Hernando County code treats grass or weeds over 18 inches within 100 feet of improved property as a nuisance. Farm-zoned and conservation land is exempt, and Florida Statute 373.185 still shields a tended Florida-Friendly yard from a forced return to turf.
Across Spring Hill, Brooksville, and the rest of unincorporated Hernando County, code compliance treats grass and weeds taller than 18 inches within 100 feet of any improved property as an overgrowth nuisance. Parcels zoned Agricultural, A/R, A/R1, A/R2, County 2.5, or Conservation are exempt. Enforcement runs by written notice and a cure deadline before the county mows the lot and bills the owner. The height rule cannot outlaw a low-mow native or Florida-Friendly yard: Florida Statute 373.185 bars any local ordinance from prohibiting Florida-Friendly Landscaping. This is one of the county's most common code violations.
Code compliance issues written notice with a cure deadline. Miss it and the county mows or clears the lot, bills the owner, and can lien the property plus add fines set by ordinance.
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