Citrus County, FL Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Citrus County's Land Development Code (LDC) sets its home-business signage rule inside the list of signs exempt from permitting in Chapter Nine, Section 9210(F). The rule is narrow by design: a resident running a lawful home occupation out of a residence in unincorporated Citrus County can post one sign, and that sign cannot exceed one square foot in area. The sign's only job under this provision is occupant identification: it must designate the occupant or the lawful home occupation, nothing more. A sign that advertises products, prices, hours, or any other commercial message beyond identifying who lives there and what home occupation they run no longer qualifies for this exemption and instead has to meet the LDC's general sign standards for the applicable land use district, including the permitting, area, height, and setback rules in Sections 9230 through 9250.

This exemption sits in the same subsection (9210) as other no-permit signs, including two-square-foot warning signs like "No Trespassing" or "Beware of Dog," and three-square-foot directional signs for churches and schools. All of those exemptions carry the same condition: the sign must be placed and built so it is not a hazard, is not electrified, and meets the LDC's location requirements.

This chapter of the LDC governs only unincorporated Citrus County. A home business inside the city limits of Crystal River or Inverness is governed by that city's own sign code, not this county provision, since both cities administer separate codes and separate land use jurisdiction from the county.