# Columbia County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Columbia County, FL building permits: the official portal, Lake City permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/columbia-county-fl Columbia County Building Department issues building permits for unincorporated Columbia County. Lake City issues its own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Columbia 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 - Columbia County Building Department: unincorporated Columbia County (386-758-1008) - City of Lake City: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Columbia County building permit search](https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/PermitSearch.aspx): A public search with date range, keywords, permit type, town (Lake City, Ft. White), district, flood zone and zoning filters. Applying is done through the county's separate 'My BNZ Portal' login. - [Columbia County Building Department](https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/BuildingDepartment.aspx): Office page. Phone 386-758-1008. - [Columbia County permit portal (login)](https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/MyBNZPortalLogin.aspx): The county's account portal for permit and license applications. - [Columbia County inspection calendar](https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/InspectionCalendar.aspx): Request and schedule inspections. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Lake City, which issues its own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Columbia County Building Department. 2. Open the official permit search: Open Columbia County building permit search. A public search with date range, keywords, permit type, town (Lake City, Ft. White), district, flood zone and zoning filters. Applying is done through the county's separate 'My BNZ Portal' login. 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 Columbia County Building Department (386-758-1008) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Lake City: The city's Growth Management department handles building permitting and inspections (main 386-719-5754). [Building department](https://www.lcfla.com/growth-management) ## Good to know - The Building Department is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ([source](https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/BuildingDepartment.aspx)) - The county site has a 'Who will issue my permit?' lookup that searches by parcel number, address or owner name. ([source](https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/BuildingDepartment.aspx)) - Public records requests go to the Board of County Commissioners at (386) 758-1326 or publicrecords@columbiacountyfla.com. ([source](https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/BuildingDepartment.aspx)) - Since September 2023, Lake City's own staff, not the county, have issued building permits inside city limits. ([source](https://www.wcjb.com/2023/09/15/building-permits-lake-city-businesses-will-be-handled-by-city-staff-administration/)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Columbia County, Florida? Use Columbia County building permit search at https://www.columbiacountyfla.com/PermitSearch.aspx. A public search with date range, keywords, permit type, town (Lake City, Ft. White), district, flood zone and zoning filters. Applying is done through the county's separate 'My BNZ Portal' login. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Columbia County? Columbia County Building Department issues permits for unincorporated Columbia County. City of Lake City issues its own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Columbia County building department? Columbia County Building Department: 386-758-1008, 135 NE Hernando Ave., Lake City, FL 32055. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Lake City issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Lake City issues building permits inside its city limits. The city's Growth Management department handles building permitting and inspections (main 386-719-5754). Start at https://www.lcfla.com/growth-management. ### Is Columbia County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Columbia County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Columbia County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Columbia 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. ## Bordering counties - [Alachua County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/alachua-county-fl) - Baker County - [Gilchrist County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/gilchrist-county-fl) - [Hamilton County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/hamilton-county-fl) - [Suwannee County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/suwannee-county-fl) - Union County [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.