Licensed contractors in Hollywood
Hollywood 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 Hollywood
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover Hollywood, in Broward County.
About Hollywood
Hollywood is in Broward County.
159,073 people2 live in Hollywood, by the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate.
Pool notes on file for Hollywood
As of October 18, 2026
Hollywood has checked notes on permits, watering and pool water rules, tap water and housing. They sit on the pool resurfacing page with the businesses.
The office to ask about permits is the City of Hollywood Building Division3. A pool permit fee on the schedule: 50 USD (change of contractor)4. Fee schedule entry for a pool permit: 10 USD (minimum processing fee per building discipline, swimming pool and other repair-type permits)4. The permit source also lists this: Top of coping at most 6 inches above existing grade5. Another permit detail on file: Permit needed to repair structures, pools listed as structures3. A permit item the source calls out: Double permit fee ($200 min contractor, $100 min homeowner)4.
From the South Florida Water Management District: Broward not under SFWMD warning (2026-02-06 release)6. On the South Florida Water Management District side: No landscape watering 10am-4pm7. For lawn watering, the cited source gives: Odd Wed+Sat, even Thu+Sun; 5pm-9am8. Draining or discharging pool water: Dewatering plan with on-site bermed pit; no dewatering during king tide5.
Tap water entry in the cited source: City of Hollywood Public Utilities (lime softening + membrane + RO)9. A billing item the utility lists: Sewer billing credit for filling a pool; apply within 60 days; one per 12 months10.
The median home in Hollywood was built in 196911. Detached single-family houses are 43.5 percent of housing units11 in Hollywood.
Hollywood: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The City of Hollywood Building Division handles building permits and answers permit questions at 954-921-3335 or ePermits@hollywoodfl.org. | City of Hollywood Building Division | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Hollywood's fee schedule lists a $50 fee for a change of contractor. | 50 USD (change of contractor) | [4] 2026 |
| Hollywood's fee schedule sets a non-refundable processing fee, minimum $10 per building discipline, for permits related to general repairs, re-roof, air conditioning change outs, electrical services, swimming pools, fences, sheds and other permits (excluding new buildings, additions and alterations). | 10 USD (minimum processing fee per building discipline, swimming pool and other repair-type permits) | [4] 2026 |
| Hollywood's new-pool permit guide lists a standard plan note that the top of pool coping must be at most 6 inches above existing grade. | Top of coping at most 6 inches above existing grade | [5] 2022-02 |
| Hollywood's pool and spa checklist for new construction requires pool barrier compliance in the plans (FBC 450) and a Pool Barrier Safety Act affidavit. It also requires a recorded Notice of Commencement when the contract price is over $5,000. | NOC if contract price over $5,000 USD contract price | [12] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Hollywood's FAQ says a permit is needed to construct, alter or repair a building or structure. It lists pools among the structures. | Permit needed to repair structures, pools listed as structures | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Hollywood's fee schedule penalizes work without a valid permit at double the permit fee or a minimum amount per discipline: $200 minimum for a licensed contractor and $100 for a homeowner. | Double permit fee ($200 min contractor, $100 min homeowner) | [4] 2026 |
| SFWMD's February 6, 2026 water shortage warning covered six counties: Collier, Glades, Highlands, Lee, Miami-Dade and Monroe. Broward County was not on the list. | Broward not under SFWMD warning (2026-02-06 release) | [6] February 6, 2026 |
| SFWMD says permanent landscape watering limits apply across its area, with no watering between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The fact sheet says the rule covers all water sources except reclaimed water. | No landscape watering 10am-4pm | [7] 2023-01 |
| Hollywood's page says lawn watering is generally not allowed Monday, Tuesday or Friday, and never during the day. Odd addresses may water Wednesday and Saturday, and even addresses Thursday and Sunday, from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. | Odd Wed+Sat, even Thu+Sun; 5pm-9am | [8] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Hollywood's new-pool permit guidance requires a dewatering plan when pool excavation goes deeper than the water line. The plan must show a bermed pit to keep the water on site, and the plan notes must say no dewatering is to be done during king tide conditions. | Dewatering plan with on-site bermed pit; no dewatering during king tide | [5] 2022-02 |
| The City of Hollywood runs its own water plant. Its 2025 report says it uses lime softening and membrane filtration for Biscayne Aquifer water and reverse osmosis for Floridan Aquifer water. | City of Hollywood Public Utilities (lime softening + membrane + RO) | [9] 2025 |
| Hollywood offers a sewer billing credit under Section 52.53(H) of its Municipal Code when a swimming pool at a sewer-served address has been filled. The application is due within 60 days of the high-usage bill and only one sewer credit is allowed in a 12-month period. | Sewer billing credit for filling a pool; apply within 60 days; one per 12 months | [10] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The median year homes in Hollywood, FL were built is 1969 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 1969 | [11] 2020-2024 |
| About 43.5% of housing units in Hollywood, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 31,651 of 72,843 units). | 43.5 percent of housing units | [11] 2020-2024 |
Services with a listing page in Hollywood
County page and license guides
Hollywood: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside HollywoodOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 10 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Plumbing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside HollywoodOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 59 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Population of Hollywood (2024 estimate) | 159,073 people | [2] 2024 (estimate vintage) |
Near Hollywood
Also close by: Dania Beach (2 mi), Pembroke Park (3 mi), Hallandale Beach (4 mi), West Park (4 mi), Ives Estates (5 mi), Aventura (5 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)
- FAQs - When do I need to get a building permit? (City of Hollywood), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Comprehensive Schedule of Fees, adopted October 1, 2026 (Resolution R-2026-308), City of Hollywood, 2026
- New Residential Swimming Pool permit guide, City of Hollywood Building (approved by Chief Building Official February 2022), 2022-02
- SFWMD Issues Water Shortage Warning for Multiple Counties in the Region, February 6, 2026
- Protecting Our Water Resources Through Water Conservation (SFWMD fact sheet), 2023-01
- Water Restrictions and Landscaping (City of Hollywood), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Annual Drinking Water Quality Report 2025 (City of Hollywood), 2025
- Credits & Adjustments, City of Hollywood Public Utilities, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: Hollywood, FL, 2020-2024
- Swimming Pool / Spa Checklist (City of Hollywood Building Division), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)