Building permits in Escambia County, Florida
Of the 10 common home projects we have verified in Escambia County, 7 need a permit outright and 2 depend on size or scope. Click any project for the full rule, fee, and how to apply.
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Verified against official sources- Project types verified
- 10
- in Escambia County
One thing Escambia County does not make you permit
Worth knowing before you call anyone. Most jurisdictions we cover require all of these.
- Fence Permit
Before installing any fence in unincorporated Escambia County or the Town of Century, obtain a Land Use Certificate from Development Services; no Building Services permit is required
Escambia County Building Services Department (Building Inspections Division / Plan Review Division)
- 3363 West Park Place, Pensacola, FL 32505
- Phone: (850) 595-3550
- Email: permits@myescambia.com
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
Look up a permit in Escambia County
Escambia County permit records are public, and you can check a property's permit history by permit number online.
What needs a permit in Escambia County
Of the 10 common home projects we have verified in Escambia County, 7 need a permit outright and 2 depend on size or scope. Click any project for the full rule, fee, and how to apply.
| Project | Permit needed? | Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Deck Permit | Permit required | Any size |
| Electrical Permit | Permit required | Any size |
| Fence Permit | No permit needed | Exempt |
| HVAC Permit | Permit required | Any size |
| Patio Permit | Permit required | Any size |
| Plumbing Permit | Permit required | Any size |
| Pool Permit | Permit required | Any size |
| Roof Replacement Permit | It depends | A Re-Roofing Permit is required for re-roofs exceeding 2 squares (1 square equals 100 square feet, so 2 squares equals 200 square feet); roof repair work under two squares does not require a permit. |
| Shed Permit | It depends | A portable, skid-mounted utility shed under 120 square feet does not require a permit; any utility shed with a poured slab or a post installed into the earth requires a permit regardless of size. |
| Solar Permit | Permit required | Any size |
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Schedule an inspection in Escambia County
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. Inspections can be scheduled online through MyGovernmentOnline until 6 a.m. for same-day service, or by calling the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) line at 850-273-4864 (same-day inspections must be called in by 4:30 a.m.). Inspections entered are sent in real time to the inspector's wireless field computer.
Schedule or request a Escambia County inspection
When the portal will not take the date you need, the office still books by phone: (850) 595-3550.
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Escambia County permit fees compared with nearby Florida localities
| Florida locality | Deck Permit | HVAC Permit | Electrical Permit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escambia County | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Alachua County | No deck-specific flat fee is published | Flat fee: Res Mechanical Alt/Repair $110.00, per the... | No electrical-specific flat fee is published |
| Brevard County | Not published | ...fee table lists a Building Code Review fee of $75.00... | ...fee table lists a Building Code Review fee of $75.00... |
| Broward County | ...the Structural permit schedule, the greater of a $125... | ...and ventilation) permit is the greater of a $125... | Electrical permit is the greater of a $125 minimum base... |
Each cell is the opening clause of that Florida jurisdiction's own fee schedule; the full wording and source sit on each permit page.
Escambia County permit questions, answered from the data
- Do you need a permit in Escambia County?
- For most projects, yes. Of the 10 permit types we have verified for Escambia County, 7 always require a permit (for example a deck permit), 2 depend on size or scope (a roof replacement permit, for instance), and 1 needs no permit at all in Escambia County. Each Escambia County permit type's page states the exact rule and its source.
- How much does a permit cost in Escambia County?
- Escambia County publishes a fee for 1 of the 10 permit types we cover, each quoted on its page from the jurisdiction's own schedule. Fees are set by Escambia County Building Services Department (Building Inspections Division / Plan Review Division); we do not estimate or mark them up.
- Where do you apply for a permit in Escambia County?
- Escambia County Building Services Department (Building Inspections Division / Plan Review Division) issues permits in Escambia County, with an online portal for applications, plan uploads and status checks, and takes questions at (850) 595-3550. The Escambia County official page and portal are linked in the office section above.
How the Escambia County pages were verified. 10 permit types, 5 distinct official sources, most recently checked . Every rule is read from Escambia County Building Services Department (Building Inspections Division / Plan Review Division) or the applicable code and cited on its page; anything we could not confirm for Escambia County is marked rather than estimated. How we verify.