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Special master reserves decision on whether Wonderfield Farm events and glamping qualify as agritourism
Summary
Citrus County’s special master heard competing arguments over whether Wonderfield Farm’s overnight stays, glamping and public events are protected agritourism activities exempt from local land‑use rules; the master reserved ruling and may seek additional briefing.
A Citrus County special master reserved decision after a lengthy hearing over whether activities at Wonderfield Farm and Hubbs Ranch and Grove qualify as agritourism under Florida law and therefore are exempt from local land‑use restrictions.
The hearing, which followed the building-permit stipulation for a related case, focused on whether the property’s glamping sites, overnight stays and public events fall within the state’s agritourism definitions — an outcome with direct implications for whether county land‑use rules governing recreational uses, event venues and lodging apply to the site.
County code compliance officer Brandon Norman told the hearing he documented four distinct glamping/camping sites at the property, hosted or advertised public…
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