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ATTENTION: The City of St Petersburg’s temporary two-year fee reduction of 25% for permits is set to expire on July 1, 2024, when all permit fees will revert back to the standard fee schedule.
As St. Pete continues to attract and retain more business and residents, the city grows and builds to accommodate them. The Construction Services and Permitting Division works to facilitate the development process, partnering with citizens and customers to ensure their projects meet minimum code standards.
The process for building in St. Pete includes the administration work required to ensure buildings are safe and suitable for the city.
The following checklists and guides assist builders in beginning their construction project plan and list the necessary elements required to make sure the plan is reviewed and approved.
Once the plans are ready to be submitted, complete a building permit application form and any other applicable forms to submit with your plans.
Preliminary Plan Review is an optional service for design professionals to discuss a project before plans are submitted for review offered at a nominal fee. Contact Lisa Butler at 727-893-4120 or email lisa.butler@stpete.org for more information.
Effective November 1, 2023, all requests for electronic plan review will be handled through the online portal at Building & Permitting and no longer require a preliminary prescreen by staff through email. This change will streamline the submittal process and provide customers with an application number immediately. Fire Alarm and Fire Sprinkler permits should only be submitted online if they are not part of a larger project or under a general contractor permit. If unsure, please email or call us.
Applicants will have ten (10) business days to complete their upload and/or address any comments found during the initial submittal to correct the permit application and electronic submittal. Failure to correct the application within 10 business days will result in a denial of the application and the workflow will be terminated. To reactivate, the applicant will need to contact ePlan review staff.
Checklists specific to each project type are online at Building Permits and include what is required for a successful electronic submittal. User help guides are also accessible at the same link.
Our eplanreview@stpete.org mailbox will still be available for any questions or for those applicants who are new to the process and would like a quick prescreen before submitting online. Our ePlan review helpline will also be available at (727)893-7230 for additional assistance.
Our Affordable Housing Liaison will track all Certified Affordable Housing projects and support the applications through the development review process, please email AFHpermits@stpete.org for more information.
Difficulty scheduling an inspection could be due to an unknown license status. Confirm PCCLB contractor license status is up-to-date. Call 727-893-7231 to update a license status. Printable instructions for scheduling inspections.
A Certificate of Occupancy (CO) is needed for New Construction, change in Single Family Residential, Change of Use, Tenant Build Out where no CO was issued, remodeling condemned buildings, fire damage where occupants were vacated during reconstruction, or combining units. Apply for Certificate of Occupancy once all final inspections have been approved. Research Certificates of Occupancy history for free in the property cards database .
A Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) is offered when a new construction project has a delay in the CO schedule that is not part of a life safety trade. Apply for Temporary Certificate of Occupancy when the minimum standard of a Partially Approved Final or approved status on a Partial Final inspection has been met on all major trades.
A Certificate of Completion (CC) is for any other construction project that does not require a CO and has been completed. A CC is only required for a shell of a building, otherwise, it is optional. Apply for Certificate of Completion once all final inspections have been approved.
Visit the National Flood Insurance Program website for Elevation Certificate and Instructions .
Use the link above to view elevation certificates from the City's records. A flood elevation certificate is an official FEMA approved document that identifies the elevation (height above sea level), the special flood hazard area, and required base flood elevation (BFE) based on the communities Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM's) in effect at the time of certification. The city’s records for elevation certificates are available from 1990 through present for new construction, substantial improvement projects and additions located in a flood hazard area. View instructions for viewing elevation certificates. Find more flooding information on the Flooding page.
