Florida Local Government Offices For Sinkhole Research

A list of local government offices in Florida to help your sinkhole research.

County	Website for county Property Appraiser	Website for county Planning & Development / Building Dept
Alachua	www.acpafl.org	https://growth-management.alachuacounty.us
Baker	bakerpa.com	https://www.homefacts.com/buildingpermits/Florida/Baker-County.html
Bay	baypa.net	www.baycountyfl.gov/276/Planning-Zoning
Bradford	bradfordappraiser.com	https://www.bradfordcountyfl.gov/permits
Brevard	https://www.bcpao.us/	www.brevardfl.gov/PlanningDev
Broward	www.bcpa.net	www.broward.org/Planning/Pages/Default.aspx
Calhoun	www.qpublic.net/fl/calhoun	http://calhouncountyfl.org/departments.html
Charlotte	https://www.ccappraiser.com/	https://www.charlottecountyfl.gov/services/planningzoning/Pages/default.aspx
Citrus	http://www.citruspa.org/_DNN/	https://www.citrusbocc.com/plandev/planning-development.htm
Clay	http://ccpao.com/	http://www.greencovesprings.com/index.php
Collier	https://www.colliercountyfl.gov/	https://www.colliercountyfl.gov/your-government/divisions-s-z/zoning-division/zoning-services-section/collier-county-planning-commission-ccpc
Columbia	http://columbia.floridapa.com/	www.columbiacountyfla.com/BuildingandZoning.asp#!
DeSoto	desotopa.com	http://desotobocc.com/departments/planning_zoning
Dixie	http://www.qpublic.net/fl/dixie/	http://dixie.fl.gov/building/
Duval	http://www.coj.net/departments/property-appraiser.aspx	http://www.coj.net/departments/planning-and-development
Escambia	www.escpa.org/	https://www.myescambia.com/our-services/development-services/planning-zoning
Flagler	flaglerpa.com/	www.flaglercounty.org/departments/planning_and_zoning.php#
Franklin	https://www.qpublic.net/fl/franklin/	https://www.franklincountyflorida.com/county-government/planning-building/
Gadsden	www.qpublic.net/fl/gadsden/search.html	https://www.bing.com/profile/history?FORM=EDGEHS
Gilchrist	http://www.qpublic.net/fl/gilchrist/	gilchrist.fl.us/building-and-fire-safety-documents/
Glades	www.qpublic.net/fl/glades/search.html	www.myglades.com/departments/community_development/planning_and_zoning.php
Gulf	http://www.gulfpa.com/	http://www.gulfcounty-fl.gov/county_government/planning___development/
Hamilton	http://www.hamiltonpa.com/	http://www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/government/departments/planning_and_development/
Hardee	https://hardeepa.com/	www.hardeecounty.net/planzone.htm
Hendry	hendryprop.com/	http://www.hendryfla.net/planning.php
Hernando	https://www.hernandocountygis-fl.us/PropertySearch/	http://www.hernandocounty.us/departments/departments-n-z/planning
Highlands	http://www.hcpao.org/	http://www.hcbcc.net/departments/development_services/planning/index.php
Hillsborough	https://www.hcpafl.org/	http://www.planhillsborough.org/
Holmes	http://www.qpublic.net/fl/holmes/	https://holmescountyfla.com/departments/buildingplanningzoning/
Indian River	www.ircpa.org/	irccdd.com/Planning_Division/Index.htm
Jackson	www.qpublic.net/fl/jackson/	https://jacksoncountyor.org/ds/Planning/Home
Jefferson	http://jeffersonpa.net/	www.jeffersoncountyfl.gov/p/county-departments/planning
Lafayette	http://www.lafayettepa.com/	http://www.lafayettecountyfl.net/building-dept.html
Lake	https://www.lakecopropappr.com/	https://www.lakecountyfl.gov/offices/planning_and_zoning/
Lee	http://leepa.org	http://www.leegov.com/dcd/BldPermitServ
Leon	www.leonpa.org/pt/Search/Disclaimer.aspx?FromUrl=../search/commonsearch.aspx?mode=combined	http://www.talgov.com/place/planning.aspx
Levy	www.qpublic.net/fl/levy	https://www.countyoffice.org/levy-county-building-department-and-permits-bronson-fl-3cc/
Liberty	http://www.qpublic.net/fl/liberty/	libertybocc.com/3-2/building-and-zoning/
Madison	http://madisonpa.com/	https://madisoncountyfl.com/planning-zoning/
Manatee	http://www.manateepao.com/dnn	https://www.mymanatee.org/departments/building___development_services
Marion	https://www.pa.marion.fl.us/	www.marioncountyfl.org/departments-agencies/departments-a-n/growth-services/planning/
Martin	https://www.pa.martin.fl.us/	https://www.martin.fl.us/government/departments/growth-management-department/comprehensive-planning
Miami-Dade	www.miamidade.gov/pa/	http://www.miamidade.gov/planning/
Monroe	http://mcpafl.org/	www.monroecounty-fl.gov/178/Planning-Environmental-Resources
Nassau	http://nassauflpa.com/	http://www.nassaucountyfl.com/127/Planning-Zoning-Board
Okaloosa	http://www.okaloosapa.com/	www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/gm/building/permitting
Okeechobee	okeechobeepa.com/	www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/departments/community-development/planning-and-zoning
Orange	http://www.ocpafl.org/	orangecountyfl.net/PlanningDevelopment.aspx#.WzELBPZFw2w
Osceola	http://www.property-appraiser.org/	http://www.osceola.org/agencies-departments/community-development/offices/planning-office/
Palm Beach	http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/PAPA/index.htm	http://discover.pbcgov.org/pzb/Pages/default.aspx
Pasco	http://pascopa.com/	http://www.pascocountyfl.net/260/Planning-Development
Pinellas	http://www.pcpao.org/	http://www.pinellascounty.org/Plan/default.htm
Polk	http://www.polkpa.org/Default.aspx	https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/…/divisions/planning-development
Putnam	pa.putnam-fl.com/	http://pds.putnam-fl.com/
Santa Rosa	http://www.srcpa.org/	http://www.santarosa.fl.gov/development-building/index.cfm?Menu=9
Sarasota	http://www.sc-pa.com/home	https://www.scgov.net/government/departments/planning-and-development-services
Seminole	http://www.scpafl.org/	http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/development-services/planning-development/
St. Johns	https://www.sjcpa.us/	http://www.co.st-johns.fl.us/Operations/PlanningAndZoning.aspx
St. Lucie	www.paslc.org	stlucieco.gov/departments-services/a-z/planning-and-development-services
Sumter	http://sumterpa.com/	http://sumtercountyfl.gov/77/Building-Services
Suwannee	http://g2.suwanneepa.com/	http://suwcounty.org/county/
Taylor	www.taylorcountypa.com/	www.taylorcountygov.com/departments/building_planning/index.php
Union	union.floridapa.com	http://www.unioncounty-fl.gov/
Volusia	http://vcpa.vcgov.org/index.html	https://www.volusia.org/services/growth-and-resource-management/planning-and-development/
Wakulla	www.qpublic.net/fl/wakullapa	www.mywakulla.com/departments/planning_and_zoning/index.php
Walton	waltonpa.com/	https://www.co.walton.fl.us/433/Planning-and-Development
Washington	www.qpublic.net/fl/washington/	www.washingtonfl.com/?PN=Contact

Additional Information

Hernando County

Hernando County Property Appraiser – Search for properties with Subsidence/Sinkhole issues in Hernando County, FL

Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County Property Appraiser – Search for Subsidence/Sinkhole in Hillsborough County, FL

Sinkhole Reports on http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org – A list of Sinkhole reports in PDF format

Hillsborough County General Permit Search 

Lake County

Lake County Property Appraiser  – Their database does not indicate whether there is a sinkhole issue or not. Their sales records (Excel files) contain sinkhole information.

Manatee County

Manatee County Property Appraiser – According to the office, there is no reported sinkhole property in their database. Their database also does not indicate sinkhole / subsidence issue in the property profile.

Pasco County

Pasco County Property Appraiser – Search for properties with Subsidence/Sinkhole issues in Pasco County, FL

Pasco County Permit Search – Search for permits issued for Ground Settlement

Pinellas County

Pinellas County Property Appraiser – Their database indicates if a subsidence permit is associated with a property or not. The property profile shows the subsidence permit if there is one.

Polk County

Polk County Property Appraiser – Advanced search database by using the “Sinkhole” related code found in this page.

Seminole County

Seminole County Property Appraiser – Use their map search to find the property. The property profile does indicate sinkhole issue if there was one.

Sarasota County

Sarasota County Property Appraiser – According to the office, there is no reported sinkhole property in their database. Their database also does not indicate sinkhole / subsidence issue in the property profile. Use their map search function to search for properties, which is more user friendly than the basic search.