# Seminole County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Seminole County, FL building permits: the Accela Citizen Access portal, Sanford permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/seminole-county-fl Seminole County Development Services, Building Division issues building permits for unincorporated Seminole County. Sanford, Oviedo, Lake Mary and Casselberry issue their own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Seminole 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 - Seminole County Development Services, Building Division: unincorporated Seminole County (407-665-7050) - City of Sanford: inside city limits - City of Oviedo: inside city limits - City of Lake Mary: inside city limits - City of Casselberry: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Seminole County OneStop](https://aca-prod.accela.com/SEMINOLECO/Login.aspx): Create an account to apply and submit plans, track and manage permits, pay fees and schedule Building Division inspections. - [Seminole County Development Services, Building Division](https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/development-services/building/): Office page. Phone 407-665-7050. - [Seminole County OneStop information page](https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/development-services/seminole-county-onestop): Explains OneStop accounts, migrated records and PINs, and inspection scheduling. - [Building Division FAQ](https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/development-services/building/faq): Mentions the Building Public Request Portal (search by permit type and date range) and a contractor search. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Sanford, Oviedo, Lake Mary or Casselberry, which issue their own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Seminole County Development Services, Building Division. 2. Open the official permit search: Open Seminole County OneStop, which runs on Accela Citizen Access. Create an account to apply and submit plans, track and manage permits, pay fees and schedule Building Division inspections. 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 Seminole County Development Services, Building Division (407-665-7050) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Sanford: Apply, check status, pay fees and schedule inspections online; Building Department (407) 688-5150; all plan review is electronic. [Permit portal](https://www4.citizenserve.com/Portal/PortalController?Action=showPermit&ctzPagePrefix=Portal_&installationID=113&original_iid=0&original_contactID=0) - City of Oviedo: Apply, pay, check permit status and schedule inspections; Building Department 407-971-5755. [Permit portal](https://ovdo-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html) - City of Lake Mary: Community Development page links 'Search for Permits' to Click2Gov. [Permit portal](https://lkma-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html) - City of Casselberry: Building permit applications are submitted through the online portal; Building Division (407) 262-7700 opt. 5. [Permit portal](https://www4.citizenserve.com/Portal/PortalController?Action=showHomePage&ctzPagePrefix=Portal_&installationID=221) ## Good to know - The county Building Division handles permitting, plan review and inspections only for properties in unincorporated Seminole County. ([source](https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/development-services/building/)) - Active permits and projects were moved into OneStop, and anyone with activity in the past five years gets a PIN by email or mail to link those old records to a new account. ([source](https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/development-services/seminole-county-onestop)) - OneStop inspection requests are due by 3:30 p.m. on the business day before the inspection. ([source](https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/development-services/seminole-county-onestop)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Seminole County, Florida? Use Seminole County OneStop (Accela Citizen Access) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/SEMINOLECO/Login.aspx. Create an account to apply and submit plans, track and manage permits, pay fees and schedule Building Division inspections. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Seminole County? Seminole County Development Services, Building Division issues permits for unincorporated Seminole County. City of Sanford, City of Oviedo, City of Lake Mary and City of Casselberry issue their own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Seminole County building department? Seminole County Development Services, Building Division: 407-665-7050, 1101 E. First St., Sanford, FL 32771. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Sanford issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Sanford issues building permits inside its city limits. Apply, check status, pay fees and schedule inspections online; Building Department (407) 688-5150; all plan review is electronic. Start at https://www4.citizenserve.com/Portal/PortalController?Action=showPermit&ctzPagePrefix=Portal_&installationID=113&original_iid=0&original_contactID=0 (Citizenserve). ### Does Oviedo issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Oviedo issues building permits inside its city limits. Apply, pay, check permit status and schedule inspections; Building Department 407-971-5755. Start at https://ovdo-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html (CentralSquare Click2Gov). ### Is Seminole County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Seminole County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Seminole County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Seminole County permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. 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