The City of West Palm Beach wants to remind residents that Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Turn your clocks and watches back one hour.
The Building Division of Development Services is tasked with processing and reviewing building permit applications and overseeing inspections for building code compliance to ensure the health and life safety of residents and first responders. Department staff also process business tax receipt applications and handle public records requests for department records.
Below you'll see three quick-link options and below that we have other helpful information/links to other pages. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us using the menu to the right.
Thinking about a construction project and you're not sure where to start? Check out our new Permit Planner portal. This service will allow you to check if your project meets current Zoning allowances prior to submitting a permit application, walks you through your expected scope of work to provide you with a list of the permits you'll need, and can give you an upfront estimate of the permitting fees based upon the expected value of the project. Click the button below to enter the Permit Planner portal to get started.
EPL (Enterprise Permitting & Licensing) is our 100% digital online permitting platform while the Civic Access portal is the customer-facing side of EPL. Our EPL Guide and Information page contains PDF guides as well as Youtube walkthroughs on how to register for and use the Civic Access portal. We highly recommend spending some time getting to know the portal before you begin your permit application.
Use the Civic Access portal to manage your project - apply for permits, check your permit status, pay fees, resubmit for plan review, download your permit card and approved plans, schedule inspections, and more. In order to use the portal you must first register a profile. Already familiar with EPL? Click the link below to jump directly to the portal.
For general assistance, you may contact us at:
Main Phone
561-805-6700
Main Email
ds@wpb.org
Plans Examiner On Call at:
Phone 561-805-6727
Permit Librarians/Plan Review Coordinators at:
Email
permitlibrarian@wpb.org
For assistance with expired permits:
expiredpermits@wpb.org
For business tax assistance:
businesstax@wpb.org
TTY 800-955-8771
Building Staff Directory
Submit a Public Records Request