Licensed contractors in Lakewood Ranch
Lakewood Ranch 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 Lakewood Ranch
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover Lakewood Ranch, in Manatee County.
- Pool resurfacing: 9 businesses1, listed on the pool resurfacing page.
About Lakewood Ranch
Lakewood Ranch is in Manatee County.
Pool notes on file for Lakewood Ranch
As of October 18, 2026
Pool notes on file for Lakewood Ranch cover permits, watering and pool water rules, tap water and housing, each with its source. The pool resurfacing page shows them beside the license list.
The office to ask about permits is the Manatee County Development Services Department, Building Division2. The permit source also lists this: Qualification File with the county before work3. Another permit detail on file: Permit expires after 180 days without an approved inspection4. A permit item the source calls out: No pool or cage in easements or drainage swales4. From the cited permit material: Pool equipment repair/replacement (not heater): no permit3. The permit source also lists this: Swimming Pool Finishes listed as a license type3. Another permit detail on file: Pool Safety Act form and 5-foot side and rear setback4. A permit item the source calls out: Under $7,500 exemption excludes pool barriers/fences and trade work3. From the cited permit material: Swimming pools: licensed contractor and building permit3.
From the Southwest Florida Water Management District: One-day-per-week lawn watering, 2026-04-03 to 2027-03-315. Draining or discharging pool water: Dechlorinated pool water and filter backwash listed as allowed6.
Hardness is reported as a range; the midpoint, our arithmetic, is 192.5 mg/L as CaCO37. A billing item the utility lists: Sewer credit possible after filling a pool8.
Homes in Lakewood Ranch have a median build year of 20149. Detached single-family houses are 68.3 percent of housing units9 in Lakewood Ranch.
Lakewood Ranch: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Manatee County Development Services Department, Building Division, handles building permits for Lakewood Ranch, which is unincorporated. The department's office is at 9000 Town Center Parkway in Lakewood Ranch. | Manatee County Development Services Department, Building Division | [2] November 4, 2025 |
| Manatee County's permit handout says contractors must establish a Qualification File with the county before doing any work, and that the county does not recognize registered licenses from elsewhere. Contractor licensing questions go to licensing@mymanatee.org or 941-748-4501 ext. 3574. | Qualification File with the county before work | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Manatee County's Building Division page says a building permit expires after 180 days if no required inspection has been approved. A project is complete only after it passes final inspection, fees are paid and all conditions are met. | Permit expires after 180 days without an approved inspection | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Manatee County's Building Division page says no pool or pool cage may encroach in any easement or drainage swale. This is in addition to the five-foot side and rear setback for pools and screened pool enclosures. | No pool or cage in easements or drainage swales | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Manatee County's permit handout, which covers unincorporated Lakewood Ranch, lists repair or replacement of residential pool equipment other than a pool heater among work that does not need a permit. It lists installing a natural gas or propane pool heater, and building a swimming pool, as work that does need one. | Pool equipment repair/replacement (not heater): no permit | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Manatee County's permit handout includes Swimming Pool Finishes in its lists of contractor license types, next to Swimming Pool Decking, Piping, Trim and Structural. The same lists show Residential Pool/Spa Servicing. | Swimming Pool Finishes listed as a license type | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Manatee County lists a pool permit as needing building plans, a site plan or survey, an erosion form and the Pool Safety Act form. Pools and screened pool enclosures must be at least five feet from side and rear property lines. | Pool Safety Act form and 5-foot side and rear setback | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Manatee County's permit handout says the 2026 House Bill 803 exemption for work under $7,500 does not apply to electrical, plumbing, mechanical or gas work, or to structural work, which it says includes pool barriers and fences. Work in a flood hazard area is also excluded, and exempt work is not inspected by county staff. | Under $7,500 exemption excludes pool barriers/fences and trade work | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Manatee County's permit handout lists swimming pools, including above-ground pools taller than 24 inches, as work needing both a state certified or locally licensed contractor and a building permit. It says an owner may act as contractor on a home for their own use, but not on a home built or improved for sale or lease. | Swimming pools: licensed contractor and building permit | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The Southwest Florida Water Management District has a Modified Phase III water shortage order in place for Manatee County. It limits lawn watering to one day a week by the last digit of the address, with set hours, and it runs from April 3, 2026 through March 31, 2027. | One-day-per-week lawn watering, 2026-04-03 to 2027-03-31 | [5] September 22, 2026 |
| Manatee County's storm sewer permit page lists dechlorinated swimming pool discharges and residential pool filter backwash among discharges its illicit discharge ordinance (Ordinance 00-02) allows. The person discharging, not the county, must show the water is uncontaminated. | Dechlorinated pool water and filter backwash listed as allowed | [6] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Manatee County Utilities reports total hardness of 106 to 279 mg/L as CaCO3 in its finished water in 2025, with 279 as the highest result. That is about 6.2 to 16.3 grains per gallon. | 192.5 mg/L as CaCO3 | [7] 2025 |
| Manatee County Utilities says customers who recently filled a pool may qualify for a credit on the sewer part of their bill. They can ask for it through the Customer Self-Service Portal. | Sewer credit possible after filling a pool | [8] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The median year homes in Lakewood Ranch, FL were built is 2014 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 2014 | [9] 2020-2024 |
| About 68.3% of housing units in Lakewood Ranch, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 14,384 of 21,049 units). | 68.3 percent of housing units | [9] 2020-2024 |
Services with a listing page in Lakewood Ranch
County page and license guides
Lakewood Ranch: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside Lakewood RanchOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 9 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
Near Lakewood Ranch
Also close by: The Meadows (7 mi), Desoto Lakes (7 mi), Fruitville (8 mi), Kensington Park (8 mi), Desoto Acres (9 mi), Lake Sarasota (9 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
- Manatee County Development Services Department relocating to Lakewood Ranch, November 4, 2025
- What does and does not require a permit, Manatee County Development Services Department, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Building Division - Development Services Department - Manatee County, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- District Extends Modified Phase III Water Shortage (SWFWMD news release), September 22, 2026
- Learn more about our municipal storm sewer system permits (Manatee County), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Secondary Contaminants & Additional Non-Regulated Water Quality Information (2025), Manatee County Utilities, 2025
- Water Division - Manatee County Utilities Department, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: Lakewood Ranch, FL, 2020-2024