# St. Petersburg, FL Permit Search: City & County Permits | Permit Press

Find St. Petersburg, FL permits: the city's own permit site for addresses inside city limits, plus Pinellas County permits with a St. Petersburg address in Permit Press.

Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/st-petersburg-fl

Find the City of St. Petersburg permit site, and follow the Pinellas County building records issued to St. Petersburg addresses outside city limits.

Place: St. Petersburg, 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 St. Petersburg: Building permits inside St. Petersburg city limits
- Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services: Unincorporated Pinellas County with a St. Petersburg address

The City of St. Petersburg issues building permits inside its city limits through its own permit site, and those permits are not in the Permit Press feed. Pinellas County issues permits for unincorporated addresses that use a St. Petersburg mailing address, and Permit Press filters the county source to those records.

## Records Permit Press covers

- Pinellas County permits with a St. Petersburg address (county source filtered to St. Petersburg addresses)

## How to search permits

Check whether the address is inside St. Petersburg city limits first. City permits are on the city's Click2Gov permit site, which Permit Press does not collect. A St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg city limits. Inside, the permit comes from City of St. Petersburg; outside, with a St. Petersburg address, it comes from Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services.
2. Search the official source: Open City of St. Petersburg building permits and search by street address, permit number, or contractor where the portal offers those fields.
3. Compare covered records: Use the Permit Press St. Petersburg feed to filter covered St. Petersburg records by trade, status, date, and reported value, across the covered source in Pinellas County.
4. Save a search for alerts: Save the St. Petersburg filters you care about and Permit Press emails new matching records. Verify each record with the issuing agency before acting.

## Official sources

- [City of St. Petersburg building permits](https://www.stpete.org/business/building_permitting/building_permits.php): The city's permit page. Its Online Permits & Status link opens the city's Click2Gov permit site.
- [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.

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## Questions

### How do I search permits in St. Petersburg, Florida?

Check whether the address is inside St. Petersburg city limits first. City permits are on the city's Click2Gov permit site, which Permit Press does not collect. A St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg building permits.

### Who issues building permits in St. Petersburg?

The office depends on whether the property is inside city limits and on the record type: City of St. Petersburg (Building permits inside St. Petersburg city limits); Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services (Unincorporated Pinellas County with a St. Petersburg address). The City of St. Petersburg issues building permits inside its city limits through its own permit site, and those permits are not in the Permit Press feed. Pinellas County issues permits for unincorporated addresses that use a St. Petersburg mailing address, and Permit Press filters the county source to those records.

### Which St. Petersburg records does Permit Press cover?

Permit Press covers Pinellas County permits with a St. Petersburg address. County sources are filtered to records with a St. Petersburg address, which includes unincorporated areas that use the St. Petersburg mailing address. Check the coverage page for current availability and collection dates before relying on a result.

### Is Permit Press the official St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg?

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 St. Petersburg permits?

Create a Permit Press account with Pinellas County coverage, open the St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg guide different from the Pinellas County guide?

The Pinellas County guide covers every source in the county. This guide narrows those sources to St. Petersburg: the city's own permit records where Permit Press collects them, plus county records with a St. Petersburg address. The figures and the live list on this page count only St. Petersburg records.

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Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.
