Licensed contractors in Delray Beach
Delray Beach has a listing page for pool resurfacing. 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 Delray Beach
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover Delray Beach, in Palm Beach County.
- Pool resurfacing: 10 businesses1, listed on the pool resurfacing page.
About Delray Beach
Delray Beach is in Palm Beach County.
70,140 people2 live in Delray Beach, by the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate.
Pool notes on file for Delray Beach
As of October 18, 2026
A short summary of the pool notes we have for Delray Beach: permits, watering and pool water rules, tap water and housing. The full list is on the pool resurfacing page.
The office to ask about permits is the Development Services - Building Division3. The permit source also lists this: Contractor registration and license on file before permit submittal4. Another permit detail on file: Notice of Commencement for permits valued above $5,0003. A permit item the source calls out: Permit void after 180 days without started work and inspection3. From the cited permit material: Drainage report if impervious area increases 25% or more5. The permit source also lists this: Pool safety affidavit submitted with pool/spa application6. Another permit detail on file: After-the-fact permit cost tripled; stop work notice3.
From the South Florida Water Management District: No active water shortage order; year-round rule applies7. When pool water has to be drained, the cited source says: Dechlorinated pool discharge excepted from storm sewer ban8.
Utility note: City of Delray Beach Utilities; lime softening9. Water source, per the cited report: East Coast Surficial Aquifer; 30 raw water wells10.
The median home in Delray Beach was built in 198311. Detached single-family houses in Delray Beach: 34 percent of housing units11.
Delray Beach: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Building permits in Delray Beach are handled by the Development Services Building Division at 100 N.W. 1st Ave, phone (561) 243-7200. The FAQ lists office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays. | Development Services - Building Division | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Delray Beach's permit application page says contractors must register and keep their current license on file before submitting a permit. It links to a Business Tax Receipt / Contractor Registration application. | Contractor registration and license on file before permit submittal | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Delray Beach's Building FAQ says a Notice of Commencement is required before the first inspection for permits valued above $5,000. It says the notice is recorded at a Palm Beach County courthouse. | Notice of Commencement for permits valued above $5,000 | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| A Delray Beach permit expires if work is not started and an inspection is requested within 180 days of issue. After work starts, the permit expires if work is suspended or abandoned for 180 days. | Permit void after 180 days without started work and inspection | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Delray Beach's Public Works engineering plan review checklist for pools asks for a signed and sealed drainage report if the impervious area increases by 25% or more. It also asks for a survey showing the pool location and total increase of impervious area. | Drainage report if impervious area increases 25% or more | [5] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Delray Beach has a Private Swimming Pools Safety Requirements Affidavit of Responsibility that is submitted with a pool, spa or hot tub application. The form cites the Florida Building Code and Chapter 515, Florida Statutes. | Pool safety affidavit submitted with pool/spa application | [6] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Delray Beach's Building FAQ says that if work starts without a required permit, Code Enforcement issues a stop work notice and the cost of an after-the-fact permit is tripled. | After-the-fact permit cost tripled; stop work notice | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| 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 | [7] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Delray Beach's sanitary sewer chapter generally bans any discharge to the storm sewer system that is not entirely stormwater. Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges are listed among the exceptions, unless the Director finds them unacceptable. | Dechlorinated pool discharge excepted from storm sewer ban | [8] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Drinking water in Delray Beach comes from the City's own utility, which treats it by lime softening at the Delray Beach Utilities Water Treatment Plant. The city page says this process removes calcium and magnesium, which cause hardness, and that fluoride addition stopped on July 1, 2025. | City of Delray Beach Utilities; lime softening | [9] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Delray Beach's 2025 water quality report says the City draws water from the East Coast Surficial Aquifer through 30 raw water wells. It says the water use permit from the South Florida Water Management District allows up to 19.1 million gallons per day. | East Coast Surficial Aquifer; 30 raw water wells | [10] 2025 |
| The median year homes in Delray Beach, FL were built is 1983 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 1983 | [11] 2020-2024 |
| About 34.0% of housing units in Delray Beach, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 12,740 of 37,427 units). | 34 percent of housing units | [11] 2020-2024 |
Services with a listing page in Delray Beach
County page and license guides
Delray Beach: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside Delray BeachOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 10 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Population of Delray Beach (2024 estimate) | 70,140 people | [2] 2024 (estimate vintage) |
Near Delray Beach
- Boynton Beach (5 mi)
Also close by: Gulf Stream (3 mi), Golf (3 mi), Highland Beach (4 mi), Briny Breezes (4 mi), Ocean Ridge (6 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)
- Building FAQ (City of Delray Beach Development Services), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Building Permit Applications (City of Delray Beach Development Services), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Engineering Plan Review Requirements: Pools (City of Delray Beach Department of Public Works), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Private Swimming Pools Safety Requirements Affidavit of Responsibility (City of Delray Beach), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Landscape Watering Restrictions (SFWMD), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Code of Ordinances, Chapter 53 Sanitary Sewers, Sec. 53.012 (City of Delray Beach, Municode), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Treatment & Monitoring (City of Delray Beach Utilities), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- 2025 Water Quality Report, City of Delray Beach, 2025
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: Delray Beach, FL, 2020-2024