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Escambia County Development Services, Planning and Zoning Division

In short

Escambia County Development Services, Planning and Zoning Division issues 3 permits we publish for Escambia County, last verified 2026-10-20. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Zoning Verification and Land Use Certificate (Unincorporated Escambia)only if it applies to youEscambia County Development Services, Planning and Zoning DivisionPer the Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule, October 2021: front counter fees — Zoning Verification (written) $30.00; Land Use Letter $110.00; Land Use Certificate, Commercial Site Renovation $95.00; Land Use Certificate, Commercial Site New Development $110.00. Development Review Committee fees — Site Plan, Major $2,550.00; Site Plan, Minor $1,025.00. Board of Adjustment fees — Conditional Use $1,530.00; Variance $515.00. The schedule states that all fees besides the front counter fees include the $5 technology fee, that a $5 technology fee is added to each land use permit issued, and that a 3% surcharge applies to credit card payments.per application; a verification or certificate applies to the site and use described2026-10-20
Alcoholic Beverage Zoning Compliance Confirmation (Unincorporated Escambia)only if it applies to youEscambia County Development Services, Planning and Zoning Division$85 per application (Site Inspection Alcohol, front counter fee, Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule, October 2021)one-time, per state alcoholic beverage license application for the location2026-10-20
Dog-Friendly Outdoor Dining Permit (Unincorporated Escambia)only if it applies to youEscambia County Development Services, Planning and Zoning DivisionThe permit is obtained through the county's site plan review process (LDC Sec. 4-7.3); a separate dog-friendly dining fee is not published in LDC Sec. 4-7.3 or the Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule, October 2021. Contact Planning and Zoning at 850-595-3475 for the charge that applies.continuing while the approved site conditions are maintained; the approval binds current and later owners2026-10-20

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Zoning Verification and Land Use Certificate (Unincorporated Escambia)

Land Development Code Sec. 2-2.2(a) states that "Verification of permitted land use is required to authorize any use or development of land regulated by the LDC", and Sec. 2-2.2(b) sends the application to the planning official. The section adds that verification documents whether an existing or proposed use conforms at the site but does not itself grant authorization to proceed. The fees above come from the "Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule, October 2021", which the Planning and Zoning Division's current page links with the words "To view a list of Planning and Zoning fees, click here"; it is dated October 2021 and is the schedule the county publishes today. The Planning and Zoning page warns of fraudulent emails demanding payment, and states that genuine invoices come from a county staff member with a myescambia.com address and are paid in person by cash or check or through the MyGovernmentOnline portal. These rules apply in unincorporated Escambia County. Planning and Zoning: 850-595-3475, zoninginfo@myescambia.com.

Alcoholic Beverage Zoning Compliance Confirmation (Unincorporated Escambia)

The state alcoholic beverage license is issued by DBPR's Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco; the county's part is a zoning check. Land Development Code Sec. 2-2.5 states that "Confirmation of alcoholic beverage zoning compliance is required by the State of Florida for licensing the sale or on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages" and that the application goes to the planning official. Under Sec. 4-7.5(a), regardless of zoning district, no vendor may sell alcoholic beverages for on- or off-premises consumption within 1,000 feet of a place of worship, child care facility or K-12 educational facility; the rule does not apply to 1APS (beer only) or 2APS (beer and wine only) licenses or to one-, two- or three-day ODP temporary permits. Sec. 4-7.5(b) measures the distance along the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian travel within public rights-of-way, entrance to entrance (or to the nearest point of a school's grounds), and Sec. 4-7.5(e) lets the Board of Adjustment approve a conditional use for sales within 1,000 feet of a place of worship or child care facility. The Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule, October 2021, linked from the Division's current page, lists the Site Inspection Alcohol front counter fee at $85.00 and a Board of Adjustment conditional use at $1,530.00. This applies in unincorporated Escambia County.

Dog-Friendly Outdoor Dining Permit (Unincorporated Escambia)

Land Development Code Sec. 4-7.3 lets public food service establishments licensed by DBPR's Division of Hotels and Restaurants allow patrons' dogs in designated outdoor areas, under the local exemption that F.S. Ch. 509 authorizes. Before allowing patrons' dogs, every establishment, new or existing, "shall obtain a permit for the accessory use from the county through the site plan review process." The application must give the establishment's name, location and mailing address, the applicant's contact details, a labeled, dimensioned and scaled diagram of the dog area with tables, chairs, entries, exits, fences and sign locations, the days and hours dogs will be allowed, the establishment's Division-issued license number, and scaled drawings of the required rule signs. The section requires waterless hand sanitizer at every table in the area, cleaning and sanitizing of tables and chairs between patrons, immediate cleanup of dog waste with a kit kept nearby, no dogs passing through indoor or non-designated areas (service animals and police dogs excepted), and posted signs stating the statutory rules, including leashes and no dogs on furniture. County code enforcement enforces the rules under Code Ch. 30, and the planning official reports approved permits to the state division at least annually. This applies in unincorporated Escambia County.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Escambia County
Phone
850-595-3475

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Escambia County Land Development Code, Ch. 2, Art. 2 – Verifications, Secs. 2-2.2 and 2-2.5 (Ord. No. 2015-12, Apr. 16, 2015)Escambia County, Florida, via Municode Library · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
  2. Escambia County Land Development Code, Ch. 4, Art. 7 – Supplemental Use Regulations, Secs. 4-7.3 and 4-7.5Escambia County, Florida, via Municode Library · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
  3. Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule, October 2021Escambia County Development Services, Planning and Zoning Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20
  4. Planning and ZoningEscambia County Development Services, Planning and Zoning Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-20

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