Permit Help in South Palm Beach
If your property is inside the Town of South Palm Beach, building permits are issued by the Town Building Department — not by Palm Beach County and not by the Town of Palm Beach, Palm Beach Shores, or Lantana. A South Palm Beach mailing address can still sit outside town limits. Confirm the issuing office before anyone applies.
Permit Busters, LLC helps homeowners, business owners, real estate professionals, and contractors with permit expediting, code-violation resolution, and open or expired permit questions on South Palm Beach properties. We do not issue or approve permits. The Town’s building official decides those outcomes.
Which office reviews a South Palm Beach property?
The Town Building Department handles building permits and inspections for work in Town. The Town contracts building services through Hy-Byrd Inspections; that contract does not make the permit a County permit. The office is at 3577 South Ocean Boulevard, South Palm Beach, FL 33480. The department number is (561) 588-8889, option 1, and the email is permits@southpalmbeach.com. Posted Building Department hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Town Hall hours are posted separately as 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Association or condominium approval, when a property requires it, is separate from the Town permit and remains the client’s responsibility. The Town also requires the master permit application to be signed by the homeowner, the contractor, and the association representative or authorized designee.
How South Palm Beach applications are submitted
The Town uses the My Government Online (MGO) platform to submit permits and schedule inspections. Create an account and select the Town of South Palm Beach as the jurisdiction — not Palm Beach County. The Town’s posted customer portal is https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal. There is no in-person alternative for submitting the application; the Town will help a first-time user create a profile. Plans have to be digitized and uploaded in MGO.
The Town does not accept the countywide building-permit application. Upload each supporting document separately, except that plans may be scanned together. Permit information is posted at https://www.southpalmbeach.com/210/Permit-Information, and forms are at https://www.southpalmbeach.com/209/Building-Department-Forms. After plan review, print the approved documents and post them at the job site with the permit card.
A Town of South Palm Beach MGO filing is not a substitute for a Palm Beach County permit on an unincorporated parcel, and a County filing is not a substitute for the Town permit. Do not file a South Palm Beach property in the Town of Palm Beach, Palm Beach Shores, or Lantana systems.
How Permit Busters can help
Permit expediting. Share the South Palm Beach address, confirmation that the property is inside the Town, the scope of work, and whether an MGO record already exists. We can help prepare the Town application, organize the separate electronic uploads, and follow Town reviewer comments. Licensed contractors or eligible owner-builders still have to meet the Town’s applicant rules. Government fees are separate from our fee. Our fee is non-refundable once work begins.
Code-violation resolution. Read the agency named on the notice. A Town of South Palm Beach notice is not the same as a Palm Beach County notice or a notice from the Town of Palm Beach, Palm Beach Shores, or Lantana. If a hearing is involved, our help is document preparation only, not attorney work and not legal advice. Bring the notice, confirmation of the property town, and any related permit records.
Open or expired permits. Finished physical work is not the same as a closed permit. The Town states that permits with no file or inspection activity after six months may be found invalid or voidable by the building official. If a sale or refinance turned up an open or expired South Palm Beach record, gather the permit number, inspection history if you have it, and the question from your transaction team. Identifying a record and resolving it are separate steps. A consultation cannot guarantee a closing date.
Project types we often discuss in South Palm Beach
Homeowners, association boards, and real estate professionals often need help with unit renovations, windows and doors, roofing, or with an open permit found during a sale.
Questions specific to South Palm Beach
Who issues the permit?
The Town of South Palm Beach Building Department issues its own permits. Building services are contracted through Hy-Byrd Inspections; the permit is still a Town permit, not a Palm Beach County permit and not a Town of Palm Beach permit.
How do I file?
Apply in MGO at https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal and select the Town of South Palm Beach as the jurisdiction. Use the Town’s own application, not the countywide form. Upload documents separately and include the required association signature on a master permit. Building Department hours are 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 3577 South Ocean Boulevard, or call (561) 588-8889, option 1.
What should I gather before a consultation?
The property address, confirmation that it is inside the Town of South Palm Beach, a short description of the work or the notice, any permit or case number, association contacts if the building requires them, and copies of plans or inspection history if you have them.
Ready to talk through a South Palm Beach file? Book an appointment or call (954) 616-5823. Permit Busters, LLC · Lauderhill, FL 33351 · Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET.
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