Panama City Beach seawall guides.
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Look up your property records

Most seawall and bulkhead questions start with the parcel record. These official tools are free to search:

• Bay County Property Appraiser: property search on qPublic, with a beach office at 301 Richard Jackson Blvd. Bay County Property Appraiser
• Gulf County Property Appraiser: property search and tax estimator on Beacon. Gulf County Property Appraiser
• Bay County Clerk: Official Records recorded since January 1, 1987, searchable by party, date and document type. Bay County Clerk
• Gulf County Clerk: deeds, liens, mortgages and plats through the statewide myfloridacounty.com search. Gulf County Clerk

Flood maps and tide stations are on the resources page.

Find permit history by jurisdiction

Permit records sit with the office that issued them. Check the tax district on the property appraiser record first; Panama City Beach parcels show Tax Area 13. Panama City Beach jurisdiction check

• Unincorporated Bay County: the county portal's Permit Search, by address or parcel number. Bay County Permit Search
• Panama City Beach: ask the city Building Department at buildingdepartment@pcbfl.gov. Panama City Beach Building Department
• Gulf County: a public records request from the Building Department page, with a CitizenServe permit portal announced for November 9. Gulf County permit history Gulf County CitizenServe notice