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Of the 31 land-use decisions recorded across Citrus County over the last 24 months, 80% were approved. We read every Citrus County hearing and pull the outcome, the vote split, and the conditions, so you see how this board actually rules.
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What gets approved in Citrus County
In Citrus County, 80% of land-use board decisions were approved over the last 24 months. Industrial / warehouse clear 100%, Commercial / office / retail 83%. ZoneWire analyzed 31 land-use board decisions in Citrus County over the last 24 months. Here are the most active project types and how often each one clears.
| Project type | Decisions | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial / warehouse | 6 | 100% |
| Commercial / office / retail | 6 | 83% |
| Land use / comp-plan amendment | 5 | 40% |
How Citrus County rules on land use
In Citrus County a Planning and Development Commission recommendation of denial is a live, outcome-shaping event, not background noise. We can show you the three times PDC said no on the record and exactly how the Board split them: one approved over staff with a heavy condition package (Hills of Locanto), one denied with staff (Longhorn/Sprouts signage), and one forced to a final vote when the Board refused the applicant's delay (Deltona's Holder Industrial Park rezoning, PDC 7-0 against). If you are bringing a rezoning here, the question is not whether the room is friendly, it is whether you can satisfy the PDC's findings or build the override case, and we map that.
- Who decides
- Planning and Development Commission recommends, Board of County Commissioners decides
- The pattern
- Of 8 decided land-use applications on the record, 7 were approved and 1 denied (Longhorn/Sprouts PUD signage, 3-1); separately, 3 of those items carried a Planning and Development Commission recommendation of denial, and the Board split them 1 approved over staff (Hills of Locanto), 1 denied with staff (Longhorn/Sprouts), and 1 still live (Deltona's Holder Industrial Park rezoning, where the Board denied a continuance 5-0 rather than ruling on the application). Nearly every land-use approval on record carries conditions.
Proof
Hills of Locanto 38-Unit Townhome PUD (PUD2025-00010)
Feb 26, 2026
The Planning and Development Commission recommended denial of this PUD, and a prior version of the same project at 6 units per acre had already been denied. The applicant came back at 7.97 units per acre with max density, max site-wide ISR and max floor-area ratio. The Board of County Commissioners approved it anyway, 5-0, but attached hard conditions: mandatory central water and sewer connection with the applicant paying for off-site capacity upgrades, 20-foot type D buffers with vegetation outside the fence on all sides, and connected driveway aprons with landscaping. This is the override case on the record, and it shows the cost of yes here is the condition package, not the headline vote.
Full breakdown
Citrus County decides land use at the Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting, with the Planning and Development Commission (PDC) and staff reviewing first and sending up a recommendation.
Across the meetings we have on record, the Board approved 7 of 8 decided land-use applications, so on the surface this looks like an easy room. It is not.
A PDC recommendation of denial is a real signal here, and we can show you all three times it landed on a land-use item and exactly how the Board ruled. It split them.
On Hills of Locanto (PUD2025-00010), the PDC recommended denial, an earlier version of the same project had already been denied, and the applicant came back denser at 7.97 units per acre.
The Board approved it anyway 5-0, but only after attaching mandatory central water and sewer with the applicant paying for off-site capacity upgrades, 20-foot buffers with vegetation outside the fence on every side, and connected driveway aprons.
That is the override on the record, and the price of yes was the condition list. On the Longhorn Steakhouse and Sprouts wall signage request (PUD 2025-00013), the PDC again recommended denial, and this time the Board agreed and denied it 3-1.
So the same recommendation produced opposite outcomes, which means the recommendation is doing work. The live fight makes the point. Deltona Corporation's Holder Industrial Park rezoning drew a 7-0 PDC recommendation to deny on June 18.
When Deltona asked the Board to push the July hearing to November, the Board denied the continuance 5-0 and forced the application to a decision, a clear signal that the delay strategy was not going to save it.
Note that this is the Board refusing a delay, not a final ruling on the rezoning itself, so the application is still live. That rezoning is the one to watch.
We are still gathering data in this market, so we are working off a small but decisive set of land-use decisions rather than a long history.
Two other things shape any project here: nearly every land-use approval on record carries conditions, and the Board has just imposed a 12-month moratorium on data center building permits, development orders and rezonings while it writes new code with a 35 dB lot-line noise standard.
If you are entering Citrus County, plan for the PDC findings and the conditions, because that is where deals are won or lost.
Key facts: Citrus County land-use record
- Citrus County approved 80% of 31 land-use decisions in the last 24 months.
- Citrus County has 84 rezoning-related records across 10 recent public meetings tracked by ZoneWire.
- The most recent tracked meeting in Citrus County was on September 21, 2026.
Updated with meetings through September 21, 2026.
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Here's what ZoneWire found in the latest Citrus County meeting
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - 2026-09-21
The Board of County Commissioners tabled (postponed) item L1 and failed to adopt a Land Development Code amendment to Ordinance 2012-06 (Section 4300) that would have allowed amendments to legacy Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs) to be processed as PUDs, on a 2-3 vote (nays:…
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- Fort Island Trail Park boat ramp expansion - Alternative 3 design/permitting
- Ordinance amending Land Development Code Section 4300 (PUD process for DRIs)
- Renaming of Ozello park to Pirate's Cove at Western Island
Tentative Budget Hearing - 2026-09-10
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - 2026-09-08
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - 2026-08-11
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Citrus County Board of County Commissioners and the Planning and Development Commission review rezoning, special exception, and future land use map (FLUM) amendment applications. The Nature Coast community is experiencing growth pressure from Tampa Bay metro spillover along the US-19 and SR-44 corridors. Residential development in the Lecanto and Crystal River areas drives plat and PUD activity, while conservation and coastal high-hazard area restrictions add regulatory complexity along the Gulf coast.
Upcoming meetings in Citrus County
Hearings already on the calendar. Meetings with a published agenda link to the docket.
- Citrus Springs Advisory CouncilOctober 7, 2026
- Aviation Advisory BoardOctober 8, 2026
- Board of County Commissioners Regular MeetingOctober 13, 2026
- Planning and Development CommissionOctober 15, 2026
- Special Magistrate Building CodeOctober 21, 2026
- Board of County Commissioners Regular MeetingOctober 26, 2026
Recent Zoning Insights in Citrus County
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - 2026-09-21
September 21, 2026
Tentative Budget Hearing - 2026-09-10
September 10, 2026
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - 2026-09-08
September 8, 2026
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Monthly Zoning Activity
Citrus County had 3 public meetings in September 2026 with 183 zoning insights detected, up 3% from August.
| Month | Meetings | Zoning Insights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 183 | Roundup |
| Aug 2026 | 1 | 178 | |
| Jul 2026 | 4 | 177 | Roundup |
| Jun 2026 | 4 | 396 | Roundup |
| May 2026 | 2 | 231 | Roundup |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | 98 | Roundup |
Source: ZoneWire analysis of Citrus County public meeting transcripts. Updated daily.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter Two of the Citrus County Land Development Code establishes the county's land use districts. These include residential districts such as Low Intensity Coastal and Lakes (CL), Rural Residential (RUR), Coastal and Lakes Residential (CLR), Central Ridge Residential (CRR), Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), High Density Residential (HDR), and Planned Residential Development (PDR); commercial districts including Professional Services/Office (PSO), Coastal and Lakes Commercial (CLC), Neighborhood Commercial (NEC), and General Commercial (GNC); industrial districts (Light Industrial LIND and Heavy Industrial IND); and additional districts such as Extractive (EXT), Public/Semi-Public Institutional (PSI), Transportation/Communication/Utilities (TCU), Recreation (REC), Agricultural (AGR), Conservation (CON), Recreational Vehicle Park/Campground (RVP), and Port (PORT). For each district the code sets permitted uses, densities or intensities, minimum setbacks, and height limits.
The Citrus County Land Development Code (LDC) is organized into twelve chapters: Chapter 1 General Provisions, Chapter 2 Land Use Districts, Chapter 3 Use Standards, Chapter 4 Development Applications, Chapter 5 Landscaping, Buffering and Tree Preservation, Chapter 6 Stormwater Management, Chapter 7 Transportation System Standards, Chapter 8 Concurrency Management, Chapter 9 Signs, Chapter 10 Non-Conforming Development, Chapter 11 Subdivision Regulations, and Chapter 12 Development Agreements. The LDC works alongside the county's Comprehensive Plan to regulate how land is developed.
In the Medium Density Residential (MDR) district, single family residential development is allowed at a maximum density of 4.0 dwelling units per acre. Higher density development of 4.1 to 8.0 units per acre may be permitted when additional standards in the Land Development Code are met, per Chapter Two, Section 2406.
The Planning and Development Commission (PDC) reviews development applications including rezonings, subdivisions, site plans, special exceptions, and variances. On rezonings and amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code, the PDC makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, which takes final action. The PDC itself has final action on Variance and Conditional Use applications. The Land Development Division within the Growth Management Department is based at the Lecanto Government Building, 3600 W. Sovereign Path, Lecanto, FL 34461.
Land use in Citrus County is guided by the Comprehensive Plan, a long-range document adopted under Florida's Community Planning Act that directs how land is used, how infrastructure is built, and how resources are protected. Zoning (land use district) designations must correspond to the Future Land Use categories in the Comprehensive Plan. The county is currently updating this document through the 'Citrus 2050' effort, gathering community input to update the Comprehensive Plan.
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