Building Department

Please Note: The City of Lake Butler’s Building Department falls under the direction of the Union County Building Department.

Wilson Whiddon, Building Inspector
Union County Building Department
15 NE 1st Street

Lake Butler, FL 32054
Phone (386) 496-4241
Website

Melissa Hendrix, Mayor 
Kimberly Hayes, City Manager
City of Lake Butler, Florida

200 SW 1st Street
Lake Butler, Florida 32054
Phone: (386) 496-3401
Hours of Operation: M-F; 8am-5pm
[email protected]

Disclaimer: According to Florida Public Records Law, email correspondence to and from the City of Lake Butler, including email addresses and other personal information, is public record and must be made available to the public and media upon request, unless otherwise exempt by the Public Records Law. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

Building Department

Please complete your building permit application (see documents below) in its entirety to help ensure that your application is accepted. Every application must have (don’t leave blank) an email, contact name, current address, and current phone number listed on application. Any missing information will hinder the building permit application from being processed in a timely manner. If you have any questions about the application process please contact the Building Department at [email protected], Attention: Building Secretary, Denise Clemons or call 386-362-2009.

Helpful Links

The new 8th Edition of the Florida Building Codes becomes effective December 31, 2023.  All construction permitted on or after this date shall be required to comply with this set of new codes.  You may view the new codes by going to the link below. 

http://www.floridabuilding.org/bc/bc_default.aspx