Building Safety in Citrus County, FL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Citrus County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Building Permits
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 without one adds a second penalty on top of code-enforcement fines: double the permit fee the owner skipped.
Citrus County Building Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 18-8
(a)Permits required. No person shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, convert, change the use or occupancy, or demolish any building or structure subject to this code, including a floating residential unit, or set or place a mobile/manufactured home or floating residential unit within the territory covered by this article, without first having obtained a permit therefore...
Building Inspections
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 routine safety check, and a certificate of occupancy cannot issue until that inspection finds no violation.
Citrus County Building Inspection Access Rules
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 18-10
(a)Building director and/or building official. Upon presentation of proper credentials, the building director and/or building official of the Citrus County Building Division and/or his/her employees may enter any building, structure, or premises while under construction, repair, remodeling, or alteration, or any floating residential unit while, or subsequent to, the time it is being placed in t...
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