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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 the communities of Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Belleair Shore, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Oldsmar and Safety Harbor. The department also reviews land development applications in accordance with the County’s Land Development Code.

Quick Facts

  • 98,955 phone calls received and processed by BDRS in fiscal year 2023 (an average of 400 calls every business day)
  • More than $781 million in permitted construction invested into the Pinellas County economy and region at large in fiscal year 2023
  • More than 70,000 next-day building inspections performed in fiscal year 2023

Accomplishments

  •  More than 26,000 building permits issued in fiscal year 2023. 72% of permits were issued same day or next-day
  • Ensuring sustainable building in the County’s floodplain contributed to the County’s Class 2 rating in the National Flood Insurance Program, which will save property owners and renters 40% on flood insurance premiums starting in 2024
  • More than 2,500 new code enforcement cases “brought into compliance” in fiscal year 2023 (82% of total cases) without need to advance fines, liens and/or Special Magistrate proceedings”

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September 8, 2023

Permits for RVs or other temporary shelter for unincorporated Pinellas during repairs

Residents of unincorporated Pinellas County whose home was damaged and made uninhabitable because of Hurricane Idalia may apply to place a temporary shelter on their property until their primary home can be repaired or replaced.

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