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; the County publishes no dependable general review deadline and offers private-provider review and inspection for modified turnaround. An uncollected application becomes void after 180 days; a permit becomes invalid if work does not begin or activity and inspections lapse for 180 days, and expires after two years if not finalized.
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 352-754-4050 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
Hernando County Building 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 352-754-4050.
N/A; the County publishes no dependable general review deadline and offers private-provider review and inspection for modified turnaround. An uncollected application becomes void after 180 days; a permit becomes invalid if work does not begin or activity and inspections lapse for 180 days, and expires after two years if not finalized.
Contractors schedule and manage inspections through Civic Access. Owner-builders may email bldg@hernandocounty.us or call 352-754-4050. Required inspections are identified at permit issuance; work must not be covered or advanced before approval. Request the final inspection within ten working days after completion and a recalled red-tag inspection within seven working days, with fees paid. No inspection activity for 180 days constitutes abandonment and invalidates the permit.
8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Code, including Building, Residential, Existing Building, Energy Conservation, Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing and Accessibility requirements, plus the 2020 National Electrical Code and applicable Hernando County construction, zoning and floodplain ordinances. The County's official no-permit list includes roof-covering repairs under 100 square feet, liquid roof coatings, painting, non-fire-rated ceramic tile, carpet and other finish flooring, playground equipment, interior doors and trim in unchanged openings, window air conditioners using an existing outlet, repair of existing air-conditioning equipment, garage-door openers using existing power, nonstructural rain gutters, residential pool resurfacing, pull-down attic stairs in an existing opening, like-for-like light fixtures, fans, receptacles and switches, residential low-voltage internet/cable/security work, like-for-like faucets, sinks and toilets, countertops and replacement cabinets without electrical or plumbing reconfiguration, glass-only replacement in existing frames, residential fences under seven feet unless supported by masonry or concrete columns, rescreening, shower-glass repair, same-type/same-location water heaters, nonstructural garden borders, sand-set pavers outside pool/spa decks, and manufactured pools under 24 inches deep. Exempt work must still meet building, zoning and other applicable codes. Qualifying nonresidential farm buildings have a separate affidavit process.
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.