Foundation work in Hollywood
Structural work isn't eligible for Hollywood's $7,500 permit exemption, regardless of cost, the city's exemption page says. Railings, guards, pool barriers, fences, windows and doors, siding and soffits, roofing and raised decks all count as structural there, and work on any property in a flood hazard area is left out too. Customer service is at 2600 Hollywood Boulevard, 954.921.3335, option 1, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Hollywood's FAQ names the 8th Edition (2023) as the code it follows. Its Comprehensive Schedule of Fees, with an adoption date of October 1, 2026, prints no row for foundation, shoring, underpinning or structural repair. Every discipline uses value tiers: 10.00% up to $1,000, 2.20% from $1,001 to $1,000,000, 1.65% to $2,000,000 and 1.15% above. A $100 minimum covers work to $1,000. Flood areas carry a 50 percent test. Restoration costing 50 percent of the structure's market value or more triggers new-construction flood requirements, and the Floodplain Administrator answers at 954.921.3930.
Four FEMA flood zones touch Hollywood's boundary (AE, AH, AO and VE), counted as polygons, not area. Its median year built is 1969 in ACS data. Because the exemption excludes structural work at every price, a structural foundation repair in Hollywood takes a permit priced on those value tiers.
What foundation work costs near Hollywood
No one has sent us a quote for Hollywood, 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 Hollywood
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 Hollywood
Sources for Hollywood
- City of Hollywood: Building Permit Exemption House Bill 803 Read Oct 24, 2026.
- City of Hollywood: Building Read Oct 24, 2026.
- City of Hollywood: FAQ - When do I need to get a building permit? Read Oct 24, 2026.
- City of Hollywood: Comprehensive Schedule of Fees (PDF) Read Oct 24, 2026.
- City of Hollywood: Comprehensive Schedule of Fees Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Substantial Improvement and Substantial Damage Notice Read Oct 24, 2026.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Flood Hazard Zones Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.