Escambia County will close
facilities and programs to public in-person access to mitigate the spread of
COVID-19 effective Monday, March 23. Alternative ways to conduct business with
county departments:
Animal Services, Animal Shelter, 200 W. Fairfield Drive – By
Appointment Only
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Animal Services will continue to
handle emergencies and non-contact calls.
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Available by phone at 850-595-3076
or email at animalshelter@myescambia.com.
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Animal Services asks citizens
not to pick-up stray animals or bring them to the shelter. Contact Animal
Control at 850-595-0097 to report a stray animal.
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Animal Control will not be
accepting animals from the public until further notice.
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Adoptions and lost animal reclaims
can be made by appointment only. Please call 850-595-3076 to make
arrangements for these services. Please only request an adoption appointment if
you are truly interested in adopting an animal as the number of available
adoption appointments are limited.
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Citizens can go to www.petharbor.com
to look to see if their lost pet is at the shelter or to look for adoptable
animals.
Board of County Commissioners,
County Attorney and County Administration, 221 Palafox Place – Closed to Public
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Citizen’s
Information Center (850) 471-6600
Capital Improvement Projects,
Surveying, and Drainage Issues, Central Office Complex 3363 West Park
Place – Closed to Public
Community Centers – Closed to
Public
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Community Centers are closed
for all public programming.
Community
Redevelopment Agency, 221 Palafox Place – Closed to
Public
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No new appointments or walk-ins are
being accepted.
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For questions, please contact
850-595-3217 or email cra@myescambia.com
Development Services, Central
Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place – Closed to Public
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Available by phone at 850-554-8210.
For all planning related questions, please call Planning and Zoning at
850-595-3475
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For questions regarding zoning or
planning, please email zoninginfo@myescambia.com.
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Find land
use forms and applications here.
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View the county's GIS
online interactive zoning map.
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Use
the property search tool online to look up your address to find
information such as your county commission district, water franchise
jurisdiction, school zone, voting precinct, emergency management, hurricane
evacuation zone and more.
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View the county's land
development code.
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Fill out an online
address request form.
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Find information about Local
Mitigation Strategy here.
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Contact
information for the Planning Board, Development Review, and Board of Adjustment can
be found here.
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Site plan review process (DRC) or
for the issuance of Development Order, please contact Christina Smith, DRC
Coordinator at 554-3472; or Andrew Holmer, Division Manager at 554-2795.
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Land use approval and submitted
plans to BID, please contact Terry Williams at 595-3632.
Engineering and
Construction, Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place – Closed to
Public
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Services are available via email
and phone at Engineering@myescambia.com or
850-595-3440.
Escambia County Area
Transit, 1515 W. Fairfield Drive – Customer Service to remain Open
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ECAT administrative offices and lobby
will be closed to the public beginning Monday, March 23.
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ECAT Rosa L. Parks Transit
Complex and customer service will remain open and will adhere to the 6-feet
social distancing policy. Bus tickets are also available for purchase online
at www.GoECAT.com.
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In-person paratransit eligibility
interviews will be rescheduled or completed over the phone. Please call
the ECAT Mobility Clerk for assistance or to reschedule an interview at
850-595-3230.
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For additional information, please
call 850-595-3228 or visit www.GoECAT.com.
Extension Escambia County, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment – By
Appointment Only
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UF/IFAS Extension is open by
appointment only. The phone number for appointments 850-475-5230, ext. 3
for Extension Services, ext. 2 for the 4-H office or email shendrix@ufl.edu.
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Walk-in traffic is closed to the
main lobby at the Extension Services office and the Langley Bell 4-H Center
beginning Monday, March 23.
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Traditional services such as soil
samples, plant samples or identification are still available, but clientele is
encouraged to communicate by phone or computer as much as possible.
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Field visits will be limited and
must be considered essential at this time. Clientele are encouraged to call,
set up appointments and follow guidelines for visits from the agents.
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All volunteers associated with
Extension Services are asked to limit office visits and contact agents by phone
or email.
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Unless directed by Parks & Rec,
the walking track around Extension Services is still open to the public, we
highly encourage social distancing.
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ECUA yard debris bag pick up at
Extension Services has been suspended until further notice. Recycling and FOG
station remain available for use.
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Pesticide license testing for
limited and commercial pest control will not be available for administration
through our office until after April 30.
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4-H Livestock facility in Molino is
closed to the general public. Only essential authorized personnel are allowed
in the facility.
Neighborhood
Enterprise Division, 221 Palafox Place – Closed to
Public
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No new appointments or walk-ins are
being accepted.
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For questions, please contact
850-595-0022 or email ned@myescambia.com
Neighborhood & Human Services,
221 Palafox Place – Closed to Public
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For Indigent
Burial/Cremation Program questions, please call 850-595-3130 or
email humanassistance@myescambia.com.
Parks and Recreation office, 1651
East Nine Mile Road - Closed to Public
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Call 850-475-5220 for assistance.
Permitting and Inspections –
Building Services, Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place – Closed
to Public
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All walk-in permitting has
been suspended effective Monday, March 23, until further notice. Business will
still be conducted as usual using online accounts through mygovernmentonline.org and
submitting permits electronically. For all permit-related
questions, please call Building Services at 850-595-3550. Below are
a few helpful guidelines to follow while transitioning to online
permitting:
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Permit applications must be
submitted electronically using mygovernmentonline.org.
Guidelines for creating an account and submitting online are available through
the Escambia
County Building Services website. You may also call Building
Services at 850-595-3550 for help in creating an account. For all active
customer portal account questions, please call My Government Online at
866-957-3764.
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If the permit requires plan review,
two sets of stamped sealed paper copies are required to be submitted. Plans can
be dropped off in the drop boxes located at both the Central Office Complex and
Molino permitting locations. Please attach the application to the plans and
ensure that contact information is clearly displayed. If the plans are
too large to fit within the drop box, then you may make an appointment for drop
off. At the scheduled appointment, staff will meet you to receive the plans at
either location. To schedule an appointment for plans drop off, please call
850-595-4560.
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All documents such as notices of
commencement must be uploaded into the permit application through the online
portal or submitted with the plans.
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Contractor
registration, application for a new license (examination), and application
for reciprocity must be a complete package upon submission. to contractorlicense@myescambia.com. To
renew a license, please call 850-595-3550 and ask for licensing in order to
renew over the phone.
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All permits must be paid by credit
card and printed from your online account and posted on the job site prior to
commencement of work.
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Customers picking up paper plans
only must schedule an appointment by calling 850-595-1627 or 850-595-3587 and a
staff member will meet with you to provide the approved copy.
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Owner-builder permits will need to
be submitted online. The required owner-builder affidavit will need to be done
by appointment only, and a notary will meet you to notarize and witness the
signature per Florida Statutes. Please call 850-595-4560 for assistance.
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Permit extensions and requests for
renewals of expired permits must be submitted via email to buildinginspections@myescambia.com.
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Requests for certificates of
occupancy for permits issued prior to Nov. 5, 2019 should be made by phone to
850-595-3559 or email at buildinginspections@myescambia.com. Copies
of signed certificates of occupancy will be emailed out.
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Inspection requests for mygovernmentonline.org permits will need
to be scheduled either online through the customer portal, or via telephone
using the IVR system by dialing 866-957-3764 and choosing option 5.
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Inspections, where the inspector
has to enter an inhabited residence, will need to be completed via Facetime,
Skype, etc. All other inspections will be completed in the normal
fashion.
Purchasing, 213 Palafox Place
- Closed to Public
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Purchasing will
use Skype if needed for solicitations.
Road Department call center office, 1651 East
Nine Mile Road - Closed to Public
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Road Department Services for Stormwater, Mowing, Tree Trimming,
Streets and Sidewalks go to: Our
Services - Public Works
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Contact Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
850-494-5860. To report an issue of an immediate nature after business hours,
please call 850-937-2100
Transportation and Traffic, Central Office
Complex, 3363 West Park Place – Closed to Public
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Transportation and Traffic services are available via email or
phone at Traffic@myescambia.com or 850-595-3404.
Signals and Signs Maintenance and
Traffic Calming, Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place – Closed to
Public
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Signals and Signs
Maintenance and Traffic Calming services can be utilized online:
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Click
here to learn how to report a traffic signal problem.
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Click
here to report a road sign issue.
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Click
here to request new traffic calming measures.
Veterans Services, Central Office
Complex, 3363 West Park Place – Closed to Public
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For
telephone appointments, please call (850) 595-2409
Waste Services, Perdido Landfill
13009 Beulah Road and Oak Grove Convenience Center 745 County Road 99 – OPEN
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Waste
Services will be operating under normal conditions
West Florida Public Libraries –
Closed to Public
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All West
Florida Public Libraries locations are closed to the public
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Library patrons can take advantage
of online resources and ebooks at: https://mywfpl.com/borrow/ebooks and https://mywfpl.com/visit/children
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