Garage-sale signs in Spring Hill are governed by Hernando County Code Chapter 25.5 (Signs). Only official regulatory signs are allowed on County right-of-way; all other signs — including garage-sale and yard-sale signs — placed in the swale, median, or attached to utility poles, street lights, traffic signs, fences, or trees are considered trash and may be removed and disposed of by Hernando County Code Enforcement officers without notice. Garage-sale signs on the private property where the sale is held are permitted without a Temporary Sign Permit but must be removed at the end of the sale. Violations are enforced by Hernando County Code Enforcement (352-754-4056, option 5); Special Magistrate fines under FS 162.09 run up to $250/day first violation, $500/day repeat.
Spring Hill is unincorporated Hernando County and follows Hernando County Code Chapter 25.5 (Signs) for all garage-sale and yard-sale signage. The dominant rule is the County right-of-way prohibition: the only signs allowed on County right-of-way are official regulatory signs. Every other sign — garage-sale, yard-sale, estate-sale, moving-sale, political, real-estate, contractor, commercial — placed in any County right-of-way, swale, median, or attached to a utility pole, street light, traffic sign or signal, fire hydrant, fence, or tree is treated as trash and may be removed and disposed of by Hernando County Code Enforcement officers without prior notice. The County adopted this uniform, content-neutral ban to satisfy Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), which holds that allowing one category of speech in the right-of-way (such as garage-sale signs) would force the County to allow every category. Garage-sale signs placed on the private property where the sale is being held are permitted as a temporary expressive use and do not require Hernando County's $50 Temporary Sign Permit (the $50 commercial permit applies to recreational, commercial, and industrial parcels). The sign must sit entirely on the seller's own parcel, must not obstruct sight triangles at corners, and must be removed promptly at the end of the sale. There is no Hernando County limit on the number of garage-sale signs that may be placed on the sale property itself, but signs attached to County street trees, traffic signs, or utility poles are subject to immediate removal. Spring Hill HOAs and deed-restricted communities (e.g., Wellington at Seven Hills, Glen Lakes, Silverthorn) may impose tighter restrictions under FS Chapter 720. Violations are processed through Hernando County Code Enforcement at 352-754-4056, option 5 (789 Providence Boulevard, Brooksville), and adjudicated by the Hernando County Special Magistrate under Chapter 10 (Code Compliance) and FS Chapter 162. The Special Magistrate may impose fines of up to $250 per day for a first violation and up to $500 per day for a repeat violation under FS 162.09.
Off-premise signs in the County right-of-way or on utility poles, traffic signs, trees, or fences are removed as trash without notice. Other violations cited through Hernando County Code Enforcement (352-754-4056, option 5); Special Magistrate fines up to $250/day first, $500/day repeat (FS 162.09).
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