Licensed contractors in Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines 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 Pembroke Pines
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover Pembroke Pines, in Broward County.
About Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines is in Broward County.
179,326 people2 live in Pembroke Pines, by the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate.
Pool notes on file for Pembroke Pines
As of October 18, 2026
A short summary of the pool notes we have for Pembroke Pines: 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 City of Pembroke Pines Building Department3. Fee schedule entry for a pool permit: 121.61 USD (permit fee, construction cost up to $2,500, per structure per trade)4. The cited fee schedule lists a pool permit fee of 67.57 USD (change of contractor qualifier, per qualifier)4. The permit source also lists this: Pool and barrier permits required before work; barrier permit issued with pool permit5. Another permit detail on file: SBDD permit release if project is in SBDD6. A permit item the source calls out: Existing pools must be enclosed by a pool barrier (limited exception)7. From the cited permit material: No pool final inspection without a safety barrier8. The permit source also lists this: Barrier at least 4 ft high; self-locking gates; permanently affixed9. Another permit detail on file: Pools kept with clear water, free of insects and algae10. A permit item the source calls out: 5 ft side and rear; 15 ft street side (to the waterline)11. From the cited permit material: 3.71% of construction cost ($2,500 to $1,000,000)4.
From the South Florida Water Management District: Broward not under SFWMD warning (2026-02-06 release)12. On the South Florida Water Management District side: No landscape watering 10am-4pm13. On keeping pool water topped up, the cited source says: No sewer credit for partial fills or topping off14.
Utility note: City of Pembroke Pines Utilities (softened groundwater)15. A billing item the utility lists: Sewer-portion credit for new pool or pool repair; credit in 2-3 billing cycles14.
Homes in Pembroke Pines have a median build year of 199216. In Pembroke Pines, detached houses make up 46 percent of housing units16.
Pembroke Pines: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The City of Pembroke Pines Building Department issues permits and can be reached at (954) 435-6502. Its Information & Forms page lists pool and spa permit checklists. | City of Pembroke Pines Building Department | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Pembroke Pines' building fee schedule sets $121.61 per structure per trade for construction costs up to $2,500. | 121.61 USD (permit fee, construction cost up to $2,500, per structure per trade) | [4] October 1, 2024 |
| Pembroke Pines' building fee schedule lists a $67.57 fee for a change of contractor qualifier, per qualifier. | 67.57 USD (change of contractor qualifier, per qualifier) | [4] October 1, 2024 |
| Pembroke Pines' building code requires permits for the pool and for its safety barrier before work starts, and a pool permit is not issued without a simultaneous barrier permit. | Pool and barrier permits required before work; barrier permit issued with pool permit | [5] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Pembroke Pines' current pool and spa permit checklist says a permit release must be obtained from the South Broward Drainage District (SBDD) if the project is located on SBDD land. | SBDD permit release if project is in SBDD | [6] 2026-08 |
| Pembroke Pines' code requires any existing pool that is not enclosed by a pool barrier to be enclosed, with an exception for certain adult condominium developments that have pool committees and lifeguards. | Existing pools must be enclosed by a pool barrier (limited exception) | [7] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Pembroke Pines' code says the Building and Zoning Department gives no final swimming pool inspection and approval unless the safety barrier has been erected. | No pool final inspection without a safety barrier | [8] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Pembroke Pines' land development code says pool barriers must be permanently affixed, at least four feet high, and fitted with self-locking gates, and may be a screened enclosure, fence, block wall, body of water or other barrier. | Barrier at least 4 ft high; self-locking gates; permanently affixed | [9] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Pembroke Pines' pool and spa checklist requires structural, electrical, zoning and engineering plan review, and a Residential Pool Safety Act form for residential pools. A Notice of Commencement is needed before the first inspection when the job is over $5,000. | NOC if job value over $5,000 USD job value | [17] September 1, 2024 |
| Pembroke Pines' Common Code Violations page says pools must be kept with clear water and free of insects, algae or other unsanitary conditions. | Pools kept with clear water, free of insects and algae | [10] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Pembroke Pines' Table 155.620 lists pool setbacks of 5 feet to the waterline on the side and rear and 15 feet to the waterline on the street side. | 5 ft side and rear; 15 ft street side (to the waterline) | [11] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Pembroke Pines' building fee schedule charges 3.71% of construction cost for work above $2,500 and up to $1,000,000. The Building Official may use the greater of the applicant's stated cost, a licensed professional's estimate, or RS Means values. | 3.71% of construction cost ($2,500 to $1,000,000) | [4] October 1, 2024 |
| 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) | [12] 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 | [13] 2023-01 |
| Pembroke Pines Utilities says the city does not give a sewer credit for a partially filled pool or for topping off a pool. | No sewer credit for partial fills or topping off | [14] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The City of Pembroke Pines runs its own water system (PWS ID 4061083). Its 2025 report says water comes from Biscayne Aquifer wells 90 to 144 feet deep and is softened, filtered and chlorinated. | City of Pembroke Pines Utilities (softened groundwater) | [15] 2025 |
| Pembroke Pines Utilities says a new pool or pool repair may earn a credit on the sewer portion of the bill. The credit request needs a repair invoice or receipts, a pool credit form and the Broward County Property Appraiser pool sketch; above-ground pools get a one-time fill credit. | Sewer-portion credit for new pool or pool repair; credit in 2-3 billing cycles | [14] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The median year homes in Pembroke Pines, FL were built is 1992 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 1992 | [16] 2020-2024 |
| About 46.0% of housing units in Pembroke Pines, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 30,934 of 67,235 units). | 46 percent of housing units | [16] 2020-2024 |
Services with a listing page in Pembroke Pines
County page and license guides
Pembroke Pines: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside Pembroke PinesOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 13 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Plumbing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside Pembroke PinesOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 45 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Population of Pembroke Pines (2024 estimate) | 179,326 people | [2] 2024 (estimate vintage) |
Near Pembroke Pines
- Miramar (3 mi)
- Southwest Ranches (3 mi)
- Cooper City (4 mi)
- Davie (6 mi)
Also close by: Country Club (6 mi), Palm Springs North (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)
- Information & Forms (City of Pembroke Pines Building Department), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Pembroke Pines Building Fee Schedule (Appendix, Section 150.16), adopted October 1, 2024, October 1, 2024
- Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances, Sec. 150.51 Permit for pool or pool barrier construction; when required (American Legal Publishing), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Swimming Pool & Spa Permit Checklist, City of Pembroke Pines Building Department, 2026-08
- Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances, Sec. 150.54 Barriers required for existing pools (American Legal Publishing), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances, Sec. 150.56 Final inspection and approval (American Legal Publishing), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances, Sec. 155.621 Supplemental regulations for accessory buildings and structures (American Legal Publishing), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Common Code Violations (City of Pembroke Pines), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Pembroke Pines Code of Ordinances, Sec. 155.620 Accessory buildings and structures (American Legal Publishing), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- 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
- Pool Credit, City of Pembroke Pines Utilities Department, undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- 2025 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report (City of Pembroke Pines), 2025
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: Pembroke Pines, FL, 2020-2024
- Swimming Pool and Spa Permit Checklist (City of Pembroke Pines), September 1, 2024