Disclaimer
Growing Hernando is an independently run site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Hernando County Government, any city government, or Let's Grow Hernando. Information is gathered from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always check the official source.
Nothing on this site is an official record. Nothing on this site is legal advice, real-estate advice, survey advice, or official advice from Hernando County or any city.
Zoning and land-use colors come only from linked public hearing documents. A color may be outdated, and a parcel with no such document is not given a district color. Verify the district and the hearing with Hernando County Planning and Zoning before you rely on a color, a card, or a date. The office page is Hernando County Planning and Zoning, (352) 754-4048.
Information may be wrong, late, or incomplete. Check the linked source. Contact email: growinghernando@gmail.com.
Where our information comes from
Most of what you see on Growing Hernando is gathered from public records and other publicly available sources. You can check an item at the source link on its card, and in the list below. A link goes to the office or the publisher that holds the material. It is not a promise that this site copied that material completely, or that the material is still current.
Items labeled "Rumor (unverified)" are not public records. They come from community tips or public posts. Growing Hernando posts a rumor at its sole discretion. A rumor has not been confirmed by a public record, and sending a note on the Tip line does not mean the note will be posted.
A news item links to the original publisher. The headline and the link are that publisher's. This site does not adopt the publisher's words as its own.
Growing Hernando is an independent site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Hernando County, any city, or any other government. Nothing on this site is official. Verify with the original source, and with Hernando County Planning and Zoning, before you rely on it.
Short land-use names on a parcel card follow the Florida Department of Revenue use-code list. This site does not download a state land-use database.
Hernando County
- Hernando County parcel map layer (ArcGIS) (opens in a new tab). Parcel lines, parcel keys, site addresses, acreage, and the Department of Revenue use code on a card.
- Hernando County Property Appraiser (opens in a new tab). The owner link on a parcel card. The owner name is shown on this site only for a tracked development parcel.
- Hernando County Planning and Zoning (opens in a new tab). The office we tell visitors to call or read before relying on a color, a card, or a date.
- Hernando County GeoHub (opens in a new tab). A link to the county’s public map for a parcel. This site does not read the county zoning layer.
- Hernando County Legistar (opens in a new tab). Agendas, minutes, and hearings for the Board of County Commissioners, Planning and Zoning, the Board of Adjustment, and the Community Redevelopment Agency when Legistar lists that body.
- 2026 Board of County Commissioners meeting schedule (opens in a new tab). A county meeting date when Legistar has not posted that meeting yet.
- Hernando County zoning districts (opens in a new tab). The county’s own description of zoning districts, linked from a card when we name a district.
- Hernando County 2040 future land use element (opens in a new tab). The county’s comprehensive-plan text for future land use. A future-land-use color is used only when a linked document states a category.
- Hernando County Civic Access (opens in a new tab). A link where a visitor can look for a county permit. This site does not read that permit system.
- Hernando County meeting video (Granicus) (opens in a new tab). A meeting video when a hearing card includes a clip.
City of Brooksville
- Brooksville Agenda Center (opens in a new tab). City Council, Planning and Zoning, and Development Review Committee files.
- Brooksville published agendas (opens in a new tab). Posted city agendas and minutes.
- Brooksville city calendar (opens in a new tab). City meeting dates listed on the city’s calendar.
- Brooksville codes, maps, and property information (opens in a new tab). The city’s own codes and maps page, linked when a card is about land inside Brooksville.
Map and address search
- OpenFreeMap (opens in a new tab). The street basemap under the parcels.
- OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab). The map data in that street basemap. Roads, labels, and land cover come from OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Esri World Imagery (opens in a new tab). The aerial photos when a visitor switches the basemap to Aerial.
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (opens in a new tab). Turning a typed address into a point inside Hernando County.
News outlets
- Hernando Sun (opens in a new tab). A news feed we read for local planning stories. The card links to the Sun’s article.
- Bay News 9 (opens in a new tab). A news feed we read. The card links to the station’s story.
- Tampa Bay Times (opens in a new tab). A news feed we read. The card links to the Times article.
- Tampa Bay Beacons (opens in a new tab). A news feed we read. The card links to the Beacons article.
- WFLA (opens in a new tab). A news feed we read for Hernando County and local stories. The card links to the WFLA story.
- FOX 13 Tampa Bay (opens in a new tab). A local-news feed we read. The card links to the station’s story.
- WTSP 10 Tampa Bay (opens in a new tab). A local-news feed we read, and a video cited on the Sunrise Hills card.
- Suncoast News (opens in a new tab). A news feed we request. The card links to the paper’s story when one is used.
- R News (opens in a new tab). A news feed we read. The card links to the R News story.
- Florida YIMBY (opens in a new tab). A construction report cited on the Sunrise Hills card.
- Patch (opens in a new tab). A construction report cited on the Sunrise Hills card.