdivisions (Wellington at Seven Hills, Heather Walk, Timber Pines, Glen Lakes, etc.) that may require Architectural Review Committee sign-off and may impose stricter material, color, or placement standards than the County code.
Installing a fence or wall 7 feet or taller without a Hernando County building permit is a violation of Section 10-54. Building any height fence that violates Section 10-55 standards (height limits, vision triangle, materials, corner-lot setback) is a violation regardless of whether a permit was required. A pool barrier installed without the underlying pool permit cannot be approved at final inspection. Code Enforcement (789 Providence Blvd., 352-754-4056) may issue citations and require corrective action.
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