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No Permit Required
The examples provided are only some of the exempted projects which are listed in various code books. Not all exempted projects have been included. Contact the Building Development Division at 727-369-5647 for additional information.
The following list indicates when a permit is not required:
- Interior of Structures
- Exterior of Structures
- Plumbing & Water Supplies
- Heating & Air Conditioning
- Electrical
- Sites / Landscaping
- Appliance - Replacement other than gas
- Cabinets Kitchen / Bath - Repair, replace or new
- Door - Replace assembly, including jambs
- Flooring - Carpet, vinyl, wood or ceramic tile
- Painting - Interior
- Walls - Portable or temporary without electric or plumbing
- Awnings - Residential
- Burglar Bars - Replace or new
- Door - Replace assembly, including jambs
- Garage Doors - Replacement
- Gutters
- Hurricane Shutters - One- / two-story structure and no electric
- Painting - Exterior
- Roof - Repair if the value of work is less than $500
- Screen Room - Replace screening only
- Siding - Repair small area less than 100 square feet
- Soffit or Fascia - Not including structural repairs
- Stucco
- Window Glass - Replacement
- Window - Repair or replace if the value of work is less than $500
- Faucet - Reinstall sink faucet in same location (does not include tub or shower faucet)
- Hose Bib - Replace
- Ice Maker Line - Replace or new
- Sink - Reinstall in same location
- Water Closet - Reinstall in same location
- Water Heater - Repair, no replacing of pipes
- Wells - (SWFWMD permit may be required)
- Heating - Install window unit in existing opening
- Heating - Repair if the value of work is less than $500
- Alarms - Low voltage phone lines, computer lines, plug in alarm systems and lighting
- Ceiling Fan - Replacement of existing
- Light Fixture - Replacement of existing
- Outlet or Switch - Replacement of existing
- Arbors / Trellises - New or replacement, but not allowed in building setbacks
- Driveway - Recoat / seal asphalt
- Fence - Repair or replace permitted fence less than 25 feet
- Filling in of Lot - Less than 5 cubic yards of fill with no change in existing drainage
- Flag Poles - Residential
- Grubbing/digging - Removal of nuisance exotic vegetation (Building Development inspection required)
- Landscaping - Residential
- Laundry Poles
- Parking Lots - Recoat/seal and re-striping same as originally approved
- Playground Equipment - Kids' play structures such as swings, playhouses or basketball hoops
- Pool or Spa Equipment - Repair if the value of work is less than $500
- Spa - Portable with approved electric and fencing
- Sprinklers - Install landscaping sprinklers (cannot hook into public water supply; must have own well or reclaimed water)
- Tents - Residential
- Tree - Removal or relocation of non-protected species