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Ord 2025-A04 March 11, 2025 Chapter One - General Provisions

CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS

1100. AUTHORITY

1200. FINDINGS

1300. PURPOSE AND INTENT

1400. GENERAL RULES OF INTERPRETATION

1401. INTERPRETATION

1402. ABROGATION

1403. APPEALS

1404. IMAGE DISCLAIMER

1405. PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE

1406. REHEARING OF APPLICATION

1500. DEFINITIONS

1600. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS

1601. DIRECTOR OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT

1602. BUILDING OFFICIAL

1603. DIRECTOR OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

1604. DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

1605. (RESERVED)

1606. DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

1607. REASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1700. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (PDC)

1701. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

1702. POWERS AND DUTIES

1703. OFFICERS

1704. DECISION CRITERIA

1705. IMPROPER INFLUENCE

1800. PENALTIES, REMEDIES AND ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS

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CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS

This Code shall be known as, cited as, and referred to as the Citrus County Land Development Code. It may, in subsequent sections, be referred to as the LDC or this

LDC.

1100. AUTHORITY

The Citrus County Land Development Code is adopted pursuant to Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 125, Florida Statutes.

1200. FINDINGS

The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) finds that:

A. A single set of administrative procedures for making all land use decisions promotes efficiency, predictability, and citizen participation;

B. All development proposals must undergo a development review process to assure compliance with the requirements of this LDC;

C. Mandatory concept review allows property owners to modify proposals in response to early staff comment;

D. All administrative decisions should be supported by a record with written findings to assure accountability and efficient appellate review;

E. A quick, efficient, and nonpolitical avenue of appeal should be available for all ministerial and administrative decisions; and

F. Enforcement of development orders and the provisions of this LDC should be through procedures that are efficient, effective, and consistent with code enforcement procedures established by State law.

1300. PURPOSE AND INTENT

The primary purpose of the LDC is implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, as adopted pursuant to Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes. The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) deems it necessary to adopt the LDC for the following purposes:

A. Guiding and accomplishing coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development in accordance with existing and future needs of the County;

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B. Protecting, promoting, and improving the public health, safety, comfort, order, appearance, convenience, morals, and general welfare;

C. Conserving the value of land, buildings, and resources, and protecting landowners from adverse impacts of adjoining developments;

D. Protecting the character and maintaining the stability of residential, agricultural, business, industrial, recreation, and public areas;

E. Promoting orderly development of residential, agricultural, business, industrial, recreation, and public areas;

F. Controlling and regulating growth of the County, concentrating more intense development in areas with high development capability, and limiting development in areas of low capability;

G. Directing and controlling, through establishment of performance standards, the type, distribution, and intensity of development;

H. Balancing the interest of the general public in Citrus County and that of individual property owners;

I. Protecting, and where necessary, preserving our valuable natural resources including, but not limited to: ecologically significant land, water resources, wildlife habitat, fisheries, and threatened or endangered species; and

J. The requirements of this LDC apply to all development occurring after the effective date of this LDC unless otherwise exempted by this LDC, the Comprehensive Plan, or other ordinance.

1400. GENERAL RULES OF INTERPRETATION

1401. INTERPRETATION

A. In the interpretation and application of the LDC, all standards, criteria, and requirements shall be liberally construed in favor of the purposes and goals of Citrus County and deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other lawful regulatory powers of the County.

B. Where this LDC conflicts with or overlaps other regulations, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.

C. The Director of the Land Development Division is empowered to interpret this LDC, unless in those areas where another County Official is so designated.

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D. In the event that any question arises concerning application of regulations, performance standards, definitions, development criteria, or any other provision of this LDC, the Director of the Land Development Division shall be responsible for interpretation. Responsibility for interpretation by the Director shall be limited to standards, regulations, and requirements of this LDC.

Such responsibility shall not be construed to include interpretation of any technical codes adopted by reference in the appendices. Interpretations rendered by the Director of the Land Development Division shall be subject to confirmation by the Director of Growth Management. Interpretation of any technical codes adopted by reference in the appendices shall be the responsibility of the Director of the Department of Public Works. Further, responsibility shall not be construed to substitute for any rights or responsibilities assigned to any commission, board, or official named in other sections or chapters of this LDC. The Director(s) shall rely upon policies adopted or amended in the Comprehensive Plan in making any such interpretation.

E. Interpretation of the adopted Florida Building Codes or the Citrus County building ordinance shall be the responsibility of the Building Official.

1402. ABROGATION

This LDC is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions duly recorded in the public records of Citrus County. The LDC is not intended to repeal any lawful approval by official County action of any planned development, planned unit development, or subdivision.

1403. APPEALS

A. Procedure

Any applicant or other interested party who desires to appeal a decision of the Board of County Commissioners or the Planning and Development Commission, shall comply with the procedures and provisions set forth below.

B. Official Interpretations Made by the Land Development Director

Appeals shall be made by an application filed by the aggrieved party to the Growth Management Director within 30 days of the issuance of the decision appealed. The application shall be on a form accompanied by a fee both of which prescribed by the Board of County Commissioners.

The Growth Management Director shall consider the application and consult with the County Attorney or his/her designee within 30 days of receipt of the http://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/landdev/land-development.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/landdev/land-development.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/pubworks/public-works.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/landdev/comp-plan/comp-plan.htm https://codes.iccsafe.org/category/Florida?year%5b%5d=Current%2BAdoption&page=1 http://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/building/building-division.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/landdev/land-development.htm https://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/landdev/applications/appeals.pdf http://www.citrusbocc.com/commissioners/commissioners.htm https://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/landdev/applications/appeals.pdf http://www.citrusbocc.com/attorney/attorney.htm

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C. Variance

Appeal of any decision granting a Variance, shall be by filing a Petition for Writ of Certiorari with the Circuit Court in Citrus County within thirty (30) days of rendition of the decision to be reviewed.

D. Conditional Use

Any appeal of any decision by the Planning and Development Commission, shall be appealed by filing a Petitioner for Writ of Certiorari with the Circuit Court in Citrus County within thirty (30) days of rendition of the decision to be reviewed.

E. Petition for Writ of Certiorari

All petitions for Writ of Certiorari filed under this section shall name Citrus County as a Respondent and a copy of such petition shall be furnished to the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the Citrus County Attorney.

F. Stay Work

An appeal stays all work on the premises and all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless:

1. The Growth Management Director shall certify to the Board that, by reason of facts, the stay would cause imminent peril to life or property. In such case, proceedings or work shall not be stayed, except by a restraining order, which may be granted by the Board or by a court of record on the application, on notice to the Growth Management Director from whom the appeal is taken and on due cause shown; or http://www.citrusbocc.com/administrator/administrator.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/commissioners/commissioners.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/commissioners/commissioners.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/commissioners/commissioners.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/landdev/applications/variance.pdf http://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/landdev/applications/conditional-use.pdf http://www.citrusbocc.com/commissioners/advboards/pdc/pdc.htm https://www.citrusbocc.com/commissioners/commissioners.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/attorney/attorney.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/attorney/attorney.htm http://www.citrusbocc.com/attorney/attorney.htm

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2. The applicant furnishes the County with a properly executed waiver of claims, release from liability and hold harmless instrument, in a form approved by the County Attorney, that protects the County from liability for the issuance of further development permits for the project while the legal challenge is pending. No construction, building, or other development order shall be issued, unless the aforementioned waiver is provided.

G. Appeals Made to the Board of County Commissioners

An appeal, appropriately made to the Board of County Commissioners, shall be heard at a duly advertised public meeting. The applicant shall be the party responsible for all costs associated with such notice.

H. Record on Appeal

Any person who decides to appeal a decision made by the Planning and Development Commission and/or Board of County Commissioners, with respect to any matter considered at a public hearing will need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record shall include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. The person appealing shall be responsible for all costs associated with the record.

1404. IMAGE DISCLAIMER

The photographs, drawings, and other images included in this LDC are intended merely to be examples of designs that may be allowed under the provisions of this Code under certain circumstances which include compliance with all other applicable provisions of this LDC. The images are not intended to depict designs that are allowed under all circumstances. In situations in which there is a conflict between an image or any portion thereof and the textual requirements of this LDC, the provisions of the text shall control.

1405. PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE

A. Due public notice as used herein shall mean publication and notification in compliance with the applicable provisions of Florida Statutes.

B. Due notice shall be deemed to mean notice by first class mail to all known owners of property lying within 500 feet from the property under application for public hearing, unless otherwise specified in this LDC. A list of such owners shall be taken from the latest ad valorem tax records in the Property Appraiser’s Office.

C. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees for public notices required by this Section.

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D. Notice of a public hearing shall be given sufficiently in advance to provide adequate notice and shall contain the following information:

1. The date, time, and place of the hearing.

2. A description sufficient to inform an interested party of the location of the property for which a development order or other action is pending including, but not limited to: use of a map or postal address and a subdivision lot and block designation, a metes and bounds description, or the tax map designation of the County Property Appraiser.

3. The substance of the proposed application specifying the nature of the issue being considered.

4. The sections of the LDC pertinent to the hearing procedure.

E. The failure of the County to mail or a property owner to receive notice shall not invalidate a board action if a good faith attempt was made to comply with the requirements of this LDC for notice.

F. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to require mailed notices in those cases where the application is for a change of land use in excess of 1,500 acres in total area under application.

G. Additionally, a sign giving notice of the hearing shall be posted on all properties under application. The sign shall be of a size and text determined by the Director of the Land Development Division. The sign shall be posted in such a manner as to be clearly visible from a public or private street, way, or place. The signs shall be placed at least seven days prior to the scheduled public hearing.

1406. REHEARING OF APPLICATION

In the event of denial of an application, the PDC and/or BCC shall not be required to hear the same (or essentially the same) application again within a period of 12 months, unless the PDC and/or BCC shall find that a material change in the situation justifies a rehearing.

A. In the event that any such application is again made or desired to be made within a period of one year from the date of such denial, the applicant shall state expressly in writing the material change that has occurred to justify rehearing of such application.

B. In the event the PDC and/or BCC agree to rehear such application, the applicant shall make a new application and pay all fees required as though the application had never before been heard.

C. A change in ownership or property or any interests therein shall not be deemed a material change in the situation for the purpose of this section.

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1500. DEFINITIONS

The following rules shall be observed in the application and interpretation of provisions of this LDC, except when the context clearly requires otherwise:

A. The words "shall", "should", or "must" are mandatory. The words "may" or

"might" are discretionary.

B. Words used or defined in one tense or form shall include other tenses or derivative forms.

C. Words in the singular shall include the plural; words in the plural shall include the singular.

D. In the event of a conflict between the text of this LDC and any illustrations, captions, figures, or other graphic material, the text shall control.

E. The word "includes" shall not limit a term to specific examples but is intended to extend its meaning to all other instances or circumstances of like kind or character.

F. Definitions herein are based on the meaning given to them according to the following order:

1. Comprehensive Plan

2. Florida Statutes

3. Florida Administrative Code

4. Adopted County Ordinances

5. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition

Unless specifically defined as referenced above, words or phrases used in this LDC shall have the meaning of common usage which gives this LDC its most reasonable application:

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Abut: To physically touch or border upon, or to share a common property line.

Access Improvements: Improvements designed to insure safe and adequate ingress and egress. The term “access improvements” includes, but is not limited to, acceleration, deceleration and turn lanes, traffic signals and signs, and any road capital facility which does not increase the existing road capacity.

Accessory Use or Structure: Any use or structure on the same lot with and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or structure.

1. Attached Accessory Structure – An accessory structure attached by a common wall(s), foundation and under the same roofline of the principal structure.

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2. Detached Accessory Structure – An accessory structure not attached and not made a part of the principal structure.

Adult Day Care Center: A facility as defined in Chapter 429, F.S.

Adult Family Care Home: As defined in Chapter 429, F.S.

Aeronautical Study: A Federal Aviation Administration study, conducted in accordance with the standards of 14 C.F.R. part 77, subpart C, and Federal Aviation Administration policy and guidance, on the effect of proposed construction or alteration upon the operation of air navigation facilities and the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace.

Affordable Housing:

1. Housing that is occupied by very low income persons, and monthly rents or monthly mortgage payments including property taxes and insurance do not exceed 30 percent of that amount which represents 50 percent of the median gross annual household income, adjusted for family size for Citrus County or the State of Florida, whichever is greater, divided by 12, and/or;

2. Housing that is occupied by low income persons and monthly rents or monthly mortgage payments including property taxes and insurance do not exceed 30 percent of that amount which represents 80 percent of the median gross annual household income, adjusted for family size for Citrus County or the State of Florida, whichever is greater, divided by 12, and/or;

3. Housing that is occupied by moderate income persons and monthly rents or monthly mortgage payments including property taxes and insurance do not exceed 30 percent of that amount which represents 120 percent of the median gross annual household income, adjusted for family size for Citrus County or the State of Florida, whichever is greater, divided by 12.

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4. The maximum unit price for affordable housing shall not exceed that amount specified for new construction in the latest version of the Citrus County State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Local Housing Assistance Plan.

Aggregate: Mineral particles that range in size from 0.03-inch to 3.0-inches in diameter.

Aggrieved Party: Any entity which will suffer an adverse effect to an interest protected or furthered by the Comprehensive Plan or Land Development Code including interests related to health and safety; police and fire protection service systems; densities or intensities of development; transportation facilities; health care facilities, equipment, or services; or environmental or natural resources.

The alleged adverse interest may be shared in common with other members of the community at large but shall exceed in degree the general interest in community good shared by all persons.

Air Pollution: A condition of the air, arising wholly or partly from the presence therein of one or more contaminants, that endangers the health, safety, or welfare of persons, interferes with normal enjoyment of life or property, endangers the health of animal life, or causes damage to plant life or property.

Aircraft: A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air. Does not include ultra-light.

Airport: Means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft and used or to be used in the interest of the public for such purpose and validly permitted by Citrus County or the State as such and licensed by the State.

Airport Elevation: The highest point of an airport usable landing area measured in feet above mean sea level.

Airport Hazard: An obstruction to air navigation which affects the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace or the operation of planned or existing air navigation and communication facilities.

Airport Hazard Area: Any area of land or water upon which an airport hazard might be established.

Airport Layout Plan: A set of scaled drawings that provide a graphic representation of the existing and future development plan for the airport and demonstrate the preservation and continuity of safety, utility, and efficiency of the airport.

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Airport Master Plan: A comprehensive plan of an airport which typically describes current and future plans for airport development designed to support existing and future aviation demand.

Airspace Obstruction: Any existing or proposed object, terrain, or structure construction or alteration that exceeds the federal obstruction standards contained in 14 C.F.R. Part 77, Subpart C. The term includes:

a) Any object of natural growth or terrain

b) Permanent or temporary construction or alteration, including equipment or materials used and any permanent or temporary apparatus; or

c) Alteration of any permanent or temporary existing structure by a change in the structure’s height, including appurtenances, lateral dimensions, and equipment or materials used in the structure.

Alter: To change, rearrange, enlarge, extend, or reduce any structure or land or part thereof on the same site.

Amortization: A method of eliminating nonconforming uses or structures by requiring termination of the nonconforming use or structure after a specified period of time.

Antenna: shall mean any exterior or hidden transmitting or receiving apparatus mounted on a tower, building, or structure and used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals or other communications signals (excluding amateur radio and residential satellite earth stations).

Antenna, Microwave: shall mean a dish antenna, or a dish-like antenna used to link communication sites together by wireless transmission of voice or data.

Antenna, Panel (Directional or Beam): An array of antennas designed to concentrate a radio signal in a particular area.

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Antenna, Whip: A cylindrical antenna that transmits signals 360 degrees.

Approved Reclamation Program: A reclamation program approved by the Department.

Aquifer: A geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation capable of yielding a significant amount of ground water to wells, springs or surface water.

Area of Special Flood Hazard: The land in a floodplain identified by the Flood Insurance Administration is subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year and noted on flood maps described in this LDC. This term is synonymous with the phrase “special flood hazard area.”

Assisted Living Facility (ALF): A type of residential care facility defined in Chapter 429, F.S., and described as any building or buildings, section or distinct part of a building, private home, boarding home, home for the aged, or other residential facility, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its ownership or management to provide housing, meals, and one or more personal services for a period exceeding 24 hours to one or more adults who are not relatives of the owner or administrator.

Backhaul Network: The facilities/lines that connect a provider’s towers and cell sites to each other and/or to one or more cellular telephone switching offices, and/or long distance providers, or the public switched network.

Base Flood: The flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. (also called the “100-year flood” and the “regulatory flood”).

Base Flood Elevation: The water surface elevation associated with the base flood.

Bed and Breakfast Inn: A structure or structures on a single parcel of record with up to ten rental rooms where the owner resides on the premises and manages the property, the external single family residential character of the structure(s) is not altered and, if meals are offered, they are available only to registered guests and their invitees.

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Berm: A mound or bank of earth above the general elevation of the adjacent ground or surface, used as a barrier, or to provide insulation.

Best Management Practices (BMP): Policies, practices, procedures, and/or structures implemented to mitigate the adverse environmental effects resulting from development. BMPs are categorized as structural or non-structural.

Biennial Mining and Reclamation Report: A report, including maps and aerial photographs, submitted for each mine, which describes and delineates mining operations, reclamation and restoration activities undertaken during the reporting period. The report shall also include an estimate of proposed mining, reclamation and restoration activities that the operator intends to carry out during the next two years.

Billboard: An offsite sign that is owned by an individual or entity that rents or otherwise makes available the face of the sign for another party to place an advertisement or some other message. If a sign would otherwise be considered a billboard except for the fact that the message on the sign advertises products or services that are available at the sign’s location, it shall be considered a billboard.

Biohazardous waste: Any solid waste or liquid waste that may present a threat of infection to humans. The term includes, but is not limited to, nonliquid human tissue and body parts; laboratory and veterinary waste which contains human disease-causing agents; discarded sharps; human blood, human blood products, and body fluids. The following are also included:

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1. Used, absorbent materials such as bandages, gauze, or sponges, that are supersaturated, having the potential to drip or splash blood or body fluids, from areas such as operating rooms, delivery rooms, trauma centers, emergency rooms, or autopsy rooms;

2. Devices which retain visible blood adhering to inner surfaces after use and rinsing such as intravenous tubing, hemodialysis filters, and catheters; and

3. Other contaminated solid waste materials which represent a significant risk of infection that are generated in medical facilities which are for persons suffering from those rare or unusual diseases requiring strict isolation criteria and listed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control, "2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings".

Blasting and Reporting Standards: As defined and codified by the State Fire Marshall.

Board: The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners; its designee and/or authorized representative.

Boat Slip: For the purposes of marina/dock facilities and multifamily and single family docks, a boat slip is a component of a docking facility, which can permanently accommodate no more than one boat or vessel.

Buffer: A specified land area together with plantings and landscaping sufficient to visibly separate one land use from another or to shield or block noise, lights, or other nuisances.

Building: Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls designed, built, placed, or erected for the purpose of providing support, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind.

Building Line: A line parallel to the street line at a distance there from equal to the depth of the front yard required for the land use/zoning district in which the lot is located.

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Building Permit: Written permission issued by Citrus County government authority for construction, repair, alteration, or addition to a structure.

Cemetery: Land used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes including columbaria, crematories, mausoleums, or mortuaries operated in conjunction with and on the same land as the cemetery.

Central Water System: Any water system, other than individual wells, serving five or more households or two or more nonresidential users and requiring an operator.

Certificate of Occupancy: A document issued by the Building Official upon passing all required building, electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing, fire, and health department inspections.

Clean Fill: Soil, sand, or other naturally occurring unconsolidated organic or inorganic solid matter.

Clean Wood: Wood, including lumber, tree and shrub trunks, branches, and limbs, which is free of paint, glue, filler, pentachlorophenol, creosote, tar, asphalt, other wood preservatives or treatments.

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Closed Unit (Construction and Demolition Debris): Any construction and demolition debris landfill that no longer receives construction and demolition debris and has received a final layer of cover material.

Coastal Barriers: All barrier islands, spits, peninsulas, or similar landforms, including the Florida Keys, which front on the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Straits of Florida and which separate estuaries or harbors from the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Straits of Florida.

Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA): The evacuation zone for a Category 1 hurricane as established in the regional hurricane evacuation study applicable to the local government. (Please see LDC Atlas for delineation.) For floodplain management purposes, the coastal high hazard area means an area of special flood hazard extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal dune along an open coast and any other area subject to high velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources. The area is designated on the FIRM as Zone V1-V30, VE or V.

Collocation: The location of two or more antennas on either a new or existing telecommunications tower or one or more antennas on an electrical structure or existing radio and television towers.

Commercial Recycling Center: A recovered materials processing facility engaged solely in the storage, processing, resale, or reuse of recovered materials. Such facility is not a solid waste management facility if it meets the conditions of Section 403.7046, F.S.

Community Residential Home, Large: A dwelling unit licensed to serve residents, as defined as resident(s) , who are clients of the Department of Elderly Affairs, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the Department of Children and Family Services or a dwelling unit licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration - which provides a living environment for seven (7) to fourteen (14) unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of a family, including such supervision and care by supportive staff as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of the residents.

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Community Residential Home, Small: A dwelling unit which has all of the required licenses or permits from the state agencies for its functions, and which provides a living environment for six (6) or fewer unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of a family, including such supervision and care by supportive staff as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of the residents.

Conditional Use: A use permitted in a particular land use district only upon showing that such use in a specified location will comply with all the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as specified and authorized by this LDC.

Confined Aquifer: An aquifer bounded above and below by impermeable beds or by beds of distinctly lower permeability than that of the aquifer itself.

Construction Aggregate: Crushed stone, limestone, dolomite, limerock, shell rock, cemented coquina, sand for use as a component of mortars, concrete, bituminous mixtures, or underdrain filters, and other mined resources providing the basic material for concrete, asphalt, and road base.

Construction and Demolition Debris: Non-hazardous material generally considered not to be water soluble, including, but not limited to, steel, concrete, glass, brick, asphalt material, pipe, gypsum wallboard or lumber from the construction, destruction, renovation or maintenance of a structure or site.

Unless otherwise provided by law, the term includes rocks, soils, tree remains, trees, and other vegetative matter which normally results from land clearing or land development operations for a construction project. Contamination of construction and demolition debris with any amount of other types of solid waste will cause it to be classified as other than construction and demolition debris.

Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill: A facility permitted for the disposal of construction and demolition debris.

Contaminant: An undesirable substance not naturally present or an unusually high concentration of a naturally occurring substance in water, soil, or other environmental medium.

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County: Citrus County, a political subdivision of the state of Florida

Cover Material (Construction and Demolition Debris): Solid material that is easily workable during both wet and dry seasons, compactable and with no organic matter conducive to the harborage and/or breeding of vectors, suitable for growing plants and not containing significant amounts of substances toxic to plants such as high content of sodium, salts, or lime.

Datum: A reference surface used to ensure that all elevation records are properly related. The current national datum is the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, which is expressed in relation to the mean sea level, or the North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988.

Delivery Inspection Area (Construction and Demolition Debris): An area adjacent to the final disposal site for delivery inspection as designated by the approved permit.

Density, Gross: The total number of dwelling units divided by the total site area less public right-of-way.

Department: Citrus County Department of Growth Management or its successor agency.

Developer: Any person, firm partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind engaged in any type of man-made change of improved or unimproved land.

Development: The carrying out of any building activity or mining operation, the making of any material change in the use or appearance of any structure or land, or the dividing of land into three or more parcels. This definition includes all references as specified in Section 380, F.S.

Development Agreement: An enforceable agreement which may include, but is not limited to, development agreements entered into pursuant to F.S.163.3220, or an agreement or development order issued pursuant to Section 380, F.S. and/or Citrus County Code.

Development Order: Means any order granting, denying, or granting with conditions an application for a development permit.

Development Permit: Formal permission to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, raze, move, remove, or otherwise develop or use land within Citrus County. This includes any building permit, subdivision approval, rezoning, certification, special exception, variance, or any other official action of local government having the effect of permitting the development of land.

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Development Right: A legal claim (authority) to convert a tract of land to a specific purpose by construction, installation, or alteration of a building or other structure, or a legal claim to excavate or fill for mining.

Dewater: The temporary removal of ground water or surface water to temporarily lower water levels to allow excavation and excavation-related activities to be done under dry conditions.

Disposal (Construction and Demolition Debris): The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any solid waste or hazardous waste into or upon any land or water so that such solid waste or hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter other lands or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including groundwater or otherwise enter the environment.

Disposal (Hazardous or Biohazardous Waste): The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any solid waste or hazardous waste into or upon any land or water so that such solid waste or hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter other lands or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including groundwater or otherwise enter the environment

Disposal Site (Construction and Demolition Debris): Any area used for disposal of construction and demolition debris including all delivery inspection areas and open, closed, or proposed cells and subcells.

Dolomite: A mineral composed primarily of calcium and magnesium carbonate.

Drip Line: An imaginary perpendicular line that extends downward from the outermost tips of the tree branches to the ground.

Dwelling Unit: A single housing unit providing complete independent living facilities for one housekeeping unit including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.

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Dwelling, Single Family: A structure containing one dwelling unit and not attached to any other dwelling unit by any means. A single family unit may contain an accessory apartment pursuant to this LDC.

Dwelling, Multifamily: Any residential structure containing two or more separate dwelling units.

Easement: An interest in real property that is less than fee simple or full ownership, granting rights to the beneficiary or easement holder that may limit the use of the underlying fee interest.

Ecologically Significant Lands: Lands identified after onsite review to include characteristics that are vulnerable to modification by development activities which may change the functional ability of the existing land use.

These characteristics include habitat for species listed as endangered, threatened, or species of special concern, estuaries, shellfish harvesting beds, wetlands, springs, and other direct access points to the Floridan aquifer, highly erodible soils, steep slopes, caves, prime agricultural lands, and land designated by local, state, and federal agencies for preservation and conservation.

Elevated building: A non-basement building built to have the lowest floor elevated above the ground level by foundation walls, posts, piers, columns, pilings, or sheer walls.

Encroachment: For floodplain management purposes, the advance or infringement of uses, plant growth, fill, excavation, buildings, permanent structures or development into a floodplain, which may impede or alter the flow capacity of a floodplain.

Environmentally Sensitive Lands: Areas of land or water which are determined necessary by Citrus County to conserve or protect natural habitats and ecological systems. Nothing in this definition shall be construed to prohibit silvicultural operations which employ the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Best Management Practices.

Estuary: A semi-enclosed, naturally existing coastal body of water in which saltwater is naturally diluted by fresh water and which has a connection with oceanic waters, including bays, embayments, lagoons, sounds and tidal streams.

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Existing Unit (Construction and Demolition Debris): Any construction and demolition debris facility receiving construction and demolition debris that has not received a final layer of cover material.

Existing Use: The use of a lot, parcel, or structure at the time of enactment of this LDC.

Expanded Mine: A lawful mine which has been authorized to expand beyond the legal description in its prior vested rights determination or County permit.

Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision: For floodplain management purposes, the preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).

Expressway: A highway with at least two lanes for exclusive use of traffic in each direction, with no or partial control of access, that may have periodic interruptions to flow at signalized intersections.

Extraction: The removal of mineral resources from their location, so as to make them suitable for commercial, industrial, or construction use; but does not include excavation solely in aid of on-site farming or on-site construction, nor the process of searching, prospecting, exploring, or investigating for resources.

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Façade: The front of a building and/or any of its sides facing a public right-of-way or space.

Facility (Construction and Demolition Debris): All contiguous land and structures, the disposal site, all storage and equipment areas, buildings, offices, and other appurtenances and improvements on the land used for construction and demolition debris management and operations.

Fall Zone: Shall mean the area on the ground within a prescribed radius from the base of a telecommunications tower or alternative structure, as determined by a certified engineer obtained by the applicant. The purpose of establishing a fall zone is to establish the area within which there could be a potential hazard from falling debris or collapsing material from the telecommunication tower or alternative structure.

Family Child Care Home, Large: A facility as defined in Chapter 402, F.S.

that is an occupied residence in which childcare is regularly provided for children from at least two unrelated families, which receives a payment, fee, or grant for any of the children receiving care, whether or not operated for profit, and which has at least two full-time childcare personnel on the premises during the hours of operation and is licensed to care for a greater number of children than allowed for in a family day care home.

Family Day Care Home: A facility as defined in Chapter 402, F.S., that is an occupied residence in which child care is regularly provided for children from at least two unrelated families and which receives a payment, fee, or grant for any of the children receiving care, whether or not operated for profit.

Fence: A man-made barrier of any material, or combination of materials, erected to enclose or screen areas of land.

Fill: Man-made deposits of earth used to fill an enclosed space, to increase the vertical or horizontal extent of land, or build embankments.

Final Cover (Construction and Demolition Debris): Clean fill used to cover the top of a construction and demolition debris site when fill operations cease.

Final Development Order: An order issued by the Department of Growth Management upon approval of the Board of County Commissioners, or the Planning and Development Commission, allowing an applicant to begin construction or physically alter land.

Floating Home: Any waterborne structure designed for use primarily as a home or dwelling. The term shall include any vessel, which has been altered or converted into a home, or dwelling and which is incapable of navigation by means of self-propulsion.

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Flood or Flooding:

A. A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from:

1. Overflow of inland or tidal waters.

2. The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.

3. Mudslides (i.e. mudflows) which are proximately caused by flooding as defined in paragraph (a) (2) of this definition and are akin to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surface of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current.

B. The collapse or subsidence of land along a shore of a lake or other body of water as the result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm or by an unanticipated unforeseeable event which results in flooding as defined in paragraph (A) (1) of this definition.

Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM): An official map of Citrus County on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and risk premium zones applicable to the community.

Floodplain: Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of “flooding” http://www.fema.gov/

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Floodplain Administrator: The individual appointed to administer and enforce the floodplain management regulations of the community.

Floodproofing: Any combination of structural and non-structural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures, which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents.

Floodway: The channel of a stream, river, or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height.

Floor: The inside bottom surface of a room.

Floor Area, Gross: The floor area within the inside perimeter of the exterior walls of the building under consideration, exclusive of vent shafts and courts, without deduction for corridors, stairways, closets, the thickness of interior walls, columns, or other features. The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. For any building or structure elevated to comply with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood elevation standards, the ground floor area below the structures elevated first floor, without exterior walls, shall not be considered usable area if utilized exclusively for parking. The gross floor area shall not include shafts with no openings or interior courts.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR): A mathematical expression determined by dividing the gross floor area of a building by the area of the lot on which it is located, i.e.

Gross Floor Area

Parcel Area

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Foot-candle: A unit measuring the amount of illumination produced on a surface. One foot-candle equals the amount of illumination falling on all points, which are one-foot from a uniform…