Commercial land for sale in Citrus County, FL

Which map decides what commercial land can become in unincorporated Citrus County?

The unincorporated county's map is the Generalized Future Land Use Map, known as the GFLUM. The county says it "is adopted by ordinance as part of the Citrus County Comprehensive Plan by Commissioners on April 18,1989, by Ordinance No.89-04."^[1] The county's plan page links a map viewer, a "Table of Land Use Designations" and "Comprehensive Plan Amendment Applications."^[1] Pull the designation for your parcel from the viewer before you read any policy, because every standard below attaches to a category, not to a street.

Land inside the City of Inverness or the City of Crystal River is under that city's plan instead. The county's categories on this page should not be assumed to apply there.

What are the county's light industrial and interchange land categories?

Two unincorporated-county districts matter for land buyers who want more than a storefront. Of the first, the Land Development Code says: "The purpose of the LIND District is to encourage light industrial development by providing an environment exclusively for such development."^[2] The second is the interchange district, 44MU: "The 44MU District may only be implemented by a Map Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and be rezoned through the Planned Unit Development (PUD) process."^[2] Its stated intent is "to encourage managed, sensible interchange development by providing protective measures that promote safety, encourage compatibility with surrounding land uses, and promote highway beautification."^[2]

The practical reading for a buyer is that 44MU is not a district you can assume from a map: it takes two government actions, a plan amendment and a PUD rezoning. For the county's mixed-use RMU category, the plan sets a split: "The amount of land devoted to residential usage shall be between 70 and 85 percent of the gross project area."^[3] If a seller calls a tract "mixed use," ask which of these categories is meant and how much of the project must be housing.

Can I build an industrial use on county land without central water and sewer?

Only within limits. The county plan says: "All new industrial development shall be required to be served by central water and sewer facilities. Until such time as central services are available, in areas not currently served by central utilities, new IND uses shall be allowed subject to the following limitations."^[3] Those limitations include that the use "generates less than 1,000 gallon per day (gpd) in wastewater," that "Any onsite wastewater system is an aerobic treatment unit (ATU) system," and that "The site is not located in the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA)."^[3]

The plan adds that "All industrial development shall provide adequate buffering and landscaping as specified in the County LDC."^[3] A distribution or processing user that needs more than a modest wastewater flow is therefore a candidate for land that already has central service, which is a reason to confirm service with the utility before you rely on a septic design.

Where does the county plan point industrial and commercial land?

The county's plan says it "shall encourage the development of industrial parks as designated on the GFLUM," and that "Existing industrial parks on US-19 within the Coastal Zone shall be allowed to develop up to the designated acreage allowance in the Future Land Use Element."^[3] Our October 2026 research found the policy but no list of park names in it, so ask the county which designated parks it means.

For the highway itself, the county's U.S. 19 corridor policy says its purpose "is to minimize local trips on US-19, manage access points and improve signalization in order to maintain and improve operating LOS conditions."^[3] For a corner or frontage parcel on U.S. 19, that is a signal to ask the county how many access points the lot may have. Road and park schedules are tracked on our development tracker, and the corridor has its own U.S. 19 page.

How do water and sewer reach a commercial site in Citrus County?

The county's sewer goals say that "The provision of sanitary sewer facilities in the Lakes and River Area shall be coordinated with the City of Inverness, via the Interlocal Agreement where applicable."^[4] For deciding whether to extend service to a project, one test is "whether the project represents a logical extension of facilities and services within a designated service area."^[4] The potable water goals state that "The Level of Service standards of 150 gallons per capita per day has been established," a per-person standard, so ask how the utility would size a connection for a commercial use.^[5]

The county's Utility Planning and Engineering Division "manages utilities infrastructure projects, provides engineering and technical support to other governmental agencies, and participates in county wide planning."^[6] Our October 2026 research did not find which specific parcels are served by the City of Inverness or the City of Crystal River utilities, nor a county sewer extension budget, so treat service as a question to put to the utility in writing.

What approvals does commercial land need in unincorporated Citrus County?

The Land Development Code is direct: "No development allowed by this code shall be established, changed, or altered and no building shall be used, occupied, or altered after the effective date of this code until there is first on file, approved by official County action, a site development plan or preliminary subdivision plat for such premises."^[7] Its planned unit development option "is established to provide a process for unified planning and coordination of development for a variety of purposes permitted by this code and the Comprehensive Plan."^[7]

Applications are handled online: "All Applications/Permits will now be processed through Accela."^[9] The Land Development Division "is responsible for our County's current planning (development review) and long-range planning (comprehensive planning)" and is at 3600 W. Sovereign Path, Suite 140, Lecanto, FL 34461, telephone 352-527-5310.^[9] The county's form list groups requests by approval level, as the table shows.^[8]

What do the City of Inverness rules say about industrial and mixed-use land?

Inside Inverness, the city's plan says: "The City shall require industrial development to locate in the industrial node designated on the Future Land Use Map," with intensity of "Industrial 50% Max. Lot Coverage, FAR of .50 and 3.0 Story Max. Height."^[10] It also says the city "shall prohibit the location of new industrial activities which regularly use, handle, or store hazardous materials within the floodplain" and "shall prohibit industrial activities from locating in wetlands and environmentally sensitive areas."^[10] One policy points to the "White Lake industrial area," and mixed use "will be implemented by one or more mixed use zoning provisions such as land use blending and/or PUD."^[10] The city lists its plan in elements, including the Future Land Use Element and the Future Land Use Map Series.^[11]

What do the City of Crystal River rules say about land?

The city's planning page said its form-based code would replace a code with "a focus on the use of the land" by one that sets community character "through the building 'form'."^[12] Its comprehensive plan page lists supporting documents including the Capital Improvements Element and the Future Land Use Element.^[13] Our October 2026 research could not read the city's district tables, so we state no Crystal River land rule beyond this; ask the city which standards govern the parcel.

What should I do before I buy commercial land in Citrus County?

Our October 2026 research did not find a published sale price or per-acre series for Citrus County commercial land, so this page gives none. Work in this order: identify the government, pull the land use designation, confirm water and sewer in writing, learn the approval level for your use, and only then negotiate price.

Makayla Richardson works with buyers and sellers on land and development sites in Citrus County. Pair this guide with the buyer checks for commercial property, the developer services page and the Suncoast Parkway page for access timing.