Licensed contractors in Nokomis
Nokomis 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 Nokomis
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover Nokomis, in Sarasota County.
- Pool resurfacing: 8 businesses1, listed on the pool resurfacing page.
About Nokomis
Nokomis is in Sarasota County.
Pool notes on file for Nokomis
As of October 18, 2026
A short summary of the pool notes we have for Nokomis: permits, watering and pool water rules, tap water and housing. The full list is on the pool resurfacing page.
Nokomis' permit office is listed as Sarasota County Planning and Development Services, Building Division2. Another permit detail on file: Permit before pool installation, alteration or repair work3. A permit item the source calls out: 180 days to start; one extension up to 90 days3. From the cited permit material: Pool cage 6 ft from rear line; 20 ft from waterway; not in easement4. The permit source also lists this: Under $7,500 exemption needs written request; no trade work; not in flood zone5. Another permit detail on file: 20 ft from mean high water line/seawall (pool cages and pool walls over 30 in.)4.
In the source cited for the Southwest Florida Water Management District: One-day-per-week lawn watering, 2026-04-03 to 2027-03-316. On pool water discharge, per the cited source: Before draining: chlorine 0.01 mg/L or less, pH 6.5 to 8.57. Draining or discharging pool water: Settle solids; discharge over vegetation at a low rate; avoid treated areas7.
Source of the tap water: Peace River authority, Manatee County and Carlton Reserve wells8. The cited water report gives an average hardness of 120-125 mg/L as CaCO38. Billing note from the utility: Wastewater adjustment for initial pool fill; request within 3 months9.
Median year built for homes here: 197810. Detached single-family houses in Nokomis: 52.4 percent of housing units10.
Nokomis: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nokomis is an unincorporated community in Sarasota County, so building permits come from the county's Planning and Development Services Building Division. The county lists a PDS One Stop at 870 Apex Road in Sarasota and an office at 4000 S. Tamiami Trail in Venice. | Sarasota County Planning and Development Services, Building Division | [2] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| In unincorporated Sarasota County, including Nokomis, the county's Swimming Pool Code says no pool installation, alteration or repair work may start until a permit is obtained, and that repair work needing no inspection does not need a permit. | Permit before pool installation, alteration or repair work | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Under Sarasota County's Swimming Pool Code, a pool permit becomes invalid if work is not commenced within 180 days of issuance or is suspended for 180 days. One written extension of up to 90 days may be granted by the Building Official. | 180 days to start; one extension up to 90 days | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Sarasota County's Unified Development Code says a screen enclosure or pool cage may not be within six feet of any rear property line, within 20 feet of a waterway, or within any easement, and must meet the home's side and front yard setbacks. | Pool cage 6 ft from rear line; 20 ft from waterway; not in easement | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Sarasota County's building bulletin says that from July 1, 2026 a project under $7,500 on a single-family home can be exempt from a building permit only if it has no electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas or structural work and is outside a special flood hazard area. The owner must also make a written request to the Building Official, filed in the county's Accela system. | Under $7,500 exemption needs written request; no trade work; not in flood zone | [5] June 10, 2026 |
| Sarasota County's Unified Development Code sets waterfront structures, including pool cages and a stem wall for a swimming pool over 30 inches high, back at least 20 feet from the mean high water line or seawall. | 20 ft from mean high water line/seawall (pool cages and pool walls over 30 in.) | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The Southwest Florida Water Management District has a Modified Phase III water shortage order in place for Sarasota 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 | [6] September 22, 2026 |
| Sarasota County's Environmental Protection page says to confirm chlorine is at or below 0.01 mg/L and pH is between 6.5 and 8.5 before draining a private pool, and that pool discharges are authorized in Florida if they do not violate water quality standards. | Before draining: chlorine 0.01 mg/L or less, pH 6.5 to 8.5 | [7] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Sarasota County's guidance says cloudy pool water should settle before discharge, water should be directed over a vegetated surface at a low rate, and drained pool water should not go on areas recently treated with herbicides or pesticides. | Settle solids; discharge over vegetation at a low rate; avoid treated areas | [7] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Sarasota County Public Utilities' 2025 report says the county gets water from three main sources: the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority, Manatee County, and wells at the T. Mabry Carlton Reserve in the Intermediate and Floridan aquifers. | Peace River authority, Manatee County and Carlton Reserve wells | [8] 2026-06 |
| Sarasota County Public Utilities' 2025 Consumer Confidence Report says county water is softened to around 120 to 125 mg/L hardness. The report's own scale puts 61 to 120 mg/L as moderate and 121 to 180 mg/L as hard. | 120-125 mg/L as CaCO3 | [8] 2025 |
| Sarasota County Public Utilities lets customers request a wastewater billing adjustment for an initial pool fill when the water did not enter the sewer system, if a written request is made within three months. | Wastewater adjustment for initial pool fill; request within 3 months | [9] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The median year homes in Nokomis, FL were built is 1978 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 1978 | [10] 2020-2024 |
| About 52.4% of housing units in Nokomis, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 1,103 of 2,105 units). | 52.4 percent of housing units | [10] 2020-2024 |
Services with a listing page in Nokomis
County page and license guides
Nokomis: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside NokomisOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 8 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
Near Nokomis
- Venice (1 mi)
Also close by: Laurel (2 mi), Venice Gardens (4 mi), Osprey (5 mi), South Venice (6 mi), Plantation (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
- Building - Planning and Development Services - Sarasota County, FL, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Chapter 22 Article III Swimming Pool Code, Code of Ordinances, Sarasota County (Municode), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Sec. 124-73 Accessory Uses and Structures, Unified Development Code, Sarasota County (Municode), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Bulletin 2026-0002, HB 803 and $7,500 Exemption from Building Permits, Sarasota County Planning and Development Services, June 10, 2026
- District Extends Modified Phase III Water Shortage (SWFWMD news release), September 22, 2026
- Air and Water Quality, Swimming Pool Discharges from Private Pools, Sarasota County Planning and Development Services, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- 2025 Consumer Confidence Report, Sarasota County Public Utilities, 2026-06
- Bill Adjustment Requests, Sarasota County Public Utilities, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: Nokomis, FL, 2020-2024