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Fort Myers, FL building permits

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

8,509 building permits were issued in Fort Myers from October 2024 to September 2026, about 4,254 a year. Remodel and repair permits lead with 2,059, then HVAC (1,676) and roofing (1,343). 100% were for homes. The city's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't rank, compare or profile firms here: these pages show what was built, where, when and how fast the city signed it off.

8,509permits issued
4,254a year
100%for homes
96%finished (Oct 2024–Sep 2025 permits)
44days, usual issue to final
Sep 2026records through

What gets built here

Remodels & repairs

2,059permits
854last 12 mo
53days to final

HVAC

1,676permits
839last 12 mo
21days to final

Roofing

1,343permits
347last 12 mo
56days to final

Plumbing

775permits
237last 12 mo
18days to final

New homes

641permits
397last 12 mo
209days to final

Electrical

533permits
224last 12 mo
34days to final

Fences & walls

411permits
189last 12 mo
36days to final

Garages, sheds & shade structures

372permits
176last 12 mo
62days to final

Solar

231permits
125last 12 mo
38days to final

What this page can and can't show

  • ✓Permits the city issued, by kind of work, month and ZIP code.
  • ✓How long a permit takes from issue to the city's final inspection.
  • ✓Which permits finished, are still open or expired.
  • Who did the work. The city's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't rank, compare or profile firms here.
  • What the job cost. The file carries no job value.
  • Street addresses or owners. We publish counts and permit rows without them.

Permits the City of Fort Myers issues for one- and two-family homes inside city limits: re-roofs, air-conditioner change-outs, plumbing, electrical, solar, windows, doors and shutters, pools, fences, screen enclosures and new houses. Commercial and multi-family permits, signs, events and right-of-way work are not counted. Unincorporated Lee County, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and Estero run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

Hiring someone here?

The permit file can't tell you who does good work. Ask for the contractor's license number and look it up at the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, then ask the city whether they pulled the permit for your job.

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Permits by kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, every kind of work with 100 or more. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026. Homes is the share issued as residential permits.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Remodels & repairs2,05924%854
HVAC1,67620%839
Roofing1,34316%347
Plumbing7759%237
New homes6418%397
Electrical5336%224
Fences & walls4115%189
Garages, sheds & shade structures3724%176
Solar2313%125
Pools & spas1652%84
Demolition1482%85

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: additions (93), other (62).

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Fort Myers permit statistics →How long permits take in Fort Myers →Fort Myers permits by ZIP code →Fort Myers building permit search: how to look up permits on an address →

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Guides for Fort Myers

Local permit rules and lookups, each with Fort Myers's own permit numbers.

Nearby permit data

Permit data for other places in Southwest Florida. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Fort Myers, EnerGov Citizen Self Service public permit search, read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits the City of Fort Myers issues for one- and two-family homes inside city limits: re-roofs, air-conditioner change-outs, plumbing, electrical, solar, windows, doors and shutters, pools, fences, screen enclosures and new houses. Commercial and multi-family permits, signs, events and right-of-way work are not counted. Unincorporated Lee County, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and Estero run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The city's public permit search shows no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Fort Myers.
  • The search results carry no job value, so we show no costs.
  • A final date is the day the city finaled the permit. Permits the city marks Closed count as finished but add no days.
  • These rows come from the city's public permit search, which the city's website terms describe as public information that is generally available to copy or distribute.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Fort Myers, FL building permits", https://contractorrecords.com/fort-myers/, data through September 2026, from the City of Fort Myers Community Development Department building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · Browse the permits · Permits each month.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits in the last 12 months.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Fort Myers issue a year?About 4,254 a year in Fort Myers: 8,509 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 3,622 of them in the last 12 months. That counts the permits the city issued, all for homes, not denied or withdrawn applications.
  • Can I find a contractor's permits in Fort Myers?Not from this file: the city publishes its permits without the contractor's name, so we can't list or rank firms. Check a license at the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation and ask the contractor for the permit number of a past job.
  • What do people build most in Fort Myers?Remodels & repairs: 2,059 of the 8,509 permits (24%), then HVAC (1,676), roofing (1,343), October 2024 through September 2026.
  • How long does a building permit take in Fort Myers?The usual permit took 44 days from issue to the city's final (middle half: 19 to 114 days), from 4,674 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final. Each kind of work →
  • How do I look up a building permit in Fort Myers?Filter the permit list on this page by month, kind of work and ZIP code to see what was issued. For one property's permits, search the city's own records by address or permit number; we don't publish addresses. How to look up a permit in Fort Myers →
  • How many permits were issued in Fort Myers last month?319 in September 2026, the last full month on file; 3,622 over the last 12 months.

Browse the permits

Browse 8,509 permits

Every permit in the file issued October 2024 through September 2026, newest first. Pick a month, a kind of work, a ZIP code or a status. Each row is one permit: no street address, no names.

The list loads as you reach it (8,509 permits).

IssuedKind of workCity permit typeStatusZIP

Permits each month, the last 12 months

Permits issued each month and the kind of work with the most. A month opens its permits in the list above.

MonthPermitsTop kind of work
Sep 2026319HVAC (81)
Aug 2026318HVAC (89)
Jul 2026343Remodels & repairs (87)
Jun 2026309HVAC (89)
May 2026295HVAC (88)
Apr 2026317Remodels & repairs (112)
Mar 2026294Remodels & repairs (78)
Feb 2026273Remodels & repairs (55)
Jan 2026250HVAC (60)
Dec 2025268HVAC (56)
Nov 2025266Remodels & repairs (56)
Oct 2025370HVAC (76)

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