Columbia County, FL | Building Department

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Important Notices

2007 Impact Fees to be reinstated October 1st, 2024

The impact fees as described in Ordinance 2007-40 will be re-instated October 1st, 2024. The fee structure is as follows:

Fee	Amount
Single-Family Detached	$1,046 per Dwelling Unit
Office	$1,203 per 1,000 SF
Shopping Center	$1,544 per 1,000 SF
Quality Restaurant	$1,453 per 1,000 SF
General Light Industrial	$ 762 per 1,000 SF
Lodging/Hotel	$ 879 per Room
Nursing Home	$ 383 per 1,000 SF

New Florida Building and National Electrical Codes

New Florida Building Code 2023 and National Electrical Code 2020 take affect January 1st, 2024. Please note that all applications have been updated, so see applications for new forms, as outdated forms will not be accepted after January 1st, 2024.

New Driveway Permit to replace culvert permits

Starting May 1st, a new driveway permit application may be required for the following permit applications:

Communications Tower
Electrical Service
Mobile Home
Modular Building- Residential or Commercial
New Commercial Construction
New Residential Construction
RV- Recreational Vehicle
Signs- New or Existing
Solar Power System
Storage Building
911 address
Private Road

Driveway permits will replace culvert permits and will be required if the access to the property connects to a county maintained road, including existing private roads.

Looking for Zoning informatiom? Visit the Zoning Department

Guide for Recreational Vehicles

What is a Recreational Vehicle?
Can I live in a RV on my property?
I have family coming into town, can they stay in their RV on my property?

Guide to Home‐Based Businesses

What is a Home‐Based Business?
What type of business can I have as a Home‐Based Business?
Can I obtain a separate address for my Home‐Based Business?

Who do I contact for permitting or zoning questions?

Visit the "Property Search" page and search by address or parcel ID number.
Next, click the "Check" button next to the property in search results.

Submit Building Permit Applications Online

You can now submit building applications for permits using the Building Permit Application portal or login to view existing applications.

Apply Online for a New 911 Address or Verify Existing Address

You can now submit applications for a new 911 address using the new online addressing application

You can now verify a 911 address using the online addressing verification application

How do I find out the status of my inspection or schedule an inspection online?

You can both schedule an inspection and see the status of a recent inspection by visiting the inspection request page.

Search, Print, Export and Map Records

*All Building permits from 2003 are shown through this search. We only retain residential paper records for 10 Years.

Elevation Certificates

Subdivision Plans *New*

Download Documents

Please click on a category to expand/collapse downloads for that category.

Building Applications

Building Applications- Owner Builder

Concurrency

(PDF) 64E-6.008, Florida Administrative Code.pdf
	(PDF) Concurrency Worksheet (July 2015).xlsx

Contractor License

Documents

Fee Schedules

FEMA Publications

Flood Publications

Letter of Map Amendments

Maps

Realtor Information Letter

Repetitive Loss Letter

Utilization Report

Zoning Applications

The Building Inspection Office

The Building Inspection Office is responsible for the examination of building plans and specifications to insure structural soundness and conformity with the adopted building codes and the issuance of building permits. The office is also responsible for the review of applications for mobile home permits. On site inspections are made at several different times during the building process to insure that construction or installation is in compliance with all adopted codes. The office also answers any code questions that may arise either by telephone or personal contact. The Building Department is also responsible for the licensing of contractors and specialty contractors within Columbia County; this is done through the Competency Advisory Board.

Request Inspection By Phone

your permit number
the inspection needed
the date requested

NOTE: After hours inspections will be received the next business day, then scheduled for the following business day. Emergencies will be inspected as soon as possible.

Must give 24 hours notice

Property Map Explorer

Check FLUM, Development Zones, Flood Zones and more.

Contacts

Building & Zoning Department
Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location:
135 NE Hernando Ave.
Lake City, FL 32055

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 1529
Lake City, FL 32056-1529

Office Phone:
(386) 758-1008

Inspection Request Line:
(386) 719-2023

Building & Zoning Director
Troy Crews, CBO
(386) 758-1040
Email

Building Inspector
Matt Forsyth
Cell: 386-623-0168
Email

Building Inspector
Anthony Aslan
Cell: 386-623-6371
Email

Building Inspector
Gary Pitzer
Cell: 386-292-0220
Email

Fax:
(386) 758-2160