Permit Help in Ocean Ridge
If your property is inside the Town of Ocean Ridge, building permits are issued by the Town Building Department — not by Palm Beach County and not by Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes, or Gulf Stream. An Ocean Ridge 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 Ocean Ridge properties. We do not issue or approve permits. The Town’s building official decides those outcomes.
Which office reviews an Ocean Ridge property?
Building and Zoning handles permitting and building-services questions for work in the Town. Town Hall is at 6450 N Ocean Boulevard, Ocean Ridge, FL 33435. The Building Department email is permit@oceanridge.gov. The main number is (561) 732-2635. Posted office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Planning and zoning, land-development, right-of-way, or dune work, when it applies, is a separate Town path from the building permit. Association or condominium approval, when a property requires it, is separate from the Town permit and remains the client’s responsibility. The Town also posts building-safety inspection information separately from a new permit application.
How Ocean Ridge applications are submitted
All permit applications must be submitted through the Town’s BS&A Online portal. The Town’s posted portal home is https://bsaonline.com/Home/MunicipalityHome?uid=3051. Applications, checklists, and contractor forms are posted at https://www.oceanridge.gov/departments/building_zoning/permits.php. Use only the current forms from that page and review the matching checklist before you upload. Incomplete applications are not reviewed.
Beginning July 1, 2026, the Town requires the Universal County-Wide/Municipal Building Permit Application Form for applicable submissions. The application must be signed and notarized by the property owner and the contractor. Current Town contractor registration is required, including for subcontractors when they apply. Because the entire Town is in a flood hazard area, the Town states that a permit may still be required for qualifying work that might be treated as a low-value exemption elsewhere. Confirm with the Building Department before starting work.
For additions, demolitions, new homes, exterior remodels, and residential alterations, a mandatory pre-construction meeting must be completed before work begins. No work may begin until that meeting is done, the permit has been issued, and the required documents are posted at the jobsite. Certificate-of-occupancy paperwork and revisions are also filed in BS&A Online. Change-of-contractor, change-of-permit-status, and some completion-certificate requests are emailed to permit@oceanridge.gov with the Town’s posted forms.
A Town of Ocean Ridge BS&A 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 an Ocean Ridge property in a neighboring town’s portal or in the Highland Beach MGO system used for Gulf Stream.
How Permit Busters can help
Permit expediting. Share the Ocean Ridge address, confirmation that the property is inside the Town, the scope of work, and whether a BS&A record already exists. We can help prepare the posted application forms, organize 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 Ocean Ridge notice is not the same as a Palm Beach County notice or a notice from Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes, or Gulf Stream. 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 posts a change-of-permit-status form and related close-out forms, and it accepts some of those requests by email. If a sale or refinance turned up an open or expired Ocean Ridge 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 Ocean Ridge
Homeowners, businesses, and real estate professionals often need help with renovations, windows and doors, roofing, fences, driveways, or with an open permit found during a sale, including on properties that may also need a pre-construction meeting.
Questions specific to Ocean Ridge
Who issues the permit?
The Town of Ocean Ridge Building Department issues its own permits. Do not file a town-limit property in the Palm Beach County system or in a neighboring town’s portal.
How do I file?
Submit the application through BS&A Online at https://bsaonline.com/Home/MunicipalityHome?uid=3051. Use the current forms and checklists at https://www.oceanridge.gov/departments/building_zoning/permits.php, including the universal countywide/municipal application the Town now requires. Email change-of-contractor or change-of-permit-status requests to permit@oceanridge.gov.
What should I gather before a consultation?
The property address, confirmation that it is inside the Town of Ocean Ridge, a short description of the work or the notice, any permit or case number, and copies of plans or inspection history if you have them.
Ready to talk through an Ocean Ridge 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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