St. Lucie County, FL Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

" Code enforcement officers under the community development director enforce this: each day a violation continues can draw a separate citation (Sec. 10-99(a)). The adopted civil penalty schedule at Sec. 10-105 sets $150 for a first offense of proceeding without a permit and $300 for a repeat offense, and $75/$150 for letting a permit lapse mid-job. A cited party has ten days (excluding weekends and holidays) to either pay or request an administrative hearing before the contractor examining board (Sec. 10-100(e)). 00 per day per violation after weighing the gravity of the violation, corrective action taken, and prior violations (Sec.

10-101(m)). An unpaid order becomes a recorded lien against the violator's real and personal property, enforceable like a judgment, though it cannot be foreclosed against homestead property (Sec. 10-102(c)). Either side may appeal the board's decision by certiorari to the circuit court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit within 30 days (Sec. 10-103). Continuing work after a stop-work order posting is a separate, more heavily penalized offense under the same schedule ($250/$500).