Pinellas County
Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County, Environmental Public Health
In short
Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County, Environmental Public Health issues 2 permits we publish for Pinellas County, last verified 2026-10-06. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Swimming Pool / Spa Operating Permitonly if it applies to you | Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County, Environmental Public Health | The DOH-Pinellas Public Swimming Pools and Spas page publishes no fee amount. Contact DOH-Pinellas Environmental Public Health for the current operating permit fee. | operating permit; term set by the Florida Department of Health | 2026-10-06 |
| Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System (Septic) Permitonly if it applies to you | Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County, Environmental Public Health | The DOH-Pinellas onsite sewage page publishes no fee amount. Contact DOH-Pinellas Environmental Public Health for the current permit fee. | construction permit valid 18 months; repair permit valid 90 days; commercial wastewater operating permit valid 1 year and renewed annually (s. 381.0065(4), Fla. Stat.) | 2026-10-06 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Public Swimming Pool / Spa Operating Permit
A fitness studio or gym that operates a pool or spa used by members is operating a public pool. The DOH-Pinellas Public Swimming Pools and Spas page states that the Florida Department of Health regulates all public pools and bathing places as defined in Chapter 64E-9 of the Florida Administrative Code. Under s. 514.025, Fla. Stat., the department assigns to qualified county health departments the functions of reviewing applications and plans, conducting inspections and issuing permits, and county health departments are responsible for routine inspections, complaint investigations, enforcement and operating permits. In Pinellas that office is the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County. A studio without a pool or spa has no pool permit. This record carries no dollar figure; contact DOH-Pinellas for the current fee.
Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System (Septic) Permit
This applies only to a business whose site uses a septic system rather than a public sewer; a business on a public sewer has no septic permit. Under s. 381.0065(4), Fla. Stat., a person may not construct, repair, modify, abandon or operate an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system without a permit, and an operating permit is required before using an aerobic treatment unit or where the establishment generates commercial waste. A local government may not approve a change in occupancy or tenancy of a building on a septic system until the department has reviewed the change. The DOH-Pinellas onsite sewage page states that from January 2, 2025 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection manages septic permitting in 16 named counties, which do not include Pinellas, and that outside those counties the local county health department still handles septic permitting and inspections. This record carries no dollar figure; contact DOH-Pinellas for the current fee.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Pinellas County
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- pinellas.floridahealth.gov/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Fla. Stat. s. 381.0065, Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; regulationFlorida Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
- Fla. Stat. s. 514.025, Assignment of authority to county health departmentsFlorida Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
- Onsite Sewage Disposal and Septic Tanks (DEP permitting counties from January 2, 2025; county health department permitting elsewhere)Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
- Public Swimming Pools and SpasFlorida Department of Health in Pinellas County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
Other offices serving Pinellas County
- Pinellas County License Board for Children's Centers and Family Child Care Homes (Child Care Licensing, Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County)
- Pinellas County Animal Services
- Pinellas County Building and Development Review Services
- Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board
- Pinellas County Solid Waste, Business Waste Assessments Section
- Pinellas County Utilities, Grease Management Program
The full permit list for this jurisdiction
Industry permit lists that include this agency
- Restaurants in Pinellas County
- Coffee shops in Pinellas County
- Retail stores in Pinellas County
- Salons and barbers in Pinellas County
- Fitness studios in Pinellas County
- Childcare centres in Pinellas County
- Contractors and trades in Pinellas County
- Auto repair shops in Pinellas County
- Veterinary clinics in Pinellas County
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