Foundation work in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg's HB 803 permit exemption covers single-family work under $7,500, with limits. It doesn't apply in a flood hazard area, and it doesn't cover work that includes structural components, which the building department says takes in window and door replacement, roofing, soffit and fascia, and siding. Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and gas work are out too. Construction Services and Permitting is in the MSC Building at 1 4th St. N. (727-893-7231).
The posted fee schedule dates from a 10/1/2017 revision and has nothing for foundation repair, shoring or underpinning. The schedule's single foundation mention is a flat $190.00 to install a mobile home, foundation included. Homes inside the Special Flood Hazard Area face what the city calls its 49% Rule, which applies when the cumulative cost of repair, reconstruction or improvement reaches 49% of the pre-damage market value. Four mapped FEMA zones, A, AE, AO and VE, touch the city boundary; that's a polygon count, not an area.
Its median build year is 1969. Anyone served a ch. 558 notice of claim gets 45 days to respond. No structural job qualifies for the exemption here, and other single-family work on that 2017 schedule is charged by valuation: $50.00 up to $1,000.00, then $7.00 per additional $1,000.00.
What foundation work costs near St. Petersburg
No one has sent us a quote for St. Petersburg, 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 St. Petersburg
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 St. Petersburg
Sources for St. Petersburg
- City of St. Petersburg: Building & Permitting Read Oct 24, 2026.
- City of St. Petersburg: Building Permits Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Fee Schedule, Building Department Construction Services and Permitting (Revised 10/1/2017) Read Oct 24, 2026. Confirm it with the source itself before relying on it.
- Permitting After a Storm - The 49% Rule 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.
- Florida Statutes ch. 558 (ss. 558.002, 558.003, 558.004) Read Oct 24, 2026.