The tree and landscape code for unincorporated Spring Hill is Hernando County Code of Ordinances Chapter 10 — Community Appearance, Article II (Landscaping). Key sections: § 10-22 Land Clearing Permits, § 10-23 Tree Preservation (Specimen 18"+ DBH; Majestic 36"+ DBH), § 10-26 Vegetative Buffer Requirements, § 10-29 Residential Lot Landscaping. Florida Statute 163.045 preempts County tree-removal permits on single-family residential lots when an ISA-certified arborist documents the tree as dangerous. Mangroves are reserved to FDEP under FS 403.9321-403.9333. Hernando County has not been verified as a Tree City USA participant.
Hernando County Code Chapter 10 — Community Appearance is the master tree and landscape ordinance for unincorporated Spring Hill. Article II (Landscaping) contains the substantive provisions: § 10-22 (Land Clearing Permits) makes it unlawful to clear without a permit and requires the permit to be posted on site; § 10-23 (Tree Preservation) sets the Specimen (18"+ DBH) and Majestic (36"+ DBH) protection thresholds, requires commercial projects to retain or install 15 trees / acre with 5 shade trees, and gives the County Administrator authority to allow removal upon finding hazard, infestation, or property damage; § 10-26 (Vegetative Buffer Requirements) sets perimeter buffer plantings between incompatible land uses; § 10-29 (Residential Lot Landscaping Requirements) sets standards for new residential construction. Enforcement is by Hernando County Code Enforcement (789 Providence Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34601), with appeals to the Code Enforcement Magistrate under Chapter 2. Right-of-way trees fall under Hernando County Public Works (352-754-4060). State-law overlays: FS 163.045 (hazardous-tree exemption on SFR lots — see County's Protected Tree Removal Exemption guidance), FS 373.185 (Florida-Friendly Landscaping HOA / local preemption), and FS 403.9321-403.9333 (mangrove jurisdiction to FDEP). Spring Hill itself is an unincorporated CDP (the largest CDP in Florida by population) and has no separate municipal tree code; Hernando County rules govern.
Common Chapter 10 violations enforced in Spring Hill: (1) clearing land without a § 10-22 Land Clearing Permit — restoration order plus Magistrate fines; (2) removing a Specimen or Majestic tree without § 10-23 administrator finding (and without FS 163.045 documentation) — mandatory mitigation scaled to DBH; (3) failing to install required Article II landscape buffer or residential plantings — blocks Certificate of Occupancy; (4) using artificial turf in lieu of required live plant material in landscape buffers — plan-review denial; (5) failing to maintain grass / weeds below 18 inches within 100 feet of improved property — County abatement plus invoice plus lien.
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