# Levy County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Levy County, FL building permits: the OpenGov portal, Cedar Key permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/levy-county-fl Levy County Development Department (Building) issues building permits for unincorporated Levy County. Cedar Key issues its own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Levy 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 - Levy County Development Department (Building): unincorporated Levy County (352-486-5198) - City of Cedar Key: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Levy County Online Permitting System (OpenGov)](https://countyoflevyfl.portal.opengov.com/): Apply for building permits, upload plans, track status, schedule inspections and pay fees. Historical permit and code enforcement records can be searched by property address or parcel number. - [Levy County Development Department (Building)](https://www.levycounty.org/161/Building-Permit): Office page. Phone 352-486-5198. - [Levy County permit record request](https://levycounty.org/408/Permit-Record-Request): Explains the self-service historical records search and how to ask staff to search for you. - [Levy County public records requests (NextRequest)](https://levycountyfl.nextrequest.com/): Use this for staff-assisted record searches, which carry public records fees. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Cedar Key, which issues its own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Levy County Development Department (Building). 2. Open the official permit search: Open Levy County Online Permitting System (OpenGov), which runs on OpenGov. Apply for building permits, upload plans, track status, schedule inspections and pay fees. Historical permit and code enforcement records can be searched by property address or parcel number. 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 Levy County Development Department (Building) (352-486-5198) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Cedar Key: The City Building Department issues permits (352-543-5132, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). The page names no online portal. [Building department](https://www.cityofcedarkey.org/320/Building-Permit-Process-and-General-Info) ## Good to know - Historical building permit and code enforcement records are on the OpenGov portal and can be searched by property address or parcel number. ([source](https://levycounty.org/408/Permit-Record-Request)) - For a staff-assisted records search, file a request on Levy County's NextRequest site; public records fees apply. ([source](https://levycounty.org/408/Permit-Record-Request)) - The first time you use the OpenGov portal, it asks you to create an account. ([source](https://www.levycounty.org/161/Building-Permit)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Levy County, Florida? Use Levy County Online Permitting System (OpenGov) (OpenGov) at https://countyoflevyfl.portal.opengov.com/. Apply for building permits, upload plans, track status, schedule inspections and pay fees. Historical permit and code enforcement records can be searched by property address or parcel number. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Levy County? Levy County Development Department (Building) issues permits for unincorporated Levy County. City of Cedar Key issues its own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Levy County building department? Levy County Development Department (Building): 352-486-5198, 310 School Street, Suite 112, Bronson, FL 32621. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Cedar Key issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Cedar Key issues building permits inside its city limits. The City Building Department issues permits (352-543-5132, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). The page names no online portal. Start at https://www.cityofcedarkey.org/320/Building-Permit-Process-and-General-Info. ### Is Levy County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Levy County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Levy County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Levy County permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. 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