# Duval County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Duval County, FL building permits: the official portal, Jacksonville Beach permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/duval-county-fl City of Jacksonville Public Works, Building Inspection Division issues building permits for Jacksonville and Duval County, except cities that run their own building departments. Jacksonville Beach and Atlantic Beach issue their own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Duval 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 - City of Jacksonville Public Works, Building Inspection Division: Jacksonville and Duval County, except cities that run their own building departments (904-255-8500) - City of Jacksonville Beach: inside city limits - City of Atlantic Beach: inside city limits ## Official sources - [JaxEPICS (Jacksonville Enterprise Permitting, Inspections and Compliance System)](https://jaxepics.coj.net/): Online submission is required for all permit types; the portal also handles permit and inspection information, inspection scheduling and Certificate of Use applications (account required to submit). - [City of Jacksonville Public Works, Building Inspection Division](https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/public-works/building-inspection-division): Office page. Phone 904-255-8500. - [JaxEPICS online property search](https://jaxepics.coj.net/Search/SearchResults): Linked from the division's services page for looking up building code violations, certificates of occupancy and permit details. - [Building Inspection Division services](https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/public-works/building-inspection-division/services): Inspection scheduling, property search and contacts. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Jacksonville Beach or Atlantic Beach, which issue their own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to City of Jacksonville Public Works, Building Inspection Division. 2. Open the official permit search: Open JaxEPICS (Jacksonville Enterprise Permitting, Inspections and Compliance System). Online submission is required for all permit types; the portal also handles permit and inspection information, inspection scheduling and Certificate of Use applications (account required to submit). 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 City of Jacksonville Public Works, Building Inspection Division (904-255-8500) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Jacksonville Beach: Building Inspection Division, 11 North Third Street, 904-247-6235; the city calls its no-login permit search COAST and takes applications through its E-Permit Applications page. [Permit portal](https://jakb-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html) - City of Atlantic Beach: Building Division under the Neighborhoods Department; the forms page shows no online permit search link. [Building department](https://www.coab.us/97/Permit-Applications-and-Forms) ## Good to know - Jacksonville's Building Inspection Division sits within the Public Works department and is open Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. ([source](https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/public-works/building-inspection-division)) - Inspections can be scheduled online in JaxEPICS or by calling 904-255-8500 on workdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and are booked for the next business day. ([source](https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/public-works/building-inspection-division/services)) - Jacksonville requires electronic permit submission through JaxEPICS for all permit types. ([source](https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/public-works/building-inspection-division)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Duval County, Florida? Use JaxEPICS (Jacksonville Enterprise Permitting, Inspections and Compliance System) at https://jaxepics.coj.net/. Online submission is required for all permit types; the portal also handles permit and inspection information, inspection scheduling and Certificate of Use applications (account required to submit). For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Duval County? City of Jacksonville Public Works, Building Inspection Division issues permits for Jacksonville and Duval County, except cities that run their own building departments. City of Jacksonville Beach and City of Atlantic Beach issue their own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Duval County building department? City of Jacksonville Public Works, Building Inspection Division: 904-255-8500, Ed Ball Building, 2nd Floor, 214 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Jacksonville Beach issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Jacksonville Beach issues building permits inside its city limits. Building Inspection Division, 11 North Third Street, 904-247-6235; the city calls its no-login permit search COAST and takes applications through its E-Permit Applications page. Start at https://jakb-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html (Click2Gov). ### Does Atlantic Beach issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Atlantic Beach issues building permits inside its city limits. Building Division under the Neighborhoods Department; the forms page shows no online permit search link. Start at https://www.coab.us/97/Permit-Applications-and-Forms. ### Is Duval County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Duval County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Duval County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Duval 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 - Baker County - Clay County - [Nassau County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/nassau-county-fl) - [St. Johns County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/st-johns-county-fl) [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.