# Clearwater, FL Permit Search: City & County Permits | Permit Press Find Clearwater, FL permits: the city's Accela portal for addresses inside city limits, plus Pinellas County permits with a Clearwater address in Permit Press. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/clearwater-fl Find the City of Clearwater permit portal, and follow the Pinellas County building records issued to Clearwater addresses outside city limits. Place: Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida (FL). Guide reviewed 2026-11-11. Part of the [Pinellas County permit guide](https://permit.press/permit-search/pinellas-county-fl). Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website. ## Who issues permits - City of Clearwater: Building permits inside Clearwater city limits - Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services: Unincorporated Pinellas County with a Clearwater address The City of Clearwater issues building permits inside its city limits through its own Accela portal, and those permits are not in the Permit Press feed yet. Pinellas County issues permits for unincorporated addresses that use a Clearwater mailing address, and Permit Press filters the county source to those records. ## Records Permit Press covers - Pinellas County permits with a Clearwater address (county source filtered to Clearwater addresses) ## How to search permits Check whether the address is inside Clearwater city limits first. City permits are in Clearwater's Accela portal. A Clearwater address outside the city is a Pinellas County record in the county's Access Portal, and those are the records in this feed. 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the property is inside Clearwater city limits. Inside, the permit comes from City of Clearwater; outside, with a Clearwater address, it comes from Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services. 2. Search the official source: Open City of Clearwater Accela permit portal and search by street address, permit number, or contractor where the portal offers those fields. 3. Compare covered records: Use the Permit Press Clearwater feed to filter covered Clearwater records by trade, status, date, and reported value, across the covered source in Pinellas County. 4. Save a search for alerts: Save the Clearwater filters you care about and Permit Press emails new matching records. Verify each record with the issuing agency before acting. ## Official sources - [City of Clearwater Accela permit portal](https://aca-prod.accela.com/CLEARWATER/Default.aspx): Permits inside Clearwater city limits. - [Pinellas County Access Portal](https://aca-prod.accela.com/pinellas/Default.aspx): Check permit status, pay fees, schedule inspections and submit code complaints. - [Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services](https://pinellas.gov/building-and-development-review-services-a-z/): County department page, with a tool to check which jurisdiction a property falls under. Phone 727-464-3888. [Check current coverage](https://permit.press/coverage) ## Questions ### How do I search permits in Clearwater, Florida? Check whether the address is inside Clearwater city limits first. City permits are in Clearwater's Accela portal. A Clearwater address outside the city is a Pinellas County record in the county's Access Portal, and those are the records in this feed. The main official source is City of Clearwater Accela permit portal. ### Who issues building permits in Clearwater? The office depends on whether the property is inside city limits and on the record type: City of Clearwater (Building permits inside Clearwater city limits); Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services (Unincorporated Pinellas County with a Clearwater address). The City of Clearwater issues building permits inside its city limits through its own Accela portal, and those permits are not in the Permit Press feed yet. Pinellas County issues permits for unincorporated addresses that use a Clearwater mailing address, and Permit Press filters the county source to those records. ### Which Clearwater records does Permit Press cover? Permit Press covers Pinellas County permits with a Clearwater address. County sources are filtered to records with a Clearwater address, which includes unincorporated areas that use the Clearwater mailing address. Check the coverage page for current availability and collection dates before relying on a result. ### Is Permit Press the official Clearwater permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. It organizes covered records into searchable feeds and saved-search alerts. Official status, documents, and applications stay with the issuing agency. ### Can Permit Press apply for or pull a permit in Clearwater? No. Permit Press does not submit permit applications, schedule inspections, or log into government portals on anyone's behalf. Use the issuing agency's portal for applications. ### How do I get alerts for new Clearwater permits? Create a Permit Press account with Pinellas County coverage, open the Clearwater feed, filter by trade, status or reported value, and save the search. Permit Press emails new matching records instantly or as a daily or weekly digest, depending on your plan. Verify each record with the issuing agency before acting. ### How is the Clearwater guide different from the Pinellas County guide? The Pinellas County guide covers every source in the county. This guide narrows those sources to Clearwater: the city's own permit records where Permit Press collects them, plus county records with a Clearwater address. 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