Hotline Contacts

For general Accela questions, please call 311 or 941-861-5000. 

For additional assistance related to a specific issue, please contact one of the teams below: 

• Building General and Permitting – building@scgov.net
• Building Licensing – licensing@scgov.net
• Building Inspections Hotline - 941-861-3271/941-861-3273 or INSPhotline@scgov.net
• Building Permit Records Request - permitrecords@scgov.net
• Building Enforcement – ula@scgov.net
• Code Enforcement – ceadmin@scgov.net
• Environmental Permitting – 941-861-0673 or environmental@scgov.net
• Impact Fees – impactfees@scgov.net
• Land Development – landdev@scgov.net
• Planning – 941-861-5244 or planner@scgov.net
• Zoning –941-356-6516 (North County) or 941-356-7067 (South County) zoning@scgov.net

Email us at scgaccela@scgov.net for any general Accela questions. 

Building Inspector contact list.

Planning and Development Services

• Building
• Licenses
• Code Enforcement
• Environmental Protection
• Land Development (Culverts, Over Dimensions,  Right of Way, Small Cell)
• Planning and Zoning

Emergency Services

• Fire

Public Utilities

• Public Utilities

Public Works

• Public Works

Additional Information

Hours of Operation

Online applications can be submitted 24/7.

Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Permit Centers

The Permit Centers are open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Note: closed at 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

• Sarasota County Operations Center: 1001 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34240
• R.L. Anderson Administration Center: 4000 S Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL 34293

Planning

Please visit the Sarasota Operations Center at 1001 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34240 for planning-related services (examples: rezones/special exception petitions).

If you need additional assistance, an appointment with Planning, Zoning, or Impact Fees can be scheduled here.