Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A; Broward publishes the ePermits workflow and office hours but no standard countywide plan-review timeline.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call (954) 765-4400 option 1 for building permits; customer service (954) 831-4000 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Broward County Building Code Division is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact (954) 765-4400 option 1 for building permits; customer service (954) 831-4000.
N/A; Broward publishes the ePermits workflow and office hours but no standard countywide plan-review timeline.
Submit applications, plans, payments, and permit documents through Broward ePermits/ePermits OneStop; inspections can be scheduled online, and permit status is available by phone at (954) 765-4400 option 1 or by email to building@broward.org. A final inspection is required before closeout.
2023 Florida Building Code, effective December 31, 2023, with Broward County amendments and applicable county ordinances, resolutions, unsafe-structure/minimum-housing rules, and Florida elevator-safety requirements. The county’s Building Code Division enforces this framework in the Broward Municipal Services District (unincorporated county) and cities with which it contracts. The county requires permits for new construction and many alterations in its jurisdiction. Applicable Florida Building Code exemptions include portable heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment and replacement parts that do not alter approval or make equipment unsafe; specific exemptions must be checked against the current code and municipal rules. Incorporated Broward municipalities may apply their own permit exemptions and requirements.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.