Hernando County rules govern Spring Hill. Under Sec. 21-135 ('Sound level limits'), industrial, mining, agricultural, and rural-district sound levels measured at the property line are capped at 75 dBA at all times - a single 24-hour limit (no day/night split). Spring Hill is predominantly residential, but the eastern county includes major active limestone mines (Brooksville Quarry, CEMEX/Heidelberg Materials operations).
Spring Hill itself is overwhelmingly residential (originally platted in 1967 by Deltona Corp. as a Florida retirement community), with limited commercial corridors along U.S. 19 / Commercial Way. The major industrial and mining operations in Hernando County are concentrated east and northeast of Spring Hill near Brooksville and along the FEC/CSX rail corridor - including the Brooksville limestone quarry (operated historically by Florida Crushed Stone, with major operations by CEMEX and Heidelberg Materials in the region). Hernando County Code Ch. 21, Art. VIII, Sec. 21-135 ('Sound level limits') sets industrial and mining noise at 75 dBA at all times measured at the property line - a single 24-hour cap with no day/night reduction (unlike the residential and commercial categories, which drop 5 dBA at night). The 75 dBA limit is significantly more permissive than the residential 55 dBA night limit. Mining operations are also subject to the separate Hernando County Mining Ordinance (Appendix A zoning chapter and related code sections), which imposes berm, buffer, and noise-mitigation conditions through the Mining Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit process. Heavy-truck noise from quarry traffic on State Road 50 and CR 485 is a recurring complaint in eastern Hernando County but is enforced (if at all) under FDOT and Hernando County roadway-noise tools rather than Sec. 21-135. Industrial-noise complaints in Spring Hill itself are rare given the residential character, but commercial/light-industrial uses along U.S. 19 (Commercial Way), Mariner Boulevard, and Spring Hill Drive are subject to the Sec. 21-135 commercial cap (65 dBA day / 60 dBA night) and to project-specific Site Plan conditions. Complaints go to Hernando County Code Enforcement at (352) 754-4056, option 5.
Industrial / mining / rural noise exceeding 75 dBA at the property line at any hour violates Sec. 21-135 and is enforced by Hernando County Code Enforcement with HCSO support. Commercial-zone receivers (65/60 dBA) and residential receivers (60/55 dBA) trigger lower applicable caps. Mining Ordinance violations are enforced separately through the Site Plan / Conditional Use Permit process and may trigger Code Enforcement Special Magistrate referral.
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