# Orange County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Orange County, FL building permits: the official portal, Orlando permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/orange-county-fl Orange County Division of Building Safety (Permitting Services) issues building permits for unincorporated Orange County. Orlando, Apopka, Winter Garden and Ocoee and other cities issue their own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Orange 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 - Orange County Division of Building Safety (Permitting Services): unincorporated Orange County (407-836-5550) - City of Orlando: inside city limits - City of Apopka: inside city limits - City of Winter Garden: inside city limits - City of Ocoee: inside city limits - City of Winter Park: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Orange County Fast Track building permit search](https://fasttrack.ocfl.net/OnlineServices/Permit-Building.aspx): Search building permits by address, permit number or issue-date range (CAPTCHA required); Fast Track accounts are used to apply and manage permits. - [Orange County Division of Building Safety (Permitting Services)](https://ocfl.net/PermitsLicenses/Permits.aspx): Office page. Phone 407-836-5550. - [Fast Track historical permit search (before June 4, 2012)](https://fasttrack.ocfl.net/OnlineServices/permit-history.aspx): Search older permits by address or parcel ID; results capped at 1,000 records. - [Fast Track permit search (all permit types)](https://fasttrack.ocfl.net/OnlineServices/PermitsAllTypes.aspx): Search across all Orange County permit types. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Orlando, Apopka, Winter Garden, Ocoee or Winter Park, which issue their own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Orange County Division of Building Safety (Permitting Services). 2. Open the official permit search: Open Orange County Fast Track building permit search. Search building permits by address, permit number or issue-date range (CAPTCHA required); Fast Track accounts are used to apply and manage 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 Orange County Division of Building Safety (Permitting Services) (407-836-5550) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Orlando: The city's View Permitting Data page links a project lookup tool and open-data permit datasets at data.cityoforlando.net. [Building department](https://www.orlando.gov/Building-Development/Permits-Inspections) - City of Apopka: Building-Safety sits within Community Development Services; the city labels its portal 'Online Permitting (OpenGov)'. [Permit portal](https://apopkafl.portal.opengov.com/) - City of Winter Garden: Building page links BS&A Online for applications, permit/inspection record search and inspection requests. [Permit portal](https://bsaonline.com/Home/MunicipalityHome?uid=3123) - City of Ocoee: City Citizens Portal for permit applications, inspection requests and a Find Permits search; portal lists (407) 905-3100. [Permit portal](https://permits.ocoee.org/CitizenPortal/PermitUI/PermitSearch.aspx) - City of Winter Park: The city's self-service link redirects to its EnerGov Self Service site. [Permit portal](https://selfservice.cityofwinterpark.org/energov_prod/selfservice) ## Good to know - The Fast Track building permit search works by address, permit number or issue-date range, but a date range can span at most 6 months. ([source](https://fasttrack.ocfl.net/OnlineServices/Permit-Building.aspx)) - Permits issued before June 4, 2012 are in a separate Historical Permit Search that looks up by address or parcel ID and returns at most 1,000 records. ([source](https://fasttrack.ocfl.net/OnlineServices/permit-history.aspx)) - The building permit search only returns records tied to an address; to see every record on a parcel the county points you to its Property search. ([source](https://fasttrack.ocfl.net/OnlineServices/Permit-Building.aspx)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Orange County, Florida? Use Orange County Fast Track building permit search at https://fasttrack.ocfl.net/OnlineServices/Permit-Building.aspx. Search building permits by address, permit number or issue-date range (CAPTCHA required); Fast Track accounts are used to apply and manage permits. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Orange County? Orange County Division of Building Safety (Permitting Services) issues permits for unincorporated Orange County. City of Orlando, City of Apopka, City of Winter Garden, City of Ocoee and City of Winter Park issue their own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Orange County building department? Orange County Division of Building Safety (Permitting Services): 407-836-5550, Orange County Administration Building, 1st Floor, 201 Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Orlando issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Orlando issues building permits inside its city limits. The city's View Permitting Data page links a project lookup tool and open-data permit datasets at data.cityoforlando.net. Start at https://www.orlando.gov/Building-Development/Permits-Inspections. ### Does Apopka issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Apopka issues building permits inside its city limits. Building-Safety sits within Community Development Services; the city labels its portal 'Online Permitting (OpenGov)'. Start at https://apopkafl.portal.opengov.com/ (OpenGov). ### Is Orange County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Orange County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Orange County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Orange County permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. 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