Citrus County, FL Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

Section 7320 of the Citrus County Land Development Code, "Protection and Use of Rights-of-Way," bars any encroachment, including signs, into an existing right-of-way except where the Director of the Department of Public Works has authorized it. Private and public utility placement (sanitary sewer, potable water, telephone, cable, gas, sidewalks, bicycle ways) is allowed only subject to the placement specifications in the chapter, and small wireless facilities need a right-of-way utilization permit under Section 3755. Any other work in the right-of-way, such as roadway or drainage improvements, structures, pole installations, sidewalks, bicycle paths or sign placement, also requires a right-of-way utilization permit issued by the Technical Services Division before work starts.

, and must submit proof of that pre-qualification with the application; the applicant must keep an on-site person certified in FDOT Temporary Traffic Control (Intermediate Level) work zone safety through roadway prep, milling, paving, marking and sod placement. Parking in the right-of-way is separately barred unless authorized by the Directors of Growth Management and Public Works. S. 42, the instrument must include provisions preventing dangerous obstructions to the traveling public and requiring the licensee to repair any resulting road damage. This chapter (2025-A04, effective March 11, 2025) governs only unincorporated Citrus County; Crystal River and Inverness administer their own municipal rights-of-way under their own codes.