Licenses and Permits
Before fixing up your home or property, make sure you or your contractor have the necessary permits and licenses.
Always hire a licensed contractor. It’s the law.
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Building and Development Review Services Department
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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Contractor Licensing Department
The Contractor Licensing Department manages the business of the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board. We license contractors to ensure workers in the county have the skills required to perform their work, monitor contractors' liability and workers' compensation insurance to protect citizens and enforce Florida and County statutes and ordinances.
Learn MoreStorm Recovery Permitting
Goal Our goal is to help residents stay in their homes and businesses reopen as quickly as possible by streamlining the permitting......
Consumer Alert: PACE Program Solicitations
Pinellas County residents are advised that there has never been an authorized residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program in Pinellas County.......
Virtual Inspections
Save time using our new virtual inspection tool! Customers have the option to complete certain inspections virtually, without waiting for an in-person......
Living Shorelines Program
Protect Your Property & Help the Environment Living shorelines use natural elements such as oyster reefs, marsh grasses and mangroves to protect......
Check Building Permit Status Without a Contractor’s License
Residents without a contractor's license can use these instructions to check the status of building permits in the Pinellas County Access Portal....
Window / Door Replacement and/or Impact Shutter Permit Form and Layout Diagram
PDF form to apply for a permit to replace a window or door and/or install an impact shutter. A Layout Diagram that identifies and locates each replacement Window/Door or Shutter install must be provided with this Permit Form....
Pay a Fee in Pinellas County Access Portal
Step-by-step instructions to pay a fee in the Pinellas County Access Portal....
Searching for a Record with an Account in the Pinellas County Access Portal
Step-by-step instructions for how to search for a record with a Pinellas County Access Portal account....
Searching for a Record without an Account in Access Portal
Step-by-step instructions for how to search for a record without a Pinellas County Access Portal account....
Upload a Verification Document in Access Portal
Step-by-step instructions on how to upload a document attachment for verification in Pinellas County Access Portal....