Spring Hill, FL Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

The Hernando County Sign Code in Appendix A Article III regulates signs in residential districts strictly. Permitted residential-district signs include one non-illuminated nameplate identifying the resident (typically 2 sq ft maximum), real estate for-sale signs of limited duration, address numerals, and security warning placards. Commercial business signs — including pole signs, monument signs, illuminated signs, A-frame sandwich boards, banners, window signs, vehicle-mounted commercial wraps parked overnight, and inflatables — are prohibited in residential districts. This restriction survives Florida Statute 559.955 because the statute at (3)(c) expressly preserves the county's authority to require that 'the external appearance of the home-based business must be consistent with the residential character of the neighborhood.' A sign that broadcasts the business name, services, or hours is the paradigmatic external evidence that violates residential character and may be cited as a zoning/sign violation. Vehicles bearing standard commercial lettering or graphics that are operated by the home-based business owner are protected — FS 559.955(3)(d) allows parking of business vehicles in legal parking spaces (on the driveway or other improved surface, not in the right-of-way, sidewalk, or unimproved yard). Spring Hill HOA-governed subdivisions (such as Timber Pines, Glen Lakes, Wellington at Seven Hills, Silverthorn) may impose stricter sign covenants than the county code; HOA covenants are enforceable separately under Florida Statute Chapter 720.