# Pinellas County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Pinellas County, FL building permits: the Accela Citizen Access portal, St. Petersburg permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/pinellas-county-fl Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services Department issues building permits for unincorporated Pinellas County plus Belleair Beach, Belleair Shore, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Oldsmar and Safety Harbor. St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo and Pinellas Park and other cities issue their own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Pinellas County, Florida (FL). Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Guide reviewed 2026-10-19. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website. ## Who issues permits - Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services Department: unincorporated Pinellas County plus Belleair Beach, Belleair Shore, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Oldsmar and Safety Harbor (727-464-3888) - City of St. Petersburg: inside city limits - City of Clearwater: inside city limits - City of Largo: inside city limits - City of Pinellas Park: inside city limits - City of Tarpon Springs: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Pinellas County Access Portal](https://aca-prod.accela.com/pinellas/Default.aspx): Check permit status, create an account, pay fees, schedule inspections and submit code complaints. - [Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services Department](https://pinellas.gov/building-and-development-review-services-a-z/): Office page. Phone 727-464-3888. - [Access Portal instructions & FAQs](https://pinellas.gov/pinellas-county-access-portal/): County help page for the Access Portal. - [Pinellas County public records](https://pinellas.gov/public-records/): Public records request page. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park or Tarpon Springs, which issue their own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services Department. 2. Open the official permit search: Open Pinellas County Access Portal, which runs on Accela Citizen Access. Check permit status, create an account, pay fees, schedule inspections and submit code complaints. 3. Search by address or permit number: Search with the street address or the permit number where the portal offers those fields, then open the record for its status, inspections and documents. 4. Ask the office about older records: If a permit is missing online, ask Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services Department (727-464-3888) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of St. Petersburg: 'Online Permits & Status' links to the city's Click2Gov Building Permit site; the city also has a property cards database. [Permit portal](https://stpe-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html) - City of Clearwater: Planning & Development, (727) 562-4567. [Permit portal](https://aca-prod.accela.com/CLEARWATER/Default.aspx) - City of Largo: Largo Civic Access Portal (LCAP) is live; Building Permits line 727-586-7488. [Permit portal](https://cityoflargofl-energovweb.tylerhost.net/apps/selfservice) - City of Pinellas Park: Search permits and inspection results by address in the city's online portal. [Permit portal](https://egcss.pinellas-park.com/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService) - City of Tarpon Springs: Click2Gov for paying and printing permits; new applications go through the GoPost online portal. [Permit portal](https://tarp-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html) ## Good to know - The department issues building permits and inspections for unincorporated Pinellas plus Belleair Beach, Belleair Shore, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Oldsmar and Safety Harbor. ([source](https://pinellas.gov/building-and-development-review-services-a-z/)) - The building services office at 440 Court Street, Clearwater, is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ([source](https://pinellas.gov/pinellas-county-access-portal/)) - The county offers a My Neighborhood Services search tool to check which jurisdiction a property falls under. ([source](https://pinellas.gov/building-and-development-review-services-a-z/)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Pinellas County, Florida? Use Pinellas County Access Portal (Accela Citizen Access) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/pinellas/Default.aspx. Check permit status, create an account, pay fees, schedule inspections and submit code complaints. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Pinellas County? Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services Department issues permits for unincorporated Pinellas County plus Belleair Beach, Belleair Shore, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Oldsmar and Safety Harbor. City of St. Petersburg, City of Clearwater, City of Largo, City of Pinellas Park and City of Tarpon Springs issue their own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Pinellas County building department? Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services Department: 727-464-3888, 440 Court Street, Clearwater, FL 33756. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does St. Petersburg issue its own building permits? Yes. City of St. Petersburg issues building permits inside its city limits. 'Online Permits & Status' links to the city's Click2Gov Building Permit site; the city also has a property cards database. Start at https://stpe-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html (CentralSquare Click2Gov). ### Does Clearwater issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Clearwater issues building permits inside its city limits. Planning & Development, (727) 562-4567. Start at https://aca-prod.accela.com/CLEARWATER/Default.aspx (Accela Citizen Access). ### Is Pinellas County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Pinellas County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Pinellas County is added. The neighboring Hillsborough County is in the live feed. ### Is Permit Press the official Pinellas County permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. Permit applications, inspections, official status and documents stay with the issuing agency. ## Bordering counties - [Hillsborough County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/hillsborough-county-fl) - [Pasco County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/pasco-county-fl) [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.