Environmental Rules in Citrus County, FL (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Citrus County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
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 facilities through utility fees and assessments charged to benefited property across unincorporated Citrus County.
Citrus County Stormwater Utility Ordinance
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code §§ 99-3, 99-10
Through the national pollutant discharge elimination system stormwater permitting program, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, as implemented by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, has mandated the county to implement and fund a comprehensive stormwater management program to reduce the contamination of stormwater runoff and prohibit illicit discharges... There is hereby e...
Erosion Control
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 state's Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentation Control Inspector's Manual, and bars any land disturbance until those measures are installed and maintained through construction.
Citrus County Construction Erosion Control Rules
Some RestrictionsCitrus County LDC § 6220(K)
K. Erosion and Sedimentation Control. Proposed temporary and permanent erosion and sediment control plans shall be submitted with each application for development approval. These plans shall specify in detail the erosion and sedimentation control measures to be used during all phases of clearing, grading, filling, construction and permanent development, and accurately describe their proposed op...
Flood Zones
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 starts, layered on top of any Florida Building Code permit, and covers unincorporated county land only.
Citrus County Floodplain Development Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 18-198
(a)Permits required. Any owner or owner's authorized agent (hereinafter "applicant") who intends to undertake any development activity within the scope of this article, including buildings, structures and facilities exempt from the Florida Building Code, which is wholly within or partially within any flood hazard area shall first make application to the floodplain administrator, and the buildin...
Boat Dock Permits
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 approval from the Planning and Development Commission under strict conditions, including no electric service and no more than one stored boat.
Citrus County Boat Dock Siting Rules
Significant RestrictionsCitrus County Land Development Code § 3102(A)(1)
1. Boat docks may not be installed on lots of record which do not contain a principal use or structure unless the owners can demonstrate one of the following: a. that the lot of record is undevelopable due to the presence of wetlands that cannot be mitigated or the lack or inability to provide required infrastructure such as potable water or sewage disposal; the proposed dock has access control...
Flood Elevation Requirements
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 flood elevation. Elevation certificates go through the floodplain administrator, not Crystal River or Inverness, which run their own codes.
Citrus County Base Flood Elevation Freeboard
Some RestrictionsCitrus County Code § 18-205(c)
Non-elevated accessory structures. Accessory structures are permitted below elevation required by the Florida Building Code provided the accessory structures are used only for parking or storage and: ... (4) Have flood damage-resistant materials used below the base flood elevation plus one foot. (5) Have mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems, including plumbing fixtures, elevated to or ab...
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