Pasco is where a lot of Tampa Bay’s newest houses are, and that makes it a natural place for lighting that is part of the home from day one. Keywest Lights & Electric, an independent licensed electrical contractor (EC13014717) and an Authorized Dealer of JellyFish Lighting, not JellyFish Lighting, the company, installs JellyFish systems on Pasco homes and businesses as planned, scheduled projects.
Thinking about JellyFish Lighting for a Pasco home or business? Call (727) 476-7079 or request a free estimate online.
Keywest Lights & Electric is an Authorized Dealer of JellyFish Lighting. We are not JellyFish Lighting.
Pasco housing: newer, mostly single-family, mostly owned
Census estimates put Pasco’s median home at 1992, and 5.4% of units have been built since 2020. Nearly 64% of homes are single-family detached and about three in four are owner-occupied, so the typical job here is a homeowner adding lighting to a newer subdivision house. Pasco also has the highest share of manufactured homes in our area, about 17%, and whether a track suits a given roof edge is something we check at the estimate.
Uses that last all year
Most Pasco owners run a warm white accent look on ordinary nights and a brighter white when they want the driveway, entry and side yard lit for security. Holiday and game-day scenes live on the app calendar and switch on by themselves, then go back to white. Businesses get steady brand colors that outline the building during open hours. The controller usually mounts indoors in the garage on a standard outlet, and one controller typically runs a few hundred feet of lights, which covers the front and sides of most Pasco homes.
Permits: PascoGateway, New Port Richey, Zephyrhills or Dade City
Anywhere in Pasco, permanent lighting that needs a new outlet or dedicated circuit requires an electrical permit. In unincorporated areas the permit is filed through PascoGateway, while New Port Richey, Zephyrhills and Dade City issue their own. Dade City’s electrical permit form also asks for a TECO layout number, which we get from the utility. We pull the permit for you and handle the inspection, so you don’t have to deal with the paperwork.
Business corridors and Pasco’s sign rules
Pasco’s comprehensive plan puts US 19, from the Pinellas line to the Hernando line, first in line for corridor redevelopment, followed by US 301 north of Zephyrhills. SR 54/56, Connected City, the Villages of Pasadena Hills and the New Port Richey redevelopment area round out the growth picture.
For those businesses, the sign code matters. Pasco County prohibits “activated signs,” which it defines as signs lit by lights that change color, flash, alternate or change appearance automatically. New Port Richey prohibits animated signs and signs made of strings of light bulbs, and Zephyrhills prohibits activated signs. We install steady brand colors on commercial buildings and check your address’s code first. See our commercial electrician page for building service work.
Coast or inland: wind exposure
A draft state wind map for Pasco shows the 140 mph line for typical buildings running northwest to southeast through the western part of the county. Homes on the coastal side fall in the wind-borne debris region, and inland areas sit below it. Because the map is a draft, we confirm by address with the building department and mount the track to solid framing everywhere.
HOAs and deed restrictions
Many newer Pasco neighborhoods come with deed restrictions. Under Florida’s HOA statute, items visible from the street or neighbors remain subject to association rules, and roofline lighting is visible. We supply the layout, track color and product details for your review board.
Which utility serves you
Per the county utility map, Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative (WREC) serves most of central and northern Pasco. Duke Energy Florida covers a band from the Gulf coast eastward in the south and southwest, including New Port Richey, plus a pocket near Zephyrhills. Tampa Electric serves parts of south-central and east-central Pasco, and SECO a small area in the far northeast. None of their outdoor-lighting programs cover decorative roofline lights.
Sea turtles
Pasco and its cities are not on FWC’s list of local sea turtle lighting ordinances. For a home within view of a beach, we still set up a turtle-friendly schedule that keeps the lights off from May 1 through October 31, the nesting season FWC uses.
Holiday season in Pasco
New Port Richey kicks off the season at Sims Park with its Light Up the Night tree lighting on December 4, 2026 and the Cotee River Christmas Boat Parade on December 5, 2026, and Zephyrhills hosts its Festival of Lights and Christmas Parade at Clock Plaza downtown.
Pasco JellyFish Lighting FAQ
Do JellyFish lights need a permit in unincorporated Pasco? Yes, when the job needs a new outlet or dedicated circuit. Pasco County requires a permit for electrical work regardless of cost, and we pull it through PascoGateway or your city and handle the inspection.
Can my Pasco business use color-changing lights on the building? Pasco’s code prohibits “activated signs,” defined as signs lit by lights that change color, flash or alternate automatically, and New Port Richey and Zephyrhills have similar rules. We set business facades to steady brand colors and check the code for your address.
Which utility powers my lights in Pasco? It depends on where you live. Per the county utility map, Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative serves most of central and northern Pasco, Duke Energy Florida a band along the southwest, and Tampa Electric and SECO smaller areas. JellyFish runs from a household outlet, so your utility does not change anything about the install.
Read more on our main JellyFish Lighting page, the permanent lighting page and our Pasco County hub.
Ready to plan your Pasco install? Call (727) 476-7079 or request a free estimate online.
JellyFish Lighting is a trademark of JellyFish Lighting. Keywest Lights & Electric is an independent Authorized Dealer and is not JellyFish Lighting, the company.