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; no dependable general plan-review deadline is published. Email applications may take one to two days for intake processing, but the formal review clock does not begin until all County and outside-agency reviews make the application complete; each agency has its own timeframe.
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 772-226-1260; Contractor Licensing: 772-226-1960; MGO help desk: 866-957-3764 option 1 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
Indian River 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 772-226-1260; Contractor Licensing: 772-226-1960; MGO help desk: 866-957-3764 option 1.
N/A; no dependable general plan-review deadline is published. Email applications may take one to two days for intake processing, but the formal review clock does not begin until all County and outside-agency reviews make the application complete; each agency has its own timeframe.
Request and manage inspections through the MGO Connect customer portal by opening the project and submitting the required inspection request to the jurisdiction. The Building Division inspection desk is available at 772-226-1260 Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM. Work remains active only when an approved inspection occurs within 180 days; permits lapse if work does not commence or approved-inspection activity stops for 180 days. Written extensions of up to 180 days may be granted for justifiable cause.
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, applicable Florida Fire Prevention Code requirements, Indian River County amendments and policies, floodplain rules based on the effective January 26, 2023 FEMA maps, and applicable County zoning and land-development regulations. Effective July 1, 2026, qualifying nonstructural work valued below $7,500 on a single-family dwelling may be exempt after the owner or contractor submits the County's Building Permit Exemption Application; the exemption excludes electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical and gas work, work in a flood-hazard area, and a scope divided to evade permitting. A separate statutory exemption covers qualifying temporary hurricane or flood walls or barriers at a single-family or two-family dwelling or townhouse. The County also provides an Agricultural Exemption Request for qualifying nonresidential farm structures. These exemptions do not waive zoning, floodplain or other agency 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.