Environmental Permitting
Beach Cleanup and Repairs
For beach cleanup and repair information related to hurricanes Ian and Nicole, please visit volusia.org/beachcleanup
Wetlands Gopher tortoise Class II Trees
Our mission: To balance the needs of private property owners with the public's desire for preservation and protection of Volusia County's natural resources, and to provide excellent customer service.
Our responsibility: To administer and enforce the county's environmental ordinances, including the tree, wetland, Class II, and gopher tortoise ordinances. We also help people coordinate with state and federal agencies for protected species permitting.
For routine environmental permitting questions or to report a potential environmental violation, please contact our Environmental Permitting Information Technician at 386-736-5927, ext. 12093, or enviropermit@volusia.org.
Environmental Permitting Tracker is an interactive map that shows environmental permits.
GRM Interactive Map is an interactive map that shows environmental data, such as: soils, vegetation, gopher tortoise overlay, Florida scrub jay overlay, Class II overlay, conservation easements, bald eagle nest, National Wetlands Inventory maps, and St. Johns River Water Management District wetland maps.
Connect Live (Online Permitting) is the county’s online permit, development, and contractor information service for growth management information. Anyone can research permits, developments, and contractor licenses or submit a complaint about potential code violations. Registered users can also check the status of their applications, make payments, schedule inspections, and submit a variety of applications online.
**Notice: As of January 1, 2021 a tree survey will be required for all residential tree removal permits. Please see the Residential Tree Surveys memo for the specific requirements.
**Notice: As of January 1, 2021 the Acceptable Tree Replacement List will be amended to contain only Florida native species. Replacement stock shall be of like species removed or planted according to the particular habitat type. Nonnative species will not be accepted as replacement on any permit applied for beginning January 1, 2021.
Acceptable Tree Replacement list [PDF]
Consultant list [PDF]
Habitat Planting Guidelines [PDF]
Links of Interest [PDF]
