Business Licensing & Operations in Citrus County, FL (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Citrus County, Florida.
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Adult Entertainment
Unincorporated Citrus County requires an adult entertainment license from the county administrator before anyone may operate an adult bookstore, adult theater or adult dancing establishment. Citrus County Code Section 10-174 also bars a new or enlarged adult business from locating within 2,500 feet of another adult entertainment establishment, 1,000 feet of a church, school or park, 800 feet of a residential area, or 500 feet of a bar. A planning board variance is the only way around the spacing rule.
Citrus County Adult Business License Rules
Significant RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 10-174 (see also § 10-106)
(a)No person shall, unless he has first obtained a variance from the planning and development review board, as established in the county land development code (Citrus County Ordinance No. 2012-06) pursuant to the variance provisions of section 3300 thereof, propose, cause or permit the operation of, or enlargement of, an adult entertainment establishment which, while in operation or after enlar...
Secondhand Dealers
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 hold a local occupational license before opening. The rules require photo ID, thumbprints and a 15-day holding period on every item bought.
Citrus County Secondhand and Precious-Metals Dealer Rules
Significant RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 22-93
(a)A secondhand dealer shall not engage in the business of purchasing, consigning, or trading secondhand good, which contain precious metals, without previously registering that location with the Florida Department of Revenue, regardless of whether that location is temporary or permanent. The secondhand dealer shall notify the Citrus County Sheriff's Office upon application for any new location...
Towing Companies
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 commander under Code § 98-2, and requires operators to clear leaking fluids and collision debris from the roadway.
Citrus County Non-Consent Tow Rate Caps
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code §§ 98-2, 98-3
The board does hereby adopt the maximum towing and storage rates established by the Troop Commander of Florida Highway Patrol Troop C, as modified from time to time, as the maximum fees to be charged on the towing of vehicles from or immobilization of vehicles on private property, removal and storage of wrecked or disabled vehicles from an accident scene or for the removal and storage of vehicl...
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