County Ordinances

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24-01: Amending Land Development Regulations to Include Conditional Uses (Adopted 02/22/2024)

23-04: Amending Land Use and Comprehensive Plan (Adopted 09/19/2023)

23-03: Amending Land Use and Comprehensive Plan (Adopted 09/19/2023)

23-02: Amending Land Development Regulations for Accessory Apartments and Lot Splits (Adopted 06/06/2023)

23-01: Adopting The Florida Building Code (Adopted 02/21/2023)

22-07: Amending Ordinance 22-05 Grandfathering Existing Establishments Who Previously Sold Alcoholic Beverages (Adopted 01/03/2023)

22-06: Amended Land Use and Comprehensive Plan (Adopted 12/20/2022)

22-05: Regulating the Sale, Consumption and Serving of Alcoholic Beverages (Adopted 10/05/2022)

SSA22-04: Amended Comprehensive Plan to Adopt Property Rights Element (Adopted 07/19/2022)

SSA22-01: Small Scale Future Land Use Map Amendment (Adopted 4/5/2022)

21-04: Amended Land Use and Comprehensive Plan (Adopted 9/7/2021)

21-03: Amended County Procurement Policy (Adopted 8/17/2021)

21-02: Sexual Offender/Predator Residency Restriction (Adopted 5/18/21)

21-01: Small-Scale Future Land Use Map Amendment (Adopted 03/02/21)

20-02: Heavy Truck Traffic Restriction on Specified County Roads (Adopted 07/07/20)

20-01: Providing for the Levy of a Discretionary Indigent Care Sales Surtax (Adopted 04/07/20)

19-01: County Park and Recreation Policy – Repealing Ordinances 84-02 and 08-05 (Adopted 6/25/19)

18-02: Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions (Adopted 6/26/18)

18-01: Creating a MSBU for Purposes of Providing Fire Services within the Unincorporated Areas of Holmes County (Adopted 2/13/18)

17-05: Imposition of an Additional One Percent (1%) Tourist Development Tax (Adopted 11/14/17)

17-04: Incorporating Commercial Intent Overlay into Comprehensive Plan (Adopted: 8/29/17)

CPA 17-03: Amending Land Use Designation (Adopted: 08/29/17)

17-02: Flood Ordinance – Replacing #11-01 (Adopted: 03/30/17)

CPA 17-01: Amending Land Use Designation (Adopted: 03/30/17)

CPA 15-01: Amending Land Use Designation (Adopted: 9/29/15)

15-03: Ninth Cent Fuel Tax on Motor Fuel (Adopted: 9/15/15)

15-02: Surcharge on Non-Criminal or Criminal Traffic Violatons (Adopted: 8/25/15)

15-01: Additional Court costs in Criminal Cases (Adopted: 8/25/15)

14-02: Local Option Gas Tax Ordinance (Adopted: 6/24/14)

14-01: Land Use Change Ordinance (Adopted: 4/08/14)

13-01: One Cent Local Sales Surtax – Amended Ordinance #05-08 (Adopted: 10/08/13)

12-01: Culvert Ordinance-Amended #05-09 (Adopted: 6/29/12)

11-02: Construction Permit Fee Authorization (Adopted: 5/31/11)

11-01: Flood Ordinance-Amended Ordinance #90-07 (Adopted: 3/29/11)

10-03: Tobacco Free Sampling & Distribution Ordinance (Adopted: 6/29/10)

10-02: Animal Control Ordinance-Repealed Ordinance #86-04 (Adopted: 5/25/10)

10-01: Keith Cabin Tax Exemption (Adopted: 2/9/10)

09-03: Amendment of Land Development Regulations-Repealed #06-13 (Adopted: 9/8/09)

09-02: Contractor Review Board (Adopted: 6/9/09)

09-01: Planning Commission Guidelines (Adopted: 1/13/09)

08-07: Capital Improvements Element to Comp Plan (Adopted: 12/15/08)

08-06: Enterprise Zone FL-member reappointments-Amended #2001-04 (Adopted: 10/28/08)

08-05: Parks closing at sunset (Adopted: 9/9/08)

08-04: G & G Recycling (Adopted: 7/29/08)

08-03: Mobile Home Parks-Comp. Plan- Amended Ord. #2008-01 (Adopted: 6/24/08)

08-02: Sign Theft Ordinance (Adopted: 3/11/08)

08-01: County Addressing Policy (Adopted: 1/29/08)

2007-19: Waite’s Crossing West (Not Adopted)

2007-18: Waite’s Crossing East (Not Adopted)

2007-17: Future Land Use Map Change-Stafford’s Package Store (Adopted: 1/8/08)

2007-16: Skipped

2007-15: LDR Crossroads (Adopted: 11/27/07)

2007-14: Comprehensive Plan 2010-Crossroads (Adopted: 5/27/08)

2007-13: Comprehensive Plan 2010-Future Land Use Mezzaluna (Adopted: 5/27/08)

2007-12: Comprehensive Plan 2010-Scott Road-Future Land Use Map (Adopted: 5/27/08)

2007-11: Comp. Plan-2010 Public Schools Concurrency (Adopted: 6/10/08)

2007-10: Sun Lake Future Land Use Map Amendment (Adopted: 10/23/07)

07-09: Comprehensive Plan-Future Land Use Map (Adopted: 9/11/07)

07-08: Holmes County Affordable Housing Committee-Amended #93-03 (Adopted: 9/25/07)

07-07: Amended Future Land Use Map-Recind e d Ord. #07-06 (Adopted: 9/11/07)

07-06: Future Land Use Map Amendment-Large Scale (Adopted: 7/31/07)

07-05: 90 Day Burn Ban (Adopted: 5/25/07)

07-04: Culvert Permit Exemptions-Natural Disasters-Amended Ords. #05-09 & 06-05 (Adopted: 6/12/07)

07-03: Six Cent Local Option Motor Fuel Tax-Amended Ord. #05-05 (Adopted: 4/24/07)

07-02: Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions-Historic Properties (Not Adopted)

07-01: Local Communications Services Tax (Adopted:2/13/07)

06-14: Homestead Exemption for Eld erly (Adopted: 12/19/06)

06-13: Land Development Regulations Amendments-Amended # 98-02 (Adopted: 12/19/06)

06-12: County Administrator (Adopted: 11/28/06)

06-11: ATV’s (Not Adopted)

06-10: Local Communications Services Tax (Adopted: 8/29/06)

06-09: Driver Ed Safety Act(Adopted: 8/29/06)

06-08: Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Adopted: 8/29/06)

06-07: Proportionate Fair Share(Adopted: 7/11/06)

06-06: Ban on Burning (Adopted: 6/13/06)

06-05: Culvert Permits-Amended Ordinance #05-09 (Adopted: 4/25/06)

06-04: Subdivision Paved Roads-Amended Ordinance #89-05 (Adopted: 4/25/06)

06-03: Building Department Fees (Adopted: 4/11/06)

06-02: Moratorium on Subdivisions (Not Adopted)

06-01: Land Development Regulations (Not Adopted)

05-09: Fee for Install., Permit & Assessment of Culverts (Adopted: 11/26/05)

05-08: One Cent Sales Surtax-AmendedOrdinance #05-04 (Adopted: 10/11/05)

05-07: $20.00 New Addressing Fee-911 (Adopted: 7/12/05)

05-06: Enacting One Cent (9th Cent) Gas Tax (Adopted: 6/28/05)

05-05: Six Cent Local Option Gas Tax-Extending Ords. #95-04 & 98-03(Adopted: 6/28/05)

05-04: Extending One Cent Surtax on Retail Sales-Ords.#95-04 & 98-03 (Adopted: 6/28/05)

05-03: Five Cent Local Option Fuel Tax-Image Unavailable (Not Adopted)

05-02: Standards for Mobile Home Parks (Adopted: 5/31/05)

05-01: Prohibiting Dumping/Abandoning of Dogs, Cats & Animals (Adopted: 5/10/05)

05-S1: Amended the Comprehensive Plan (Adopted: 2/22/05)

04-07: Tourist Development Plan (Adopted: 11/09/04)

04-06: $2 Court Costs on Cases Referred to in Section 938-01 (Adopted: 8/10/04)

04-05: $15 Surcharge on Non-Criminal or Criminal Traffic Violations (Adopted: 8/10/04)

04-04: Additional Court Costs (Adopted: 7/13/04)

04-03: Amended Capital Improvements of Comprehensive Plan (Adopted: 6/08/04)

04-02: Amended Ord. #04-S2; Comprehensive Plan-for Sid Johnson (Adopted: 4/28/04)

04-01: Amended Ord. #04-S1; Comp. Plan of County, Esto, Noma, PDL & Westville-for Doc Faison (Adopted: 4/13/04)

03-03: Amended #90-07; Adopted Term Lowest Floor (Adopted: 10/10/03)

03-02: Uniform Method for Contractors License Fees (Adopted: 10/10/03)

03-01: Florida Building Code & Updates or Amendments (Adopted: 10/10/03)

03-S2: Amending Comp. Plan of County, Esto, Noma, PDL & Westville (Adopted: 8/27/03)

01-04: Enterprise Zone Providing Severability Clause (Adopted: 10/09/01)

01-03: Establishing Holmes Co. Enterprise Zone Development Agency (Adopted: 10/09/01)

01-02: Prohibiting placement of tobacco products in Self-service displays accessable to minors (Adopted: 3/28/01)

01-01: Amend. of Ordinance # 99-08-Relating to Ad Valoren Tax Exempt (Adopted: 1/24/01)

2000-03: Amendment of Adopted Comprehensive Plan (Adopted: 8/16/00)

2000-02: County Capital Projects & Purposes (Adopted: 4/5/00)

2000-01: Regulation of Motor Vehicle Title Loan Transaction (Adopted: 3/15/00)

99-08: Senior Homestead Exemption (Adopted: 11/22/99)

99-07: Comprehensive Plan Amendment-Land Use Change (Adopted: 9/15/99)

99-06: Disaster Emergencies (Adopted: 8/18/99)

99-05: Amended Ordinance #99-04; Changing effective date to Additional 1 Cent to January 1, 2000 (Adopted: 6/24/99)

99-04: Increasing LOGT from 5 cent to 6 Cent-Amended #87-05 & 93-05 (Adopted: 5/19/99)

99-03: Comprehensive Plan-Amended Ordinance #99-02 (Adopted: 5/5/99)

99-02: Speed Limits on County Graded & Maintained Roads (Adopted: 3/3/99)

99-01: Acquisition Construction/Fairground Agricultural Complex (Adopted: 3/3/99)

98-07: Comprehensive Plan-Amended Ordinances #98-S1 & 98-02 (Adopted: 12/2/98)

98-S1: Comprehensive Plan Amendment-Small Scale (Adopted: 10/7/98)

98-06: Prohibiting Open Container Alcoholic Beverages on County Property (Adopted: 7/1/98)

98-05: Teen Court (Adopted: 7/1/98)

98-04: Comp. Plan Amendment-Ag/Fairgrounds Complex & Bethlehem School (Adopted: 6/3/98)

98-03: Small County Sales Surtax-One Cent Surtax-Amended #95-04 (Adopted: 4/2/98)

98-02: Amended Land Development Code-Amended Ordinance # 92-01 (Adopted: 4/2/98)

98-01: Moratorium (extending) the Process of Applications for Comprehensive Plan Amendments Rezoning, etc. (Adopted: 3/18/98)

97-03: Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Adopted: 12/17/97)

97-02: Moratorium-Comp. Plan Amendment & Rezoning, etc.-regarding the Landfills within the County -Extended Ordinance #98-01 (Adopted: 3/25/97)

97-01: Solid Waste Collection & Disposal (Adopted: 3/5/97)

96-03: Comprehensive Plan Amendment-Amended Ordinance #95-01 (Adopted: 7/17/96)

96-02: SHIP Grant-Amended Ordinance #93-03 (Adopted: 6/5/96)

96-01: Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Adopted: 5/1/96)

95-05: Designation & Establishment of Local Planning Agencies-Amended #77-02 (Adopted: 8/2/95)

95-04: One Cent Sales Tax-Amended Ordinance#98-03 (Adopted: 5/17/95)

95-03: Public Nudity (Adopted: 3/15/95)

95-02: Bottle Club-Hours of Operation (Adopted: 3/1/95)

95-01: Comprehensive Plan-4th Amendment-Amended Ord. #96-03 (Adopted: 3/1/95)

94-02: Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Adopted: 8/3/94)

94-01: Adopting Fire Safety Standards-Naming Inspector & Establishing a Fee Schedule (Adopted: 1/5/94)

93-05: Extending the Five Cent LOGT for an Additional 10 Yr. Period-Amended Ordinance # 87-05 (Adopted: 5/19/93)

93-04: Additional $12.50 Surcharge-Moving Traffic Violations (Adopted: 4/21/93)

93-03: Relating to SHIP Program (Adopted: 4/7/93)

93-02: Prohibition of Gas Boat Motors at Dogwood Lakes (Adopted: 3/3/93)

93-01: $20 Additional Charge for Filing Fee-Circuit; $15 Additional Charge for Filing Fee -County (Adopted: 3/3/93)

92-06: Holmes County Public Library-Image Unavailable (Not Adopted)

92-05: Franchise to U.S. Cable (Adopted: 1/6/93)

92-04: Comprehensive Plan-Amended Ordinance #92-03 (Adopted: 10/4/92)

92-03: Adopted Comprehensive Plan-Amended Ordinance #91-02 (Adopted: 9/2/93)

92-02: Authorization to Collect Fifty Cent Fee for 911 System (Adopted: 5/20/92)

92-01: Relating to Land Development Code-Amended Ord. #98-02 (Adopted: 2/5/92)

91-04: Regulating Solid Waste Incineration Facilities (Adopted: 11/20/91)

91-03: Regulating Dealers in Recyclable Materials (Adopted: 11/20/91)

91-02: Comprehensive Plan (Adopted: 5/15/91)

91-01: Cable Television Franchise (Adopted: 2/6/91)

90-08: Fair Housing (Adopted: 2/6/91)

90-07: Flood Damage Prevention (Adopted: 11/20/90)

90-06: Wolf System Tax Exemption (Adopted: 11/5/90)

90-05: Vista Communications Franchise (Adopted: 11/5/90)

90-04: Court Facilities-Amended Ordinance #87-04 (Adopted: 9/19/90)

90-03: Mobile Home Set-Up Code (Adopted: 7/16/90)

90-02: Infractions-Amended Ordinance #87-01 (Adopted: 6/4/90)

90-01: MSBU Fire/Rescue Special Assessment (Adopted: 1/15/90)

89-05: Subdivision Regulations (Adopted: 8/21/89)

89-04: Cable Television Franchise (Adopted: 6/5/89)

89-03: Cable Television Franchise (Not Adopted)

89-02: Solid Waste-Collection & Disposal (Not Adopted)

89-01: Solid Waste-Residential Garbage in Swaycars(Adopted: 3/20/89)

88-04: Fire Protection-Special District (Adopted: 10/24/88)

88-03: Septic Tank Hookups (Adopted: 5/23/88)

88-02: Land Use-Zoning Ordinance (Adopted: 6/1/88)

88-01: Ad Valorem Tax Exemption-Woodham Peanut (Adopted: 3/7/88)

87-08: Fair Housing Code (Adopted: 12/21/87)

87-07: Zoning Regulations (Not Adopted)

87-06: Septic Tank Regulations (Not Adopted)

87-05: Local Option Gas Tax (Adopted: 6/1/87)

87-04: Service Charge on Filing Fees-Amended Ordinance # 87-02 (Adopted: 4/6/87)

87-03: Prohibiting Structures on County Right of Way (Adopted: 4/6/87)

87-02: Service Charges on Filing Fees; Maintain Court Facilities & Law Library (See #87-04) (Adopted: 3/2/87)

87-01: Comprehensive Solid Waste Collection & Disposal Policy (Adopted: 2/16/87)

86-06: Home Health Fee Schedule (Adopted: 12/15/86)

86-05: Fire Districts (Adopted: 10/20/86)

86-04: Animals, Rabies, Restraint (Adopted: 8/16/86)

86-03: Solid Waste Disposal Franchise Fee (Not Adopted)

86-02: Solid Waste Disposal-Rescinded Ordinance #87-01 (Adopted: 5/19/86)

86-01: Subdivision Regulations (Adopted: 2/3/86)

85-05: Permit to cut Right of Way-Amended Ordinance #83-02 (Adopted: 10/21/85)

85-04: Classify Contractors Specialty License (Adopted: 10/21/85)

85-03: Utility Easement Permit (Not Adopted)

85-02: Four Cent Local Gas Tax (Not Adopted)

85-01: Child Care Licensing-Repealed Ordinance #83-10 (Adopted: 5/6/85)

84-02: Regulating Hours of Parks (Adopted: 4/2/84)

84-01: Tax Exemption for Seminole Enterprises aka Hardees (Adopted: 3/19/84)

83-11: Home Health Aid Visits (Adopted: 12/5/83)

83-10: Inspection of Child Care Centers (Adopted: 12/5/83)

83-09: Licensing of Parks & Pools-Repealed Ordinance #82-04 (Adopted: 10/17/83)

83-08: Two Cent Local Option Gas Tax-Rescinded Ordinance # 83-04 (Adopted: 9/8/83)

83-07: Septic Tank Permits-Amended Ordinances #73-01 & 81-04 (Adopted: 8/15/83)

83-06: Industrial Waste Dumping-Amended Ordinance #80-01 (Adopted: 8/1/83)

83-05: Tax Exemption for Seminole Enterprises (Not Adopted)

83-04: Two Cent Local Option Gas Tax (Adopted: 7/6/83)

83-03: Sale & Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages (Adopted: 7/6/83)

83-02: Permit-Road Department Water Lines (Adopted: 4/18/83)

83-01: Prohibiting Removing Items from Landfill-Rescinded Ord.#87-01 (Adopted: 2/21/83)

82-08: Extending Legal Hours if Sale Amended Ordinance #80-07 (Not Adopted)

82-07: NACO Deferred Comp. (Adopted: 6/21/82)

82-06: Fee for Dishonored Checks(Adopted: 6/21/82)

82-05: Gun Permits (Adopted: 6/19/82)

82-04: License & Inspectors/Health Department (Adopted: 3/1/82)

82-03: Fees for Services/Health Department (Adopted: 2/15/82)

82-02: Electrical & Septic Tanks (Adopted: 4/5/82)

82-01: Service Charges-Maintaining Court Facilities (Not Adopted)

81-04: Increasing Fee for Septic Tank Permits-Amended Ord. #73-01 (Adopted: 10/19/81)

81-03: Correcting Leg al Description-Amended Ordinance #81-02 (Adopted: 11/2/81)

81-02: Zoning Land on either side of I-10 & Hwy 79 (See Ord. #81-03) (Adopted: 8/3/81)

81-01: Declaring Safety Hazard in Lake Cassidy (Not Adopted)

80-08: Race track & J ai Lai Funds (Adopted: 12/23/80)

80-07: Prohibiting Sale, Serving & Consumption of Alcohol (Adopted: 5/5/80)

80-06: Prohibiting Sale of Alcohol (Adopted: 4/7/80)

80-05: Regulating Subdivisions (Adopted: 3/17/80)

80-04: County Litter Law-Rescinded Ordinance #87-07 (Adopted: 3/3/80)

80-03: Establishing Fees for Building Permits (Adopted: 2/18/80)

80-02: Increasing Fee for Residential Contracts-Amended Ord. #72-01 (Adopted: 2/18/80)

80-01: Regulating Disposal or Storage of Hazardous Materials-Riscinded Ordinance #87-01 (Adopted: 1/21/80)

79-01: Establishing Maximum Road Limit for Co. Road 173 Extension(Adopted: 7/2/79)

78-02: Sheriff’s Fee for Service (Adopted: 5/3/78)

77-02: Establishing Planning Commission (Adopted: 4/6/77)

77-01: Requiring Sheriff to Carry Liability Insurance (Adopted: 1/19/77)

73-01: Prohibiting the Construction of Homes without Septic Tanks-Revised (Adopted: 3/18/74)

73-01: Prohibiting the Construction of Homes without Septic Tanks (Adopted: 10/1/73)

72-01: Licensing of Contractors (Adopted: 5/1/72 )