Licensed contractors in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover St. Petersburg, in Pinellas County.
About St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg is in Pinellas County.
267,102 people2 live in St. Petersburg, by the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate.
Pool notes on file for St. Petersburg
As of October 18, 2026
Pool notes on file for St. Petersburg 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.
Permits are handled by the Construction Services and Permitting Division3. A pool permit fee on the schedule: 75 USD (above-ground pool or spa permit, flat; electric permit extra if required)4. Fee schedule entry for a pool permit: 250 USD (in-ground pool or spa permit, flat; electric permit extra if required)4. The cited fee schedule lists a pool permit fee of 250 USD (pool enclosure permit, flat)4. A pool permit fee on the schedule: 100 USD (solar pool heating permit, flat)4. A permit item the source calls out: Receipts expire each September 305. From the cited permit material: Exemption form: under $7,500, from 2026-07-013. The permit source also lists this: Flood hazard area rules cover pool installation6. Another permit detail on file: PCCLB registration for plastering contractors5. A permit item the source calls out: Safety Requirements Form signed by contractor and owner7. From the cited permit material: State license and PCCLB registration for pool contractors5.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District item on file: Modified Phase III through 2027-03-318. Local watering limit on file: Modified Phase 3; even=Sat, odd=Sun9. When pool water has to be drained, the cited source says: Dechlorinated pool discharge exempt from stormwater discharge ban10. On pool water discharge, per the cited source: No sanitary sewer; chlorine below 0.01 mg/L11. On keeping pool water topped up, the cited source says: Pool filling and auto-fill not a basis for leak adjustment12.
Reported water hardness: 158 mg/L13. A billing item the utility lists: One-time sewer adjustment for first fill of a new pool12. Billing note from the utility: One-time sewer adjustment for refilling a repaired pool12.
Homes in St. Petersburg have a median build year of 196914. Detached single-family houses are 55.3 percent of housing units14 in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| In St. Petersburg, building permits come from the Construction Services and Permitting Division, in the Municipal Services Center at One 4th St. N. The city has a separate ePlan checklist for swimming pool permits. | Construction Services and Permitting Division | [3] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| St. Petersburg's fee schedule lists a flat $75.00 for above-ground pools and spas, plus an electric permit if required. | 75 USD (above-ground pool or spa permit, flat; electric permit extra if required) | [4] September 25, 2026 |
| St. Petersburg's fee schedule lists a flat $250.00 for in-ground pools and spas, plus an electric permit if required. | 250 USD (in-ground pool or spa permit, flat; electric permit extra if required) | [4] September 25, 2026 |
| St. Petersburg's fee schedule lists a flat $250.00 for a pool enclosure. | 250 USD (pool enclosure permit, flat) | [4] September 25, 2026 |
| St. Petersburg's fee schedule lists a flat $100.00 for solar pool heating. | 100 USD (solar pool heating permit, flat) | [4] September 25, 2026 |
| St. Petersburg business tax receipts expire on September 30 of each year, and the tax is due by that date whether or not a renewal notice arrives. | Receipts expire each September 30 | [5] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| St. Petersburg has a Permit Exemption form for single-family work under $7,500, effective July 1, 2026. It does not apply in flood hazard areas or to structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing or gas work. | Exemption form: under $7,500, from 2026-07-01 | [3] July 1, 2026 |
| St. Petersburg's floodplain management ordinance applies to development in flood hazard areas, and its scope names the installation of swimming pools. | Flood hazard area rules cover pool installation | [6] September 25, 2026 |
| St. Petersburg's business tax receipt classification list shows Plastering Contractor as requiring PCCLB registration. | PCCLB registration for plastering contractors | [5] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| St. Petersburg's pool permit checklist asks for a Swimming Pool Safety Requirements Form signed by both the pool contractor and the owner. Pool safety barrier locations must be shown on the site plan. | Safety Requirements Form signed by contractor and owner | [7] March 22, 2022 |
| St. Petersburg's business tax receipt classification list shows Pool Contractor as requiring a State of Florida license and a Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board (PCCLB) registration. | State license and PCCLB registration for pool contractors | [5] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The Southwest Florida Water Management District extended its Modified Phase III "Extreme" water shortage order through March 31, 2027, and it covers all of Pinellas County. Lawn watering is limited to one day a week, and home car washing is allowed only on the watering day. | Modified Phase III through 2027-03-31 | [8] September 22, 2026 |
| The City of St. Petersburg is on a once-a-week watering schedule under a Modified Phase 3 order: even addresses Saturday and odd or no address Sunday, between 5 and 9 a.m. or 7 and 11 p.m. | Modified Phase 3; even=Sat, odd=Sun | [9] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| St. Petersburg's stormwater discharge code exempts dechlorinated swimming pool discharges from its general ban on putting anything but stormwater into the storm sewer. | Dechlorinated pool discharge exempt from stormwater discharge ban | [10] September 25, 2026 |
| St. Petersburg's pool maintenance guide says pool and spa water cannot go into the sanitary sewer. It says free chlorine must be below 0.01 mg/L and water should flow over a lawn or other vegetated surface. | No sanitary sewer; chlorine below 0.01 mg/L | [11] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| St. Petersburg's code says voluntary water uses such as lawn watering and pool filling, including by swimming pool auto-fill devices, do not qualify for a water charge adjustment for a repaired leak. | Pool filling and auto-fill not a basis for leak adjustment | [12] September 25, 2026 |
| The City of St. Petersburg's 2025 water quality report gives an average hardness of 158 mg/L, based on monthly samples in 2025. The city softens water with lime at its Cosme plant. | 158 mg/L | [13] 2025 |
| St. Petersburg's code gives a customer who installs a new pool a single adjustment of sewer volume charges for the first fill. The customer must ask in writing and document the fill date, and the code says water charges are not adjusted for pool fillings. | One-time sewer adjustment for first fill of a new pool | [12] September 25, 2026 |
| St. Petersburg also gives a single sewer volume adjustment to a customer who must drain a pool for structural or pipe repairs. The customer must show the repair, the fill date, and certify that the pool was drained in line with the city's dechlorination and discharge rules. | One-time sewer adjustment for refilling a repaired pool | [12] September 25, 2026 |
| The median year homes in St. Petersburg, FL were built is 1969 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 1969 | [14] 2020-2024 |
| About 55.3% of housing units in St. Petersburg, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 78,301 of 141,508 units). | 55.3 percent of housing units | [14] 2020-2024 |
Services with a listing page in St. Petersburg
County page and license guides
St. Petersburg: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside St. PetersburgOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 16 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Plumbing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside St. PetersburgOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 60 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Population of St. Petersburg (2024 estimate) | 267,102 people | [2] 2024 (estimate vintage) |
Near St. Petersburg
Also close by: Gulfport (4 mi), Lealman (5 mi), Bear Creek (5 mi), Kenneth City (6 mi), South Pasadena (6 mi), St. Pete Beach (7 mi).
Straight-line distances in miles from Census Gazetteer centroids. Our arithmetic.
Sources
- Florida DBPR licensee records, October 19, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2024 (estimate vintage)
- Building Permits (City of St. Petersburg), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Code of Ordinances, Sec. 12-6 Fees established; schedule, Construction Services flat fee permits (City of St. Petersburg, via Municode), September 25, 2026
- Business Tax Receipts (City of St. Petersburg), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Land Development Regulations, Sec. 16.40.050.1.2 Scope, Floodplain Management (City of St. Petersburg, via Municode), September 25, 2026
- ePlan Submittal Checklist Swimming Pool Permit (Construction Services & Permitting), March 22, 2022
- District Extends Modified Phase III Water Shortage (SWFWMD), September 22, 2026
- Watering Restrictions (City of St. Petersburg), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Code of Ordinances, Sec. 27-432 Authorized exceptions (City of St. Petersburg, via Municode), September 25, 2026
- Pool Maintenance (St. Petersburg Good Neighbor Guide), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Code of Ordinances, Sec. 27-6 Adjustments to accounts (City of St. Petersburg, via Municode), September 25, 2026
- 2025 Water Quality Report of the City of St. Petersburg, 2025
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: St. Petersburg, FL, 2020-2024