Building permit authority routing in Palm Beach County
Resolve exact parcel jurisdiction first. PBC Permit Center processes building construction permits in unincorporated County. Each incorporated municipality needs its own verified permit authority and destination; use the published local department or portal path.
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Steps
- 1
Resolve city versus unincorporated boundary
Postal city is not jurisdiction. StartFL uses the current production situs service with the hosted municipal boundary and fails closed on conflicting identities.
discover.pbc.gov/pzb/Maps/Boundary-Maps.aspx - 2
Unincorporated County building permit path
Use current PZB checklist and ePZB instructions. Current public County tracking uses reCAPTCHA; use the exact PCN in ePZB guest tracking.
discover.pbc.gov/pzb/building/Pages/Permit-Center.aspx - 3
Municipal address
Use the resolved municipality’s published permit office and filing path. West Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens have exact address live public permit searches.
discover.pbc.gov/pzb/Pages/Municipalities.aspx