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Building and Development Review Services provides building permits, building inspections and code reference for unincorporated Pinellas County and seven partner communities.
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- Mobile and Manufactured Home Substantial Damage Instructions
- Substantial Damage FAQs
- Pinellas County Substantial Damage Reassessment Instructions
- Substantial Damage Reassessment Application Instructions
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- Substantial Damage & Storm Permits
- Storm Recovery Permitting
- Storm repair requirements for condominiums, apartments and townhome buildings
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Building Permit Review Times & Activity
Get a clear, up-to-date view of how building permitting is performing across unincorporated Pinellas County and its six partner communities: Belleair Beach,......
County waives after-the-fact permit penalties to support storm recovery
Pinellas County is waiving penalty fees for after-the-fact building permits through Dec. 31, 2025, to help residents in unincorporated areas bring storm-damaged......
Short Term Rental/Certificate of Use: FAQs
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2023 Florida Building Code Emergency Escape and Rescue Openings
R310.1 Emergency escape and rescue opening required. Basements, habitable attics and every sleeping room shall have not less than one operable emergency escape and rescue......
Find County Ordinances
The Pinellas County Code of Ordinances is maintained by Municode and is available at https://library.municode.com/fl/pinellas_county/codes/code_of_ordinances...
County extends compliance deadline for storm-damaged properties
Pinellas County has extended its compliance deadline for property owners in unincorporated areas who received notice that their property was substantially damaged......
Pinellas County Commission adopts short-term-rental ordinance
New program for unincorporated County promotes owner accountability,guest safety, neighborhood preservation Pinellas County Commissioners on Tuesday evening adopted a short-term rental ordinance......
Mobile and Manufactured Home Substantial Damage Instructions
Mobile and manufactured homes assessed as substantially damaged must be restored to pre-damage condition regardless of whether the damage was caused by......
Unincorporated residents can view substantial damage letters online
As Pinellas County continues to press forward with initial substantial damage assessments, a new online tool allows unincorporated residents to download their......