City Building Permits

Lawtey, FL Building Permit Guide

How to apply for a building permit in Lawtey, Florida. Permit authority, application steps, fees, and inspection requirements.

Florida Bradford County Updated March 2026

Permit Authority

Lawtey has its own local zoning department. Bradford County's zoning page directs Lawtey zoning questions to Lawtey's local zoning department. Building permit authority is unclear from the reviewed public record; the city website suggests possible shared-service with Starke, but the county website does not expressly carve Lawtey out of county building jurisdiction.

Department
City of Lawtey Building and Zoning (via public records)
Address
2793 Lake Street, Lawtey, FL 32058
Phone
(904) 782-3454
Website
https://cityoflawtey.org/

Online Permit Portal

Open iWorQ Permit Portal (via City of Lawtey references)

Platform: iWorQ • Account required: Yes • Submission: Online or in-person

Application Process

  1. Confirm zoning with Lawtey. Bradford County's zoning page directs Lawtey zoning inquiries to Lawtey's local zoning department.
  2. For building permits, the reviewed official public materials are conflicting. The Lawtey site presents a Starke-style permitting workflow, including Starke contact channels, while the county site does not expressly say Lawtey is outside county building jurisdiction.
  3. The Lawtey page lists general permit, roofing permit, solar packet, residential checklist, Notice of Commencement, zoning forms, floodplain permit application, and permit/contractor/code portals, but applicants should treat it as a possible shared-service workflow rather than definitive proof of a standalone Lawtey permit office.
  4. Contact Lawtey directly at (904) 782-3454 or lharley@cityoflawtey.org to confirm the current building permit authority and process.

Source: City of Lawtey Building and Zoning (via public records)

General Requirements

Lawtey must enforce the Florida Building Code through whichever local enforcement arrangement it uses.

Building code
Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), effective December 31, 2023. Lawtey is in Bradford County, not in Miami-Dade or Broward, so High-Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements do not apply.

Fees

Payment note
No clean, Lawtey-specific fee schedule was located in the reviewed official materials.

Work That Does NOT Require a Permit

Contact the City of Lawtey Building and Zoning (via public records) to confirm whether your project requires a permit before starting work.

Inspections

How to Schedule

Inspection hours
The official Lawtey permit page, which appears copied from Starke, says inspections occur during morning hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and should be scheduled at least a day in advance.

Additional Resources

Information on this page was last verified: March 2026. Permit rules and fees change — confirm current requirements directly with the City of Lawtey Building and Zoning (via public records) before applying.

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