Pinellas County, FL Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

Engage in any activity requiring a permit without having obtained the appropriate permits under the applicable edition or version of the Florida Building Code, the Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (NFPA 58), the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code 101, or any other applicable construction-related code.(6)To advertise to the public in any publication, transmission, business card, pamphlet, telephone directory, or otherwise that he is a contractor, is qualified to engage in business as a contractor, or that he will perform work in a trade regulated by said statute or said Laws of Florida without being duly qualified to so act.(7)Submit an advertisement to any publisher for placement in any publication which is primarily circulated, displayed, distributed or marketed within the county, which advertisement identifies a contractor offering services regulated by said statute or said Laws of Florida as they may be amended from time to time, unless the advertisement included the name of the contractor or business and the certification number issued by the state or by the county to that contractor, pursuant to section 26-81 as it has been or may be amended.(8)Subcontract any work to any person, firm or business organization not holding an active certificate of competency for work involved in the subcontract. (Ord. No. 98-9, § 1, 1-6-98; Laws of Fla. Ch. 2002-350, § 1; Ord. No. 03-98, § 2, 12-2-03; Ord. No. 10-68, § 2, 12-14-10)