Citrus County, FL Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking test
- Must match a similar home with no business
- Vehicle parking
- Legal spaces only, no right-of-way or sidewalk
- Heavy equipment
- Must not be visible from street or neighbors
- On-site employees
- Capped at 2 under LDC § 3190(E)
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Citrus County only
- Section
- LDC § 3190(B), Ord. 2026-A16
Summary
Citrus County's home occupation rule limits the traffic a home business can generate: parking demand cannot exceed what a similar residence with no business would need, vehicles must sit in legal parking spaces off the right-of-way, and heavy equipment cannot be stored where neighbors or the street can see it.
B. The need for parking generated by the home occupation may not be greater in volume than would normally be expected at a similar residence where no business is conducted. Vehicles and trailers used in connection with the home occupation must be parked in legal parking spaces that are not located within the right-of-way, on or over a sidewalk, or on any unimproved surfaces at the residence. Heavy equipment, including but not limited to commercial, industrial, or agricultural vehicles, equipment or machinery, may not be parked or stored in an area visible from the street or neighboring property.
Full Breakdown
Section 3190(B) of the Land Development Code is the county's traffic-and-parking control for home occupations in unincorporated Citrus County. It uses a comparison test rather than a fixed customer count: the parking generated by the home business cannot be greater in volume than what would normally be expected at a similar residence where no business operates at all. Every vehicle and trailer tied to the business, whether it belongs to the owner, an employee, or a customer, has to sit in a legal parking space; the section specifically bars parking within the right-of-way, on or over a sidewalk, or on any unimproved surface at the residence, which rules out using the front yard or an unpaved shoulder as overflow parking.
Heavy equipment gets a stricter rule: commercial, industrial, or agricultural vehicles, equipment, or machinery connected to the home business may not be parked or stored anywhere visible from the street or from a neighboring property, even if it would otherwise fit in a legal space. Because the county also caps home occupation staffing at two off-site employees working at the dwelling under Section 3190(E), the volume of vehicles a home business can draw to a residential street stays limited on both the customer and the employee side.
These standards apply only to unincorporated Citrus County; Crystal River and Inverness set their own home-business parking rules inside their city limits. The provision is part of Ordinance No. 2026-A16, effective June 22, 2026, in Chapter Three of the LDC.
Violations & Fines
A home business that draws more traffic or parking than an ordinary residence, parks vehicles in the right-of-way or yard, or stores visible heavy equipment violates Section 3190(B) and is enforced as a land development code violation through the county's code compliance special master under Code Section 19-55, which can order compliance and impose fines up to $1,000 per day for a first violation and $5,000 per day for a repeat violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many customers can visit my home business per day?
Can customers or employees park on the street or in my yard?
Can I park my work truck or trailer at home if I run a landscaping or contracting business?
Sources & Official References
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