Spring Hill, FL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Spring Hill is an unincorporated Census Designated Place inside Hernando County and is therefore governed by the Hernando County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 25.5 (Signs), not by a separate municipal code. The defining rule for Hernando County is that the only signs permitted in any County right-of-way are official regulatory signs — every other sign placed in the right-of-way, swale, median, or attached to a utility pole, street light, traffic sign, or tree is considered trash and may be removed and disposed of by a Code Enforcement officer without notice. The County adopted a content-neutral right-of-way ban to comply with Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 576 U.S. 155 (2015), which held that any content-based sign regulation triggers strict scrutiny. The practical effect: political, real-estate, garage-sale, and commercial signs are all banned in the right-of-way equally. Hernando County operates a Temporary Sign Permit system administered by Code Compliance: for parcels zoned recreational, commercial, or industrial, a Temporary Sign Permit may be issued for up to 60 days per calendar year per parcel, divisible into up to six separate permits totaling 60 days, at a fee of $50 per permit; an additional 15-day event extension per calendar year is available on application. Political signs on private residential property in Spring Hill are treated as a temporary expressive use of the parcel and do not require the $50 commercial temporary-sign permit, but the sign must sit entirely on the owner's parcel — not in the County right-of-way, swale, or median — and must not obstruct sight triangles at intersections or be attached to utility poles, trees, or fences. Persistent violations are processed through Hernando County Code Enforcement at 352-754-4056, option 5 (789 Providence Boulevard, Brooksville). Civil citations are referred to the Hernando County Special Magistrate under Chapter 10 (Code Compliance) and FS Chapter 162. The Special Magistrate may impose administrative 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, with up to $5,000 for irreparable or irreversible violations. Unpaid fines become a lien on the property.