Citrus County, FL Environmental Rules: Flood Elevation Requirements (2026)

Citrus County's floodplain management article (Code of Ordinances ch. 18, art. VI) sets the local freeboard standard used alongside the state-adopted Florida Building Code. Under section 18-205(c), a non-elevated accessory structure used only for parking or storage may sit below the elevation the Florida Building Code would otherwise require, but only if it meets specific conditions: it must be anchored against flotation and lateral movement, built of flood damage-resistant materials below the base flood elevation plus one foot, and have all mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems, including fixtures, elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus one foot.

2; in coastal high hazard Zone V/VE it cannot exceed 100 square feet. Site plans submitted under section 18-199 must show delineated flood hazard areas, floodway boundaries, and base flood elevations, and where more than 50 lots or five acres are involved without FIRM data, an applicant must have base flood elevations established under subsection 18-199(b). A floodplain administrator, housed in the county's Building Division at 3600 W. Sovereign Path, Lecanto, can require additional surveyed topography data under section 18-196(d) where ground elevations sit below the applicable base flood elevation. This article governs unincorporated Citrus County only; the flood insurance study referenced is dated January 15, 2021.