Permits in Sarasota County
Building, zoning, environmental, and right-of-way permitting across Sarasota County. Jurisdiction matters, the same project can need a different permit path in different cities.
Find a Florida DEP environmental application
Search official Florida DEP environmental resource or coastal applications by exact application number or published site address. Other local and water-management district permits may not appear here.
For permit documents, full records, current decisions and agency jurisdiction, check the official DEP permit search instructions.
Property
Confirm the permitting jurisdiction for a Sarasota County address
Confirm county, municipality and parcel context before selecting a permit, zoning or business-tax office. Sarasota County addresses can fall in four incorporated municipalities or unincorporated county territory; Longboat Key spans Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Find recorded property documents
Use the Property Appraiser to identify a parcel and the Clerk's Official Records to search recorded instruments. A public index search is not a title search and may not reveal municipal liens, open permits or code cases.