Licensed contractors in Boca Raton
Boca Raton has a listing page for pool resurfacing and plumbing. Each page lists the businesses with a ZIP code inside the city whose listed license is active in the DBPR file dated October 19, 20261. Re-check any license on DBPR before you hire.
As of October 19, 2026
Last reviewed October 18, 2026 against the cited sources. A guide, not legal, tax or engineering advice.
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Listing pages for Boca Raton
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover Boca Raton, in Palm Beach County.
About Boca Raton
Boca Raton is in Palm Beach County.
102,238 people2 live in Boca Raton, by the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate.
Pool notes on file for Boca Raton
As of October 18, 2026
A short summary of the pool notes we have for Boca Raton: permits, tap water, watering rules and housing. The full list is on the pool resurfacing page.
Boca Raton's permit office is listed as Development Services, Building Administration3. Fee schedule entry for a pool permit: 100 USD (minimum building permit fee, first $500 of construction cost)4. The cited fee schedule lists a pool permit fee of 182 USD (maximum fee, one-time renewal of an expired permit)4. A pool permit fee on the schedule: 79 USD (re-inspection fee, each)4. Another permit detail on file: No charge for Palm Beach countywide business tax receipt holders4. Pool permit checklist, per the cited source: 1% deposit, $100 minimum3. A permit item the source calls out: Pool deck: up to 4 ft into front yard; 7 ft minimum from interior plot line5. From the cited permit material: No pool or any portion within an easement6. The permit source also lists this: Pool within 20 ft of a seawall: designed by a state-registered engineer6. Another permit detail on file: 25 ft from street property lines; 10 ft from interior property lines6. A permit item the source calls out: Attached screen enclosure not counted as accessory building for lot coverage6. From the cited permit material: Triple fee for work done before permit issuance4.
Utility note: 2/3 membrane softening; 1/3 lime softening7. Water source, per the cited report: Biscayne Aquifer (groundwater)8. The cited report gives a hardness range, not an average; our arithmetic puts the midpoint at 72.5 mg/L as CaCO39. The water's pH is listed at 8.0 - 8.5 pH units9.
In the source cited for the South Florida Water Management District: No active water shortage order; year-round rule applies10. Watering rule or notice in the cited source: 3 days a week; 4 p.m. to 10 a.m.11.
The median home in Boca Raton was built in 198312. Detached single-family houses in Boca Raton: 41.7 percent of housing units12.
Boca Raton: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool permits in Boca Raton go through the city's Development Services Department, Building Administration, at 200 NW 2nd Avenue. The city's swimming pool permit checklist is issued by that office. | Development Services, Building Administration | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Boca Raton's user fee schedule charges a minimum building permit fee of $100 on the first $500 of construction cost for additions, alterations and repairs. The list for that category includes resurfacing and swimming pools. | 100 USD (minimum building permit fee, first $500 of construction cost) | [4] 2026 |
| Boca Raton's user fee schedule lists a one-time renewal of an expired permit by the Building Official at the original permit fee or a maximum of $182.00. | 182 USD (maximum fee, one-time renewal of an expired permit) | [4] 2026 |
| Boca Raton charges a $79.00 re-inspection fee for each re-inspection caused by wrong address, faulty construction, work not ready at the time requested, or similar reasons. | 79 USD (re-inspection fee, each) | [4] 2026 |
| Boca Raton's user fee schedule lists contractor registration with the city as free for Palm Beach countywide business tax receipt holders, and voluntary registration for new contractors as no charge. | No charge for Palm Beach countywide business tax receipt holders | [4] 2026 |
| Boca Raton's pool permit checklist asks for an initial deposit of 1% of the contract value, with a $100 minimum on the first $500. It also lists a Swimming Pool Safety Act form among the required forms. | 1% deposit, $100 minimum | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Boca Raton's zoning code lets uncovered pool decks extend not more than 4 feet into a required front yard, and no closer than 7 feet to an interior plot line, unless another provision applies. | Pool deck: up to 4 ft into front yard; 7 ft minimum from interior plot line | [5] May 11, 2026 |
| Boca Raton's zoning code says no pool or any part of a pool may be built within an easement. | No pool or any portion within an easement | [6] May 11, 2026 |
| Where a Boca Raton pool is built within 20 feet of an existing seawall, the zoning code requires the pool to be designed by a state-registered engineer. | Pool within 20 ft of a seawall: designed by a state-registered engineer | [6] May 11, 2026 |
| Boca Raton's zoning code sets pool setbacks for subdivisions recorded after November 15, 1966: 25 feet from a property line fronting a street and 10 feet from an interior property line. | 25 ft from street property lines; 10 ft from interior property lines | [6] May 11, 2026 |
| Boca Raton's zoning code says a screen enclosure that is attached to the principal building is not counted as an accessory building for lot coverage. | Attached screen enclosure not counted as accessory building for lot coverage | [6] May 11, 2026 |
| For additions, alterations and repairs (a category that lists resurfacing and swimming pools), Boca Raton charges 1.60% of the estimated valuation above $500. The schedule says this includes plan check and sub-permit fees except fire. | 1.60% of valuation above $500 | [4] 2026 |
| Boca Raton's user fee schedule lists work done before a permit is issued at triple fee. | Triple fee for work done before permit issuance | [4] 2026 |
| Boca Raton's water treatment page says about two thirds of its water goes through a membrane softening process and one third through a lime softening process, and the treated water is then blended. | 2/3 membrane softening; 1/3 lime softening | [7] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Boca Raton's Utility Services page says the city's raw water supply is from the Biscayne Aquifer. | Biscayne Aquifer (groundwater) | [8] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Boca Raton's own utility (City of Boca Raton Utility Services Department) reports total hardness of 65 to 80 mg/L as CaCO3 (3.8 to 4.7 grains per gallon) in its 2025 Annual Water Quality Report. | 72.5 mg/L as CaCO3 | [9] 2025 |
| Boca Raton's 2025 Annual Water Quality Report lists the pH of its water as 8.0 to 8.5. | 8.0 - 8.5 pH units | [9] 2025 |
| The South Florida Water Management District lists no active water shortage order for Palm Beach County. Its only active order is for part of northeastern Cape Coral in Lee County, and the year-round landscape irrigation rule (Chapter 40E-24, F.A.C.) still applies. | No active water shortage order; year-round rule applies | [10] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Boca Raton's year-round watering rule limits landscape irrigation to three days a week, Saturday through Thursday, between 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. Which days apply depends on whether the address is odd or even. | 3 days a week; 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. | [11] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The median year homes in Boca Raton, FL were built is 1983 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 1983 | [12] 2020-2024 |
| About 41.7% of housing units in Boca Raton, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 20,509 of 49,128 units). | 41.7 percent of housing units | [12] 2020-2024 |
Services with a listing page in Boca Raton
County page and license guides
Boca Raton: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside Boca RatonOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 27 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Plumbing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside Boca RatonOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 54 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Population of Boca Raton (2024 estimate) | 102,238 people | [2] 2024 (estimate vintage) |
Near Boca Raton
- Deerfield Beach (4 mi)
- Delray Beach (6 mi)
Also close by: Highland Beach (4 mi), Hillsboro Pines (6 mi), Lighthouse Point (6 mi), Hillsboro Beach (7 mi).
Straight-line distances in miles from Census Gazetteer centroids. Nearby places come from our place registry.
Sources
- Florida DBPR licensee records, October 19, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2024 (estimate vintage)
- Permit Submittal Checklist: Swimming Pool (City of Boca Raton), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Boca Raton Municipal Facilities and Services User Fee Schedule, effective October 1, 2026 (City of Boca Raton), 2026
- Boca Raton Code of Ordinances, Chapter 28 Zoning, Sec. 28-1353 Other encroachments (Municode), May 11, 2026
- Boca Raton Code of Ordinances, Chapter 28 Zoning, Sec. 28-1579 Swimming pools; setback requirements, screen enclosures (Municode), May 11, 2026
- Water Treatment Process (City of Boca Raton Utility Services), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Water Supply and Treatment (City of Boca Raton Utility Services), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- 2025 Annual Water Quality Report (City of Boca Raton), 2025
- Landscape Watering Restrictions (SFWMD), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Water Conservation and Programs (City of Boca Raton), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: Boca Raton, FL, 2020-2024