City of St. Petersburg permits: status, inspections and expiration
- Permit portal
- Click2Gov
- Run by
- City of St. Petersburg Construction Services and Permitting
- Phone
- (727) 893-7231; ePlan help desk (727) 893-7230
- Official page
- stpete.org
Which permits does the City of St. Petersburg issue?
The City of St. Petersburg permits work inside city limits. Gulfport, South Pasadena, St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island and Kenneth City are separate cities with their own permits, and unincorporated areas such as Lealman are permitted by Pinellas County.
How to check a permit's status
In Click2Gov you can look up a permit, check plan-review comments and inspection results, and see a permit's history without an account. Contractors who create an account can also see their permit history for the past 10 years.
Inspections
Inspections can be scheduled and cancelled in Click2Gov without an account, and results appear on the permit.
Keeping a permit from expiring
Under the Florida Building Code (section 105.4.1), a permit becomes invalid if work doesn't start within six months of issuance, or if work stops for six months after it starts. Work counts as in progress when the permit has an approved inspection within 180 days (section 105.4.1.3). A failed or cancelled inspection doesn't reset the clock.
If the city's record shows an expiration date, that date is the one that counts. Check it after every inspection rather than counting days yourself, and ask the City of St. Petersburg Construction Services and Permitting about an extension before the date passes, not after.
This guide is general information for contractors, not legal advice. Procedures change; confirm with the City of St. Petersburg Construction Services and Permitting.
See every St. Petersburg permit on one list
PermitGlance finds your St. Petersburg permits in the city's public search by your company name, so there's no login to connect, and keeps their status and inspections current. It warns you before a permit expires and tells you when an inspection fails, alongside your permits in the 16 other jurisdictions we cover. It only reads; it never changes anything on your city account.