# Indian River County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Indian River County, FL building permits: the MyGovernmentOnline portal, Sebastian permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/indian-river-county-fl Indian River County Building Division issues building permits for unincorporated Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach. Sebastian issues its own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Indian River 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 - Indian River County Building Division: unincorporated Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach (772-226-1260) - City of Sebastian: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Indian River County MGO Connect portal](https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal): Apply for permits and check permit status after logging in; a public General Permit Search report lists open and expired permits. - [Indian River County Building Division](https://indianriver.gov/services/community_development/building_division/index.php): Office page. Phone 772-226-1260. - [Search open and expired permits (MGO report)](https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/advanced-reporting/228/178?report=General%20Permit%20Search): Linked from the Building Division page. - [Contractor search (MGO)](https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp?JID=228&page=custom-reports): Linked from the Building Division page. - [Indian River County public records request](https://indianriver.gov/services/county_attorney/public_records_request/index.php): County Attorney's public records page. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Sebastian, which issues its own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Indian River County Building Division. 2. Open the official permit search: Open Indian River County MGO Connect portal, which runs on MyGovernmentOnline. Apply for permits and check permit status after logging in; a public General Permit Search report lists open and expired permits. 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 Indian River County Building Division (772-226-1260) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Vero Beach: The county Building Division serves unincorporated Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach. [Permit portal](https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal) - City of Sebastian: Building Department at City Hall, 1225 Main Street; 772-589-5537. [Permit portal](https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp?JID=201) ## Good to know - The county Building Division issues permits for unincorporated Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach. ([source](https://indianriver.gov/services/community_development/building_division/index.php)) - The Building Division is open Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with reduced staffing from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ([source](https://indianriver.gov/services/community_development/building_division/index.php)) - Any one applicant or company is limited to 10 permits per day. ([source](https://indianriver.gov/services/community_development/building_division/index.php)) - Help with the MGO online permitting system is at 985-851-0760. ([source](https://indianriver.gov/services/community_development/building_division/index.php)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Indian River County, Florida? Use Indian River County MGO Connect portal (MyGovernmentOnline) at https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal. Apply for permits and check permit status after logging in; a public General Permit Search report lists open and expired permits. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Indian River County? Indian River County Building Division issues permits for unincorporated Indian River County and the City of Vero Beach. City of Sebastian issues its own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Indian River County building department? Indian River County Building Division: 772-226-1260, 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Sebastian issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Sebastian issues building permits inside its city limits. Building Department at City Hall, 1225 Main Street; 772-589-5537. Start at https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp?JID=201 (MyGovernmentOnline). ### Is Indian River County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Indian River County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Indian River County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Indian River 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 - [Brevard County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/brevard-county-fl) - Okeechobee County - [Osceola County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/osceola-county-fl) - St. Lucie County [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.