Brevard County
Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services
In short
Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services issues 4 permits we publish for Brevard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permit — New Systemonly if it applies to you | Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services | New system without site evaluation $510.00; new system with site evaluation submitted $395.00; new performance-based treatment system without site evaluation submitted $520.00; new performance-based treatment system with site evaluation submitted $405.00; holding tank(s) $260.00. Related items on the same packet: site evaluation only $115.00; mound stabilization inspection $75.00; separate excavation inspection $60.00; permit amendment $55.00; re-inspection fee $75.00; site re-evaluation fee $50.00; State residential variance application fee $300.00; State commercial/multi-family variance application fee $425.00. | one-time per system permit | 2026-10-06 |
| Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permit — Repair or Abandonmentonly if it applies to you | Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services | Repair without site evaluation submitted $435.00; repair with site evaluation submitted $320.00; abandonment $70.00. Related items on the same packet: mound stabilization inspection $75.00; separate excavation inspection $60.00; permit amendment $55.00; re-inspection fee $75.00; site re-evaluation fee $50.00; State residential variance application fee $300.00; State commercial/multi-family variance application fee $425.00. | one-time per repair or abandonment permit | 2026-10-06 |
| Onsite Sewage System — Modification or Existing System Approvalonly if it applies to you | Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services | Existing system with inspection $110.00; existing system without inspection $60.00; modification without site evaluation submitted $455.00; modification with site evaluation submitted $340.00. Related items on the same packet: mound stabilization inspection $75.00; separate excavation inspection $60.00; permit amendment $55.00; re-inspection fee $75.00; site re-evaluation fee $50.00; State residential variance application fee $300.00; State commercial/multi-family variance application fee $425.00. | one-time per application | 2026-10-06 |
| Public Swimming Pool and Spa Operating Permitonly if it applies to you | Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services | Initial operating permit $150.00. Annual operating permit or annual renewal: pools greater than 25,000 gallons and bathing places $250.00; pools of 25,000 gallons or less $125.00; exempted condominiums/cooperatives with over 32 units $50.00. The full annual fee applies if the authorization was issued from July 1 to December 31, and one half of the annual fee if it was issued from January 1 to June 30. Review of an application for a variance $300.00. | annual operating permit, renewed each year | 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
Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permit — New System
A business whose building will be served by a new onsite sewage (septic) system rather than a public sewer needs a construction permit from the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Suite A116, Viera, (321) 633-2100. DOH-Brevard is a State agency office, not county government. The fees are those printed in its Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Application Packet for New Systems Only, Rev 08/26: $510.00 for a new system without a site evaluation, $395.00 with a site evaluation submitted, $520.00 and $405.00 for the performance-based treatment system equivalents, and $260.00 for holding tanks, with ancillary charges for site evaluations, inspections, re-inspections, amendments and State variance applications ($300.00 residential, $425.00 commercial/multi-family). The packet asks for a floor plan; for a non-residential building it must show total square footage and all plumbing drains and fixtures. A business on a public sewer has no septic permit.
Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permit — Repair or Abandonment
A business on a septic system that needs the system repaired, or a tank abandoned, applies to the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services, (321) 633-2100, a State agency office. Its Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Application Packet for Repair Permits and Abandonments Only, Rev 08/26, lists a repair permit at $435.00 without a site evaluation or $320.00 with a site evaluation submitted, and an abandonment at $70.00, plus ancillary charges for inspections, re-inspections, permit amendments, site re-evaluations and State variance applications ($300.00 residential, $425.00 commercial/multi-family). For a repair permit the packet asks for a completed Existing System/Repair Evaluation Form and, for a property on municipal water, water use records. A business on a public sewer has no septic repair permit.
Onsite Sewage System — Modification or Existing System Approval
A business moving into or altering a building served by an existing septic system, for example when a change of use or an addition changes the sewage flow, applies to the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services, (321) 633-2100, a State agency office. Its Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Application Packet for Modifications and Existing Systems Only, Rev 08/26, lists an existing system approval at $110.00 with an inspection or $60.00 without one, and a modification permit at $455.00 without a site evaluation or $340.00 with a site evaluation submitted, plus ancillary charges for inspections, re-inspections, permit amendments, site re-evaluations and State variance applications ($300.00 residential, $425.00 commercial/multi-family). A business on a public sewer has no septic modification approval.
Public Swimming Pool and Spa Operating Permit
A fitness studio or other business that operates a public swimming pool or spa needs an operating permit from the Florida Department of Health; in Brevard County the permit is handled by the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Environmental Public Health Services, (321) 633-2100. The fees are set statewide by Florida Administrative Code Rule 64E-9.015 (last amended July 20, 2016), so they are State fees and the same in every Florida county: $150.00 for an initial operating permit, then an annual operating permit or renewal of $250.00 for a pool over 25,000 gallons or a bathing place, $125.00 for a pool of 25,000 gallons or less, and $50.00 for an exempted condominium or cooperative with over 32 units. The rule charges the full annual fee for an authorization issued between July 1 and December 31 and half the fee for one issued between January 1 and June 30, and charges no fee for a replacement copy or a reissue after a change of ownership or name. A variance review is $300.00. A studio without a pool or spa has no pool permit.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Brevard County
- Phone
- (321) 633-2100
- Website
- brevard.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. Admin. Code Rule 64E-9.015, Fee Schedule (public swimming pools and bathing places; amended July 20, 2016)Florida Department of State, Florida Administrative Code · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
- Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Application Packet — For Modifications and Existing Systems Only (Rev 08/26)Florida Department of Health in Brevard County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
- Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Application Packet — For New Systems Only (Rev 08/26)Florida Department of Health in Brevard County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
- Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Application Packet — For Repair Permits and Abandonments Only (Rev 08/26)Florida Department of Health in Brevard County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-06
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