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Residential Building Permit in St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Petersburg's Construction Services and Permitting Division issues building permits from the Municipal Services Center.

Reviewed 2026-09-23 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Repair, improvement or construction on your home — the city's instruction is to 'Get required permits before you or your contractor start repair, improvement, or construction on your home'

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Filing fee
Not published — contact the department

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Residential Building Permit permit actually take in St. Petersburg?

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Inspection process

    Tips

    • The forms page publishes a Permit Application, a Notice of Commencement and a Contractor Affidavit, but DOES NOT STATE WHICH ARE MANDATORY for a given job — ask the division which of them your project needs rather than assuming all or none.
    • The city publishes multimodal impact fees (MIFs) separately from the permit fee; the fees page states 'MIF rates are based on the land use type and size (number of dwelling units, square footage, etc.)' without printing rates.

    Frequently asked questions

    St. Petersburg requires a residential building permit for: Repair, improvement or construction on your home — the city's instruction is to 'Get required permits before you or your contractor start repair, improvement, or construction on your home'. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Construction Services and Permitting Division at 727-893-7111 before starting work.

    St. Petersburg does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Construction Services and Permitting Division at 727-893-7111 for current turnaround.

    Depending on your project, St. Petersburg may also ask for: Permit Application; Notice of Commencement; Contractor Affidavit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through Construction Services and Permitting Division at Municipal Services Center (MSC), One 4th St. N, St. Petersburg, FL. Phone: 727-893-7111. Office hours: The building permits page prints 'Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.' for the Municipal Services Center counter. It is recorded here as the counter's hours, which is how the page presents it.. Official information: https://www.stpete.org/business/building_permitting/building_permits.php.

    St. Petersburg, Florida has adopted: Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023) — adopted statewide under s. 553.73(6), Florida Statutes, without any act by the city.. Local amendments apply — see the St. Petersburg overview page for the full list.

    Sources & verification

    Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-09-23.

    Applications & forms

    Online permit portal

    Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the St. Petersburg building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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    This page covers what the permit requires. What we don't have for St. Petersburg yet is the record of permits actually issued — the history you'd search by street address. That is a gap in our coverage, not a statement about any particular property.

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