Jacksonville permit search

Jacksonville permit numbers, with their sources

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How to search a permit by address in Jacksonville

The division sends record searches to its Online Property Search in JaxEPICS, used to print details on building code violations and COs and to research permits. Its steps, word for word:

• “Use the "Guest Sign In" and "Search for" (Top Left) Property by Address.”
• “The address number is your link to the permits or Building code enforcement details.”
• “The permit number is your link to permit details.”

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Services, read 2026-10-30

In the results, the CV tab holds complaints and violations. A CO that will not print most likely came from the city's old computer system, the division notes. Inside JaxEPICS the same Search feature also finds property records and citations.

Check the address first. The division's authority is limited to the consolidated City of Jacksonville; other municipalities inside Duval County enforce their own codes:

Other municipalities located with Duval County: such as, City of Jacksonville Beach, City of Atlantic Beach, City of Neptune Beach and Town of Baldwin have their own building and zoning codes regulation and enforcement.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Commercial Permitting, read 2026-10-30

Use the permit details you find for Jacksonville to describe your project on InstaBids and request written bids.

Do I need a permit to repair or replace a roof in Jacksonville?

Yes for a re-roof. The division's FAQ puts re-roofs among the alterations that need a building permit:

A building permit is required for any construction that physically changes or adds structures to your property or for work regulated by local codes or ordinances such as:

Source: Jacksonville.gov - FAQs, read 2026-10-30

Alterations – re-roofs, garage conversions, exterior stucco, etc.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - FAQs, read 2026-10-30

On an owner's own permit for a new home or an addition, the new roofing rides on that permit when the owner does the work; recovering the existing roof during an addition takes its own roofing permit:

The owner need not obtain an additional roofing permit if the roofing is part of the job for a new home or addition and they are doing the work themselves. If the roof on the host structure is also to be recovered in the case of an addition, a separate roofing permit is required.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Residential Permits, read 2026-10-30

A roofing contractor the owner hires pulls a separate permit, tied to the homeowner's building permit.

Post your Jacksonville roofing scope on InstaBids so contractors can bid in writing on the work you describe.

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Do I need a permit for a shed in Jacksonville?

Jacksonville publishes a separate permit process for detached storage and utility sheds serving one- or two-family homes. The structures are not habitable, and the page requires compliance with city ordinances and the Florida Building Code.

Sheds are detached structures, accessory to one- and two-family homes, with a storage/utility use. These are not habitable structures and must comply with all City of Jacksonville ordinances and the Florida Building Code.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Residential Shed Permit, read 2026-10-30

Bring photo identification. A permit assistant enters the shed project in the division's system and creates a permit number that can be tracked through JaxEPICS. The shed instructions warn that missing required inspections can prevent future permit issuance.

Failure to obtain the required inspections can result in a property lockdown at your address preventing the issuance of future permits.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Residential Shed Permit, read 2026-10-30

Describe the Jacksonville shed you want to build on InstaBids when you are ready to request written bids.

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Can a homeowner pull their own permit in Jacksonville?

Yes, for your own primary residence, under these conditions from the division's residential permits page:

A homeowner may permit for construction of or renovations to their primary residence providing that it is not for sale or rent and their name is on the property deed.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Residential Permits, read 2026-10-30

The homeowner must apply in person at the Building Inspection Division and file an Owner's Affidavit with the application:

• “The property owner must sign an Owner's Affidavit affirming the owner's intent to perform the permitted work him/herself or under his/her direction and supervision. This affidavit must be signed and submitted with your permit application.”
• “Proof of Homestead Exemption must accompany the owner's affidavit for improvements to existing structures.”

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Residential Permits, read 2026-10-30

The work is done by the homeowner or by contractors the homeowner subcontracts and supervises. Electrical, plumbing, mechanical and roofing contractors hired by the owner pull their own permits, tied to the homeowner's building permit.

For a Jacksonville project you intend to supervise, use InstaBids to describe the work you want contractors to bid on.

What work does not need a permit in Jacksonville?

The general rule is Section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code, which the division prints on its residential permits page:

Permits-When Required: Section 105.1. FBC states that any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert, or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by the technical codes, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit for the work.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Residential Permits, read 2026-10-30

The division's FAQ answers its own question, when is a permit not required, with this list:

• “Patio slabs”
• “Replacement of plumbing fixtures after the stop excluding water heaters”
• “Stopping of plumbing leaks”
• “Clearing drain stoppages provided such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes or fixtures”
• “Connection of portable equipment such as portable heating appliances, portable ventilation equipment, portable cooling units and portable evaporative coolers”
• “Any steam, hot or chilled water piping within any heating or cooling equipment regulated by the code”
• “Replacement of any part within a single piece of equipment”
• “Any self-contained refrigeration system containing 10 pounds or less of refrigerant and actuated by motors of one horsepower or less”

Source: Jacksonville.gov - FAQs, read 2026-10-30

Water heaters are the stated exception. The FAQ's permit list counts replacing a water heater, an irrigation system or an air conditioning unit as a repair that needs a permit:

Repairs – replacement of water heaters or other plumbing fixtures, irrigation systems, air conditioning units, new electrical service, rewiring, etc.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - FAQs, read 2026-10-30

You can describe your Jacksonville repair on InstaBids and include the permit information relevant to that work.

Jacksonville permit application

Applications go through JaxEPICS.coj.net: online (electronic) submission is now required for all permit types, and you need a JaxEPICS account. After logging in, a wizard walks you through creating the application. The residential permits page adds that a homeowner pulling a permit in their own name must appear in person at the division.

The Fire Marshal, Zoning, Concurrency and Development Services review the plans. The review clock starts after Zoning, Concurrency and Development Services clear the plans for review and payment for plan review is made. The FAQ gives this estimate and directs applicants to the plans examiner for current turnaround:

Due to the current volume of building permit submissions, please expect 25-30 business days for the first review of a building permit. Resubmissions are reviewed in about 10 business days or less. For the most current turn-around times, please contact your plans examiner.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - FAQs, read 2026-10-30

Plan examiners take questions from the public from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily, first come, first served.

Put your Jacksonville project scope into InstaBids when you want written bids alongside your application planning.

Jacksonville permit status

JaxEPICS sends email notifications automatically as the plans proceed through review, and each permit carries a status. Three of them, as the division defines them:

• “In Review – This status indicates the permit has been submitted to the Building Inspection Division (BID) and the Fire Marshal (if required) for their review. This review will ensure the documents are in accordance with the Florida Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code.”
• “Active – This status indicates that work may begin, and the applicant has an issued permit. When ready, required inspections may be scheduled.”
• “Finalized – This status indicates that all work and required inspections have been performed. A permit with this status is closed. A Certificate of Occupancy or a Certificate of Completion will be issued and available to print.”

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Online Permit Submission, read 2026-10-30

A permit sent back for more documents shows Return for Corrections. A permit issued since 1998 where work started and then stalled shows Expired, and the city still counts it as open.

Inspections can be requested over the Building Inspections website once the permit is issued. Before any inspection, the permit and the notice of commencement must be posted on the job site, and an occupied home needs someone 18 or older there to give access.

Keep your Jacksonville project description on InstaBids aligned with the work covered by the permit you are tracking.

Before you apply in Jacksonville: checklist

Upload every document as a PDF, and add a completed Permission to Obtain Permits form to the online application.

Provide the recorded Notice of Commencement to the division before requesting the first inspection when that document is required. Keep legible construction documents on the job site in a weatherproof container. The FAQ identifies typical inspection stages, with others depending on the project.

• “The following is a list of the typical inspections that may be required on a project: Foundation Slab (prior to pouring concrete) Framing Insulation Drywall Fireplace Plumbing and electrical (rough and final) Duct work Air conditioning and heating equipment Gas piping and gas equipment”
• “There are many others depending on the type of work being done.”

Source: Jacksonville.gov - FAQs, read 2026-10-30

Include the planned Jacksonville work in your InstaBids request so written bids respond to the scope you describe.

How do I contact the Jacksonville building department?

The Building Inspection Division handles Florida Building Code enforcement and the city's building ordinances. Its Contact Us page lists staff and section contacts. The division publishes these office hours:

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We are closed most federal holidays.

Source: Jacksonville.gov - Building Inspection Division, read 2026-10-30

After consulting the Jacksonville building department, you can describe your project on InstaBids to request written bids.

Sources

• Jacksonville.gov - Building Inspection Division (jacksonville.gov), read 2026-10-30
• Jacksonville.gov - Services (jacksonville.gov), read 2026-10-30
• Login (jaxepics.coj.net), read 2026-10-30
• Jacksonville.gov - FAQs (jacksonville.gov), read 2026-10-30
• Jacksonville.gov - Reports (jacksonville.gov), read 2026-10-30
• Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual county file 2025 (www2.census.gov), row 2025,12,031 (Duval County, FL), sum of the Units columns 8 (1-unit), 11 (2-units), 14 (3-4 units), 17 (5+ units), 1-based as the file's header counts them, read 2026-10-30
• Jacksonville.gov - Commercial Permitting (jacksonville.gov), read 2026-10-30
• Jacksonville.gov - Residential Permits (jacksonville.gov), read 2026-10-30
• Jacksonville.gov - Residential Shed Permit (jacksonville.gov), read 2026-10-30
• Jacksonville.gov - Online Permit Submission (jacksonville.gov), read 2026-10-30