# Citrus County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press

Look up Citrus County, FL building permits: the Accela Citizen Access portal, Inverness permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed.

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Citrus County Growth Management, Building Division issues building permits for unincorporated Citrus County. Inverness issues its own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record.

Place: Citrus County, Florida (FL). Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Guide reviewed 2026-10-19. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

## Who issues permits

- Citrus County Growth Management, Building Division: unincorporated Citrus County (352-527-5310)
- City of Inverness: inside city limits

## Official sources

- [Citrus County Accela Permitting Portal](https://aca-prod.accela.com/CITRUS/Default.aspx): All new permits are processed through Accela, including permit exemption requests.
- [Citrus County Growth Management, Building Division](https://www.citruscounty.gov/departments/growth_management/building/index.php): Office page. Phone 352-527-5310.
- [Citrus County Building Permit Records search](https://apps.citrusbocc.com/permitsearch/): Permit search portal by permit number(s), issue date, CO date and application status.
- [Infor portal (existing permits)](https://portal.citrusbocc.com/): For viewing existing permits only.
- [Citrus County public records requests](https://www.citruscounty.gov/services/public_records_requests.php): County public records request page.

## How to search permits

1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Inverness, which issues its own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Citrus County Growth Management, Building Division.
2. Open the official permit search: Open Citrus County Accela Permitting Portal, which runs on Accela Citizen Access. All new permits are processed through Accela, including permit exemption requests.
3. Search by address or permit number: Search with the street address or the permit number where the portal offers those fields, then open the record for its status, inspections and documents.
4. Ask the office about older records: If a permit is missing online, ask Citrus County Growth Management, Building Division (352-527-5310) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems.

## Municipalities

- City of Inverness: City Community Development, 212 W. Main Street, (352) 726-3401. [Permit portal](https://invernessfl.portal.iworq.net/portalhome/invernessfl)

## Good to know

- Building Division open records requests go through an Orange Data account and cost $50 per address. ([source](https://www.citruscounty.gov/departments/growth_management/building/index.php))
- New permits are filed in Accela, while the older Infor portal is only for viewing existing permits. ([source](https://www.citruscounty.gov/departments/growth_management/building/index.php))
- In Citrus County trees cannot be removed on vacant property without an approved building permit. ([source](https://www.citruscounty.gov/departments/growth_management/building/index.php))

## Questions

### How do I search building permits in Citrus County, Florida?

Use Citrus County Accela Permitting Portal (Accela Citizen Access) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/CITRUS/Default.aspx. All new permits are processed through Accela, including permit exemption requests. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead.

### Who issues building permits in Citrus County?

Citrus County Growth Management, Building Division issues permits for unincorporated Citrus County. City of Inverness issues its own permits inside city limits.

### What is the phone number for the Citrus County building department?

Citrus County Growth Management, Building Division: 352-527-5310, Lecanto Government Building, 3600 W. Sovereign Path, Lecanto, FL 34461. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19.

### Does Inverness issue its own building permits?

Yes. City of Inverness issues building permits inside its city limits. City Community Development, 212 W. Main Street, (352) 726-3401. Start at https://invernessfl.portal.iworq.net/portalhome/invernessfl (iWorQ).

### Is Citrus County in the Permit Press live feed?

Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Citrus County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Citrus County is added.

### Is Permit Press the official Citrus County permit website?

No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. Permit applications, inspections, official status and documents stay with the issuing agency.

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- [Hernando County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/hernando-county-fl)
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- Marion County
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