Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Sumter County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Sumter County, Florida.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sumter County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Density Bonus Law
Sumter County lets a landowner in the agricultural future land use category trade a PUD rezoning and a permanent conservation easement for extra density: one dwelling unit per three gross acres, capped at 100 lots, instead of the far larger minimum lot sizes that ordinary agricultural zoning requires.
Sumter County Conservation Subdivision Density
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code § 13-415(b), (d), (e)
(b)Eligibility. Conservation subdivision provisions may be applied at the request of a landowner within the Agricultural Future Land Use category where the project site shall have a minimum of one hundred (100) acres. ... (d)Density. In the agriculture future land use category, the maximum density within the development area (defined in subsection (f)) of a conservation subdivision shall be one...
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