# Nassau County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Nassau County, FL building permits: the Accela Citizen Access portal, Fernandina Beach permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/nassau-county-fl Nassau County Building Department issues building permits for unincorporated Nassau County. Fernandina Beach issues its own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Nassau 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 - Nassau County Building Department: unincorporated Nassau County ((904) 530-6250) - City of Fernandina Beach: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Nassau County Accela Citizen Access portal](https://aca-prod.accela.com/nassau/default.aspx): The county's new online permitting portal; the department page links an account-creation guide for it. - [Nassau County Building Department](https://www.nassaucountyfl.com/136/Building-Department): Office page. Phone (904) 530-6250. - [Permitting / Inspection Request page](https://www.nassaucountyfl.com/796/PermittingInspection-Request): Explains inspection requests and online payments through the county's older MUNIS Self Service system. - [Digital Permitting Procedures (effective January 1, 2026)](https://www.nassaucountyfl.com/DocumentCenter/View/30873/Digital-Permitting-Procedures-): County PDF linked from the Building Department page. - [Nassau County public records request portal](https://nassaucountyfl.justfoia.com/publicportal/home/track): The 'Request a Record' link on the Building Department page. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Fernandina Beach, which issues its own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Nassau County Building Department. 2. Open the official permit search: Open Nassau County Accela Citizen Access portal, which runs on Accela Citizen Access. The county's new online permitting portal; the department page links an account-creation guide for it. 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 Nassau County Building Department ((904) 530-6250) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Fernandina Beach: Building Department, 204 Ash Street, (904) 310-3135; users must create a new CityView account even if they had one in the previous portal. [Permit portal](https://cityview.fbfl.city/Portal/) ## Good to know - The Nassau County Building Department office is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and inspectors work 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ([source](https://www.nassaucountyfl.com/136/Building-Department)) - Next-workday inspections must be requested before 4 p.m. the day before, and all re-inspection fees must be paid before scheduling. ([source](https://www.nassaucountyfl.com/796/PermittingInspection-Request)) - The county posted new digital permitting procedures that took effect January 1, 2026. ([source](https://www.nassaucountyfl.com/136/Building-Department)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Nassau County, Florida? Use Nassau County Accela Citizen Access portal (Accela Citizen Access) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/nassau/default.aspx. The county's new online permitting portal; the department page links an account-creation guide for it. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Nassau County? Nassau County Building Department issues permits for unincorporated Nassau County. City of Fernandina Beach issues its own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Nassau County building department? Nassau County Building Department: (904) 530-6250, 96161 Nassau Pl., Yulee, FL 32097. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Fernandina Beach issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Fernandina Beach issues building permits inside its city limits. Building Department, 204 Ash Street, (904) 310-3135; users must create a new CityView account even if they had one in the previous portal. Start at https://cityview.fbfl.city/Portal/ (CityView). ### Is Nassau County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Nassau County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Nassau County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Nassau 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 - [Duval County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/duval-county-fl) [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.