Permit records
Alachua County permit search
Alachua County permit records are public. The county publishes them through Alachua County Growth Management Online Permitting Portal (Citizenserve), and searching does not require an account.
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- Project types verified
- 10
- in Alachua County
- Search verified
- 13 Aug 2026
- we opened it ourselves
Search Alachua County permit records
The Citizenserve search page lets the public search Permitting, Business Licensing, Development Projects, and Code Administration records by property address or parcel number. The search form itself loaded without a login wall; a registered account is only needed to apply for or manage permits online..
The search accepts address or parcel number.
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How to search
- Open the Alachua County permit record search.
- Enter an address, or switch the search type to look up permits by parcel number.
- Open a result to see the permit's status, inspection history, and issue date.
If the permit does not turn up
Older permits are often missing from online records, and a permit filed under a contractor's name will not surface in an address search that expects the owner. Alachua County Department of Growth Management, Building Division can check the paper file.
- County Annex Building, 1st Floor, 10 SW 2nd Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Phone: 352-374-5243
- Email: building@alachuacounty.us
- Official permit page
- Official fee schedule
What needs a permit in Alachua County
Every project type we have verified in Alachua County, with the rule, the threshold, and the fee that applies here.
| Project | Permit needed? | Threshold | Typical fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck Permit | Permit required | Not specified | No deck-specific flat fee is published. |
| Electrical Permit | Permit required | Not specified | No electrical-specific flat fee is published |
| Fence Permit | Permit required | Not specified | No fence-specific flat fee is published. |
| HVAC Permit | Permit required | Not specified | Flat fee: Res Mechanical Alt/Repair $110.00, per the Building Fee Schedule effective... |
| Patio Permit | Not confirmed | Not specified | Not published |
| Plumbing Permit | Permit required | Not specified | No plumbing-specific flat fee is published |
| Pool Permit | Permit required | Not specified | Flat fees: swimming pool (in-ground) $380.00, swimming pool (above-ground) $205.00, per... |
| Roof Replacement Permit | It depends | area of roof repair or replacement | Flat fee: Roof: New Residential $220.00, Roof: Repair Residential $220.00, per the... |
| Shed Permit | It depends | area of a single storage shed, exemption available once per property | No shed-specific flat fee is published for sheds that don't qualify for the exemption |
| Solar Permit | Permit required | Not specified | No solar-specific flat fee is published |