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Manatee County

Manatee County Development Services Department, Planning and Zoning

In short

Manatee County Development Services Department, Planning and Zoning issues 3 permits we publish for Manatee County, last verified 2026-10-09. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Mobile Food Vending — County Location Rulesonly if it applies to youManatee County Development Services Department, Planning and ZoningNo feeongoing, while vending in unincorporated Manatee County2026-10-09
Zoning Verification — Beverage License Onlyonly if it applies to youManatee County Development Services Department, Planning and Zoning$50 per verificationone-time, per verification request2026-10-09
Zoning Verificationonly if it applies to youManatee County Development Services Department, Planning and ZoningZoning Verification (Admin): $215 for up to 3 hours, plus $72 an hour after.one-time, per verification request2026-10-09

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

Mobile Food Vending — County Location Rules

This record carries no fee of its own: it reports the county's published statement. The Development Services FAQ states that mobile food dispensing vehicles and hot dog carts require licensure by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, and that “Manatee County only has jurisdiction over the unincorporated area of the county and does not issue vending permits or licenses however, we do require the following regulations be adhered to: Must be located on active commercial property with the approval of the property owner, cannot block any drive aisles or parking spaces. Cannot be located in the County Right-of-Way.” The FAQ adds: “Permanent power supply will reclassify use from Mobile Food Dispensing to Restaurant and will require Final Site Plan approval.”

Zoning Verification — Beverage License Only

The Development Review Fee Schedule, Resolution 25-135, which states on its face that it is effective September 8, 2025, lists “Zoning Verification - Beverage License Only (Admin)” at $50. It is the county's zoning sign-off for a business in unincorporated Manatee County applying for a state alcoholic beverage license from the Florida DBPR Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, which is a separate state product. The Development Services fee page links this schedule as the current Development Review Fees.

Zoning Verification

The Development Review Fee Schedule, Resolution 25-135 (effective September 8, 2025, per the document), lists a Zoning Verification at $215 for up to three hours of staff time plus $72 an hour after that. A written zoning verification confirms what the county's Land Development Code allows on a parcel in unincorporated Manatee County, and lenders, landlords and state licensing agencies often ask for one before a business opens. The verification limited to a state beverage license is a separate $50 line, recorded above.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Manatee County
Phone
(941) 748-4501 x6894 (Reviewer on Call)

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.

  1. Business Licenses & Permits — Development Services FAQ (occupational license, local licensing, home-based business, mobile food vending)Manatee County Government · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  2. Development Review Fee Schedule, Resolution 25-135, effective September 8, 2025Manatee County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  3. Download Development Services Instructions, Fees, and Forms — fee schedule linksManatee County Development Services Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09

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