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Citrus County Land Section Now Accepting Assessment Applications
The following applications are now available from the Citrus County Land Section. To obtain an
application, please call (352) 527-5458.
FIRE/SOLID WASTE/STORMWATER
Hardship Assistance Application: This application is provided to assist Low Income Persons who are
owners of homesteaded Single-Family Parcels or Condominium Residential Unit Parcels with the
financial burden created by the imposition of an assessment. One application will be accepted for
the Fire, Solid Waste, and Stormwater Municipal Service Benefit Units (MSBU).
Send your completed application, together with supporting documentation, to: Citrus County Board of
County Commissioners
ATTN: Housing Services
2804 W Marc Knighton Ct, #12
Lecanto, FL 34461
Hardship Assistance Applications are due by Sunday, May 1, 2022. For more information, call Citrus
County Housing Services at (352) 527-7520.
FIRE PROTECTION
Applications for Mobile Home/RV Park Vacancy: This application is available to give each owner of a
mobile home park or recreational vehicle (RV) park the opportunity to demonstrate the vacancy rate
in space occupancy within their park and receive a vacancy adjustment to the Fire Protection
Assessments.
Send your completed application to:
Citrus County Land Section Fire Protection MSBU
3600 W Sovereign Path, Suite 205
Lecanto, FL 34461
Applications for Mobile Home/RV Park Vacancy are due by Sunday, May 1, 2022.
SOLID WASTE
Vacancy Reimbursement Application: This application is provided to enable an owner of improved real
property, who can demonstrate that a dwelling unit was unoccupied and vacant from Friday, January
1, 2021, through and including Friday, December 31, 2021, to request reimbursement of the residential
Solid Waste MSBU. Send your completed application, together with supporting documentation, to
Citrus County Land Section Solid Waste MSBU
3600 W Sovereign Path, Suite 205
Lecanto, FL 34461
Vacancy Reimbursement Applications are due by Friday, July 1, 2022.
STORMWATER
Mitigation Credit Application: This application may provide a reduction in the stormwater
assessment fee for property owners whose property has specific on-site features that reduce the
impact of stormwater runoff. This includes parcels with:
• Detention facilities (in open basins) that discharge stormwater at a controlled rate
and provide stormwater treatment.
• Retention facilities (in closed basins) that discharge no stormwater.
Petition for Review of ESUs Application: This application is provided for property with a privately
maintained and permitted on-site system or to correct errors made in the number of Equivalent
Stormwater Units (ESU) assigned to your property.
Stormwater applications are available on the Land Section’s page at www.citrusbocc.com or by
contacting the Land Section at (352) 527-5373. Send your completed application, together with
supporting documentation, to:
Citrus County Land Section Stormwater MSBU
3600 W Sovereign Path, Suite 205
Lecanto, FL 34461
Mitigation Credit Applications and Petition for Review of ESUs Applications are due by Sunday, May
1, 2022.
UTILITY AVAILABILITY
Permanent Reassignment of Development Rights (DVR) Application: This application is only available
to property owners affected by the Water and Sewer Utility Availability Assessment.
Pursuant to Administrative Regulation (AR) 11.10-1, and for assessment purposes only, property
owner(s) of multiple adjoining residential lots that are under the same ownership can permanently
surrender future development rights and be recognized for a reduced number of Equivalent
Residential Parcels (ERP) through a formal assignment of development rights to the County by
applying for Permanent Reassignment of Development Rights (DVR). A properly completed application,
with all required documentation and a non-refundable fee to cover processing costs, can be
submitted to:
Citrus County Land Section Utility Availability MSBU
3600 West Sovereign Path Suite 205
Lecanto, FL 34461
Permanent Reassignment of Development Rights (DVR) Applications are due no later than end of
business day on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
Requests pertaining to non-residential and other unique lots of record will be reviewed on a
case-by- case basis.
For more information about any of these applications, please call the Land Section at (352)
527-5458.