Hillsborough County follows the Florida-Friendly Landscaping program and FL 373.185, which protects a homeowner right to install native and drought-tolerant plants. HOAs and deed restrictions may not prohibit Florida-Friendly landscapes. The UF IFAS Extension office promotes native plant use.
Recommended natives for the county include muhly grass, coontie, saw palmetto, beautyberry, firebush, simpson stopper, and sea grape in coastal areas. The University of Florida IFAS Hillsborough County Extension in Seffner provides free landscape consultations. The Florida-Friendly Landscaping Nine Principles are incorporated into the county Land Development Code for new development landscape plans.
HOA restriction conflicts: homeowner can assert FL 373.185 defense. Invasive exotic plantings on new development: permit denial until corrected.
Dover, FL
Dover is an unincorporated CDP in eastern Hillsborough County, so noise is governed by the County's Noise Control Ordinance in Code Part A, Chapter 1, Articl...
Hillsborough County, FL
Hillsborough County Animal Control Ordinance treats continuous barking over 10 minutes, or intermittent barking over 30 minutes, as a public nuisance enforce...
Hillsborough County, FL
Construction noise in unincorporated Hillsborough County is restricted to 7 AM through 7 PM Monday to Saturday, with no Sunday or legal holiday work except f...
Hillsborough County, FL
Hillsborough County has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance. Gas blowers are allowed during construction/landscape hours (7 AM to 7 PM) and must not exceed gen...
Hillsborough County, FL
In unincorporated Hillsborough County, retaining walls are regulated under Land Development Code Part 6.07.00 (Fences and Walls) for setback and dimensional ...
Hillsborough County, FL
Corner lots in Hillsborough County must maintain a sight visibility triangle: no fence, wall, or landscaping over 30 inches within 25 feet of the intersectin...
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