Citrus County, FL Ordinances (2026)

Citrus County caps non-emergency vehicle horns and signal devices at 60 seconds, but hands off regulating a vehicle's stereo, muffler or exhaust noise on public roads to Florida…

Citrus County's noise ordinance does not regulate aircraft noise at all. Section 21-28(13) exempts all noises from airport activities, leaving that noise governed instead by federal…

Loudspeakers and sound amplifiers can't broadcast commercial advertising onto public rights-of-way in unincorporated Citrus County, and any amplified device is barred from disturbing a…

Unincorporated Citrus County bars construction and demolition equipment noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., even where a building permit has been issued, except for genuine…

Power tools and lawn or garden equipment, which covers leaf blowers, can't be run in a residential area between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the noise crosses onto a neighbor's…

In unincorporated Citrus County, a dog that howls, barks or whines repeatedly without provocation is a public nuisance animal under Sec. 14-42(d). Animal services can act on an…

Unincorporated Citrus County caps property-line noise using a five-district table: residential tops out at 60 dB(A) by day and 55 dB(A) at night, with higher ceilings for commercial…

Citrus County's Land Development Code sets building setbacks by the class of road a lot fronts, not by zoning district. Section 2300.A measures the minimum distance from the centerline…

Citrus County's Land Development Code caps impervious lot coverage district by district instead of countywide. The Low Intensity Coastal and Lakes District (CL) allows 35 percent…

Citrus County does not set one countywide maximum building height. Inside the Coastal High Hazard Area, Land Development Code Section 3540.B caps residential structures at two stories…

An electronic or digital billboard face in unincorporated Citrus County cannot exceed 5,000 nits during daylight hours or 500 nits between dusk and dawn, and every such display must…

Citrus County's Cardinal Mixed Use (CMU) District, covering non-residential and mixed-use development along the Cardinal Street corridor, requires every exterior fixture to be a…

Inside Citrus County's Cardinal Mixed Use (CMU) District along the Cardinal Street corridor, the Land Development Code treats any light that unnecessarily spills onto a neighboring…

Unincorporated Citrus County exempts naturally vegetated parcels from its 18-inch grass and weed height nuisance limit. Under Code of Ordinances Sec. 20-62(b), land left uncleared and…

In unincorporated Citrus County, any tree four inches or more in diameter at breast height is a protected tree under the Land Development Code, and removing one requires a development…

Within Citrus County's Cardinal Mixed Use (CMU) District along the Cardinal Street corridor, the Land Development Code bars artificial turf and other artificial plant material from…

Unincorporated Citrus County bans grass, weeds, brush and undergrowth over 18 inches high on residential, commercial, industrial and small agricultural lots, but exempts land left…

Unincorporated Citrus County limits established lawn and landscape irrigation to one day a week, assigned by the last digit of the property address, and only during two allowed…

A shed or other accessory structure on Citrus County residential land needs a permit before it goes up, must not sit on a vacant lot before the house does, and stays capped at 1,200…

Unincorporated Citrus County allows one accessory dwelling unit per residential lot, styled as a guest cottage or garage apartment, capped by right at 850 square feet of living area…

Citrus County charges a $2,401.00 impact fee on every new accessory dwelling unit, due at the time a building permit or equivalent approval is issued. The fee is broken into eight…

Unincorporated Citrus County's Land Development Code sets aside an Agricultural District (AGR) that permits all farming uses and caps home-building at one unit per 10 acres, protecting…

Citrus County suspends garbage collection on county-designated holidays and on any day the sanitary landfill is closed, and requires the collector to notify affected customers at least…

Dumping litter on public or private property in unincorporated Citrus County escalates from a $300.00 fine on a first offense to $500.00 on a third, and a vehicle spilling debris is…

Citrus County's certified collector must pick up curbside garbage up to 50 pounds per receptacle during hours set under chapter 21, cannot collect on Sundays except in an emergency…

Citrus County requires its certified garbage haulers to file collection routes and schedules with the county's solid waste coordinator and to give customers at least ten days' notice…

Citrus County sets exact specifications for the garbage container residents put out for collection: automated carts up to 96 gallons, or manual cans of 15 to 45 gallons, watertight…

Citrus County lets two or more commercial businesses share one dumpster and split the bill under a written agreement with the solid waste division, and specifically regulates…

Citrus County's franchised garbage collector is not required to pick up bulky items like furniture or appliances curbside; that removal is handled by separately exempt bulk-waste…

Citrus County defines yard trash as vegetative debris from landscaping and land clearing, and requires it to go out in a proper yard-trash receptacle or securely bundled, with a…

Citrus County's tax collector decides how a business, profession or occupation is classified for its annual business tax receipt. Disagree with the classification and you can appeal…

Citrus County makes it unlawful to set fire to forest, grassland, marsh or other vegetation, or to build a campfire, bonfire, or burn yard trash and household garbage anywhere in the…

Citrus County bars anyone in the unincorporated county from discharging fireworks, sparklers, trick noisemakers or flares under the same drought-hazard ordinance that bans open…

Citrus County bars parking, stopping or standing on public roads and rights-of-way without an official sign's authorization, and separately bans parking within 25 feet of a fire…

Citrus County bans parking, stopping, or standing trucks in Coastal and Lakes Residential, High Density Residential, most Planned Unit Development, Mobile Home Park, and Recreational…

In unincorporated Citrus County, every commercial and industrial building must provide off-street loading space sized to the delivery trucks it expects, and the space has to be built…

Keeping an abandoned, unlicensed or inoperable vehicle anywhere in unincorporated Citrus County is a declared public nuisance, and a vehicle left in a road right-of-way gets tagged…

Every residential pool in unincorporated Citrus County needs a code-compliant safety barrier under LDC Section 3101.I, built to Florida Statute 515.29 and Florida Building Code…

In unincorporated Citrus County, a private swimming pool is a residential accessory use under the Land Development Code, and Section 3102 requires a permit before any accessory use…

Citrus County code compliance officers issue civil citations under a five-class penalty schedule running $50 to $500, covering junk accumulation, littering, noise, abandoned vehicles…

Trees measuring more than 24 inches in diameter at breast height are designated 'Specimen Trees' under Citrus County's Land Development Code and get extra protection beyond the…

Citrus County's Land Development Code sets street tree planting standards for any parcel approved as a Town Center Plan Overlay, a planned-unit-development option for unincorporated…

Citrus County's Land Development Code bars destroying endangered, threatened, or special-concern species habitat during development unless state or federal wildlife agencies authorize…

Residents in unincorporated Citrus County may cook outdoors, including on a smoker or grill, only on equipment designed to contain the fire, flame and heat it generates. The rule is…

Citrus County requires anyone peddling goods, including door-to-door and roadside sellers, to hold a paid local business tax receipt before operating. Section 94-40 makes unlicensed…

In unincorporated Citrus County flood hazard areas, non-elevated accessory structures must be built with flood damage-resistant materials and equipment at least one foot above the base…

In unincorporated Citrus County, a boat dock can't go on a vacant lot lacking a principal use or structure unless the owner proves the lot is undevelopable, or wins a Conditional Use…

Before clearing, grading, or filling a development site in unincorporated Citrus County, the Land Development Code requires an approved erosion and sediment control plan matching the…

Any development wholly or partly inside a Citrus County flood hazard area, from grading to a new manufactured home, needs a floodplain development permit under Sec. 18-198 before work…

Citrus County runs its own stormwater utility under Code Chapter 99, created to meet the county's federal NPDES stormwater permit obligations and to fund drainage systems and…

Citrus County does not ban retail pet sales, but Sec. 14-57 bars selling any dog or cat under eight weeks old, requires a USDA-accredited veterinarian's health certificate with…

Citrus County bans letting an unsterilized cat three months or older remain outdoors, and separately requires a cat or dog in heat to be confined indoors or in a locked enclosure a…

In unincorporated Citrus County, up to four hens (no roosters) may be kept as pets on any residential lot under LDC Sec. 3730(B). Raising larger poultry or livestock flocks requires at…

Citrus County requires every animal to be implanted with a microchip before it can be redeemed by its owner or adopted out of the county shelter, at the owner's expense. Citrus County…

Citrus County bans letting any animal run at large on public streets, sidewalks, parks or someone else's private property, and specifically requires a dog on public property to be on a…

In unincorporated Citrus County, the Land Development Code sorts veterinary offices and animal hospitals into two different commercial use groups on one fact alone: whether the…

Citrus County's Land Development Code does not treat pet grooming as its own business category. A grooming operation that keeps four or more dogs or cats for income counts as a…

Citrus County has no breed-specific dog ban; instead, Sec. 14-45 lets Animal Services and the Sheriff's Office classify any dog as dangerous based on its individual bite, attack or…

Sec. 14-65 makes spaying or neutering mandatory for every cat four months or older in unincorporated Citrus County, unless the owner holds a competition registration, a veterinarian's…

Unincorporated Citrus County bans drinking alcohol in the county's road rights-of-way, in public parking lots, and in any outdoor area within 300 feet of a bar, restaurant or other…

Citrus County's stormwater code requires a fence at the top of any retaining wall over two feet high next to a detention or retention pond, engineered to County-approved standards…

In unincorporated Citrus County, no fence or wall in a residential district may exceed six feet, and inside a corner lot's clear visibility triangle the limit drops to 30 inches above…

Fences in Citrus County's residential districts can't be barbed wire or electrified unless the property has an authorized agricultural use, and every fence must use an approved…

Citrus County can designate historic structures, sites and districts through its Historical Resources Advisory Board and place them on a local register, and once designated, an owner…

Citrus County's Land Development Code says the county will not step in to enforce a subdivision's private deed restrictions or restrictive covenants. Under LDC Section 1800.C, code…

In unincorporated Citrus County, an electronic or digital message board may run only if the sign's permit lists "changeable copy sign, automatic" as an approved characteristic. Once…

Unincorporated Citrus County limits how much of a storefront's glass can carry a sign: permanent window signs can cover up to 50 percent of total window area when that area is 50…

Unincorporated Citrus County caps a candidate's campaign sign at eight square feet in a residential district and 32 square feet everywhere else, each set back at least five feet from…

A yard sale or garage sale sign in unincorporated Citrus County cannot exceed eight square feet and must sit at least five feet back from every property line. No permit is required…

Billboards facing Citrus County's highways are confined to the GNC, LIND, and IND land use districts, capped at 382 square feet (300 on secondary county roads) and 35 feet tall (25…

Citrus County's Land Development Code lets roadside produce stands and food vendors operate on non-residential land along arterial and major collector roads under Section 3130, without…

Unincorporated Citrus County requires an adult entertainment license from the county administrator before anyone may operate an adult bookstore, adult theater or adult dancing…

Secondhand dealers buying, consigning or trading goods containing precious metals in unincorporated Citrus County must register each location with the Florida Department of Revenue and…

Citrus County caps what wreckers can charge for non-consent tows, private-property tows and accident-scene removals at the maximum rates set by the Florida Highway Patrol Troop C…

Anyone staging a music or entertainment festival in unincorporated Citrus County must get a special entertainment permit from the board of county commissioners at least 45 days ahead…

Citrus County's Land Development Code regulates outdoor dining only within an approved Town Center Plan Overlay, a planned-unit-development option for unincorporated commercial nodes…

Vendors and promoters at fairs, carnivals and flea markets in unincorporated Citrus County are taxed, not permitted, under the county's business tax receipt schedule. Citrus County…

Anyone who wants to reserve a Citrus County park or recreational facility for an event needs a permit from the director of parks and recreation, who must confirm the activity fits the…

Citrus County's Land Development Code bars invasive species from any required landscape buffer in the unincorporated county. Every plant on the Florida Department of Environmental…

In unincorporated Citrus County, nothing may encroach into a public right-of-way, including signs, sidewalks, utility lines or driveway work, without written authorization. The Land…

Citrus County allows home occupations in every residential district in the unincorporated county under Land Development Code Section 3190, but only if the business stays secondary to…

Citrus County's home occupation rule limits the traffic a home business can generate: parking demand cannot exceed what a similar residence with no business would need, vehicles must…

In unincorporated Citrus County, a home-based business gets exactly one identification sign, capped at one square foot, and it must do nothing more than name the occupant or the lawful…

New development inside Citrus County's Cardinal Street Interim Master Area, the Cardinal Mixed Use (CMU) District along the Cardinal Street corridor, must install a separate reclaimed…

Citrus County's water and wastewater service unit will credit part of a customer's bill after a leak on the owner's side of the meter is repaired, but only for customers of the county…

In unincorporated Citrus County, a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center cannot sit within 500 feet of any public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school under the Land…

In unincorporated Citrus County, a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center cannot locate within 500 feet of the real property of a public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school…

Citrus County's certified building official can order a dangerously deteriorated structure demolished as a public nuisance, using eleven listed blight criteria from vermin infestation…

A mortgagee whose Citrus County collateral property goes vacant after a loan default must register it with code compliance within ten days, name a local property manager, and keep it…

In unincorporated Citrus County, a permit is required before erecting, altering, moving or demolishing any building, mobile home or floating residential unit under Sec. 18-8. Building…

Sec. 18-10 lets the Citrus County Building Division enter any property under construction, repair or alteration to inspect for code compliance, whether prompted by a complaint or a…

In unincorporated Citrus County, loading, unloading or handling boxes, crates, containers or building materials between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a noise-ordinance violation if it…

Unincorporated Citrus County exempts air conditioners and other fixed mechanical equipment from its noise ordinance as long as they run to the manufacturer's specifications with…

Unincorporated Citrus County lets a code compliance officer or deputy cite rhythmic, reverberating bass noise as a violation without identifying the song or words: audibility to the…

A car or truck alarm can't sound unnecessarily or run past 15 minutes in unincorporated Citrus County; the county treats a prolonged or false vehicular alarm as a specific noise…

Citrus County's secondhand-dealer ordinance exempts a garage sale operator only while holding sales fewer than ten weekends per year. Cross that threshold and the county's Chapter 22…

Buildings exempt from the Florida Building Code but sited in a Citrus County flood hazard area must have their lowest floor's elevation certified twice, once when the floor is placed…

After a declared disaster, Citrus County can remove debris from private residential streets only when it poses an immediate threat to health, safety or welfare, weighed against 14…

Citrus County levies a five percent tourist development tax on rentals of six months or less at hotels, motels, apartments, condos, and RV or trailer camps under Code § 94-141. The…

Citrus County closes its parks and recreational facilities each night at 9:30 p.m. unless a different time is posted for a specific park. No one may enter or stay in a county park…