Foundation work in Clearwater
Clearwater's Development Services requires a building permit to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure. The only exemptions it prints are painting, wallpaper, tile or carpeting, cabinets or fixtures, and a roof leak repair under $500. Planning & Development is on the 2nd Floor at 100 S. Myrtle Ave, 727-562-4567. Foundations, shoring and structural repair have no row in the Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges for Building Regulations, updated 06.26.2026.
Its per-structure permit fee, which the schedule says applies to all types of permits, is $33.00 plus $7.25 per $1,000 of value up to $100,000. One- or two-family plans examination is $16.00 plus $1.00 per $1,000. An after-the-fact permit costs triple. The city's list of codes enforced for construction permits names the 8th Edition Florida Building Code and the Pinellas Gulf Beaches Coastal Construction Code. It adds Chapter 51 of the Community Development Code on flood protection and NFPA 70, the 2020 National Electrical Code, and it doesn't print local amendment text.
Clearwater's 1978 median year built is an ACS figure. Since no foundation row exists, a foundation repair permit is priced on that valuation line, and on a flood-zone lot an addition or remodel also needs a Non-Substantial Improvement package with FEMA information.
What foundation work costs near Clearwater
No one has sent us a quote for Clearwater, so there's no city price here. The Florida page lists the estimates beside what the trades are paid, which is a wage and isn't a price ($25.26 an hour in the BLS wage data). How we estimate costs. Whoever you call, ask for an itemized written price.
Permits for foundation repair work in Clearwater
DBPR has no foundation repair license category, so the permit rules come from your city or county. Florida requires a permit to repair a building, the $7,500 small-job exemption leaves out structural work, and Tampa has its own Foundation Stabilization permit with sealed plans and engineering reports, so ask the building office for your address what your job needs.
Foundation jobs in Clearwater
Sources for Clearwater
- City of Clearwater: Get a Building Permit - Apply Online Read Oct 24, 2026.
- City of Clearwater: Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges - Building Regulations (PDF) Read Oct 24, 2026.
- City of Clearwater: Building Permit Fee Schedule Read Oct 24, 2026. Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.
- Codes Enforced Related to Construction Permits - City of Clearwater Read Oct 24, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.