# Sarasota County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Sarasota County, FL building permits: the Accela Citizen Access portal, Sarasota permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/sarasota-county-fl Sarasota County Planning and Development Services issues building permits for unincorporated Sarasota County. Sarasota, North Port and Venice issue their own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Sarasota 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 - Sarasota County Planning and Development Services: unincorporated Sarasota County (941-861-5000) - City of Sarasota: inside city limits - City of North Port: inside city limits - City of Venice: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Sarasota County Accela Citizen Access (online permitting)](https://aca-prod.accela.com/SARASOTACO/Default.aspx): Search Building and other applications, look up property and licensees, run a public records search and schedule inspections; registering unlocks applying. - [Sarasota County Planning and Development Services](https://sarasotacountyfl.qscend.com/311/knowledgebase/article/310308): Office page. Phone 941-861-5000. - [Sarasota County permit search (building.scgov.net)](https://building.scgov.net/): County permit search by address, parcel ID, permit number (old BUP-style or new numbers), date range and permit type. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Sarasota, North Port or Venice, which issue their own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Sarasota County Planning and Development Services. 2. Open the official permit search: Open Sarasota County Accela Citizen Access (online permitting), which runs on Accela Citizen Access. Search Building and other applications, look up property and licensees, run a public records search and schedule inspections; registering unlocks applying. 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 Sarasota County Planning and Development Services (941-861-5000) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Sarasota: City of Sarasota Citizen Services Portal searches building and engineering permits; also used to request inspections. [Permit portal](https://ftgportal.sarasotafl.gov/Permits/SearchResults.aspx?microapp=c) - City of North Port: City of North Port's Citizen Portal; the city's Permit Lookup page redirects here. City Hall 4970 City Hall Blvd, (941) 429-7044. [Permit portal](https://aca-prod.accela.com/NORTHPORT/Default.aspx) - City of Venice: City of Venice Online Services (eTRAKiT) for city permits. [Permit portal](https://trakit.venicegov.com/eTRAKiT/) ## Good to know - The county's Accela portal notes that a new-look building permit search covers permits closed before August 18, 2023. ([source](https://aca-prod.accela.com/SARASOTACO/Default.aspx)) - All residential permit submittals are electronic through Accela, and owner-builders must then appear in person to finalize the application. ([source](https://sarasotacountyfl.qscend.com/311/knowledgebase/article/310308)) - The county runs two permit centers: North County at 870 Apex Road, Sarasota, and South County at 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice. ([source](https://sarasotacountyfl.qscend.com/311/knowledgebase/article/310308)) - The building.scgov.net search accepts an address, a parcel ID, or a permit number in either the old (e.g. BUP2005-00851) or new format. ([source](https://building.scgov.net/)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Sarasota County, Florida? Use Sarasota County Accela Citizen Access (online permitting) (Accela Citizen Access) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/SARASOTACO/Default.aspx. Search Building and other applications, look up property and licensees, run a public records search and schedule inspections; registering unlocks applying. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Sarasota County? Sarasota County Planning and Development Services issues permits for unincorporated Sarasota County. City of Sarasota, City of North Port and City of Venice issue their own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Sarasota County building department? Sarasota County Planning and Development Services: 941-861-5000. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Sarasota issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Sarasota issues building permits inside its city limits. City of Sarasota Citizen Services Portal searches building and engineering permits; also used to request inspections. Start at https://ftgportal.sarasotafl.gov/Permits/SearchResults.aspx?microapp=c (FTG Connect). ### Does North Port issue its own building permits? Yes. City of North Port issues building permits inside its city limits. City of North Port's Citizen Portal; the city's Permit Lookup page redirects here. City Hall 4970 City Hall Blvd, (941) 429-7044. Start at https://aca-prod.accela.com/NORTHPORT/Default.aspx (Accela Citizen Access). ### Is Sarasota County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Sarasota County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Sarasota County is added. The neighboring Charlotte County and Manatee County are in the live feed. ### Is Permit Press the official Sarasota 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 - [Charlotte County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/charlotte-county-fl) - [DeSoto County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/desoto-county-fl) - [Manatee County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/manatee-county-fl) [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.