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Roofing in St. Petersburg, FL

St. Petersburg is its own permitting jurisdiction, and it has been explicit that the 2026 statewide permit exemption does not reach roofing. If someone tells you a St. Pete reroof does not need a permit because the job is small, that is wrong.

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What City of St. Petersburg Building Department requires

Verify anything here against their own page before you rely on it.

Roofing is carved out of the new exemption

Florida HB 803, effective July 1 2026, exempts some single-family work under $7,500 from permitting. St. Petersburg states the exemption does not cover structural components, and lists roofing, soffit and fascia, and siding by name.

The city permits, not the county

Pinellas County issues permits for unincorporated areas and six small communities. St. Petersburg runs its own building department.

Submittals go through ePlan Review

Plans and applications are filed through the city ePlan Review system. Contractor licensing is verifiable through the Pinellas County Licensing Board.

02As it applies in St. Petersburg

The 25 percent rule as it applies in St. Petersburg.

Florida Building Code, Existing Building, Chapter 6, Section 611.1.1 says this:

“Not more than 25 percent of the total roof area or roof section of any existing building or structure shall be repaired, replaced, or recovered in any 12 month period unless the entire roofing system or roof section conforms to the requirements of this code.”

Read on its own, that is the sentence that used to force full replacements. Cross 25 percent, bring the whole roof to current code.

Then 2022 changed it

Senate Bill 4-D and its House companion HB 3D amended section 553.844 of the Florida Statutes to add an exception.

If the roofing system or roof section was built, repaired, or replaced in compliance with the 2007 Florida Building Code or any later edition, then only the repaired, replaced, or recovered portion has to meet the current code. The rest of the roof stays as it is.

So the question is what your roof already meets

The 2007 code is what introduced two requirements worth knowing about. A roof replacement had to include a secondary water barrier, and roof-decking attachments and fasteners had to be strengthened or corrected during reroofing.

That second one is exactly what a Hillsborough County Progress Check inspection looks at.

Worth being precise about

SB 4-D did not delete the 25 percent rule. It added an exception. A roof that does not meet the 2007 code is still exposed to full replacement.

Source: Florida House of Representatives staff analysis of HB 3D (2022D), Roof Repair, Replacement, and Recovering Requirements. The current code is the 8th Edition (2023). The 9th Edition takes effect December 31, 2026.

03St. Petersburg questions

St. Petersburg roofing questions.

Who issues the roof permit in St. Petersburg, FL?

City of St. Petersburg Building Department issues roof permits for St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg is its own permitting jurisdiction, and it has been explicit that the 2026 statewide permit exemption does not reach roofing. If someone tells you a St. Pete reroof does not need a permit because the job is small, that is wrong.

Roofing is carved out of the new exemption in St. Petersburg: what does that mean?

Florida HB 803, effective July 1 2026, exempts some single-family work under $7,500 from permitting. St. Petersburg states the exemption does not cover structural components, and lists roofing, soffit and fascia, and siding by name.

The city permits, not the county in St. Petersburg: what does that mean?

Pinellas County issues permits for unincorporated areas and six small communities. St. Petersburg runs its own building department.

Submittals go through ePlan Review in St. Petersburg: what does that mean?

Plans and applications are filed through the city ePlan Review system. Contractor licensing is verifiable through the Pinellas County Licensing Board.

Does the 25 percent rule apply to roofs in St. Petersburg?

It applies statewide. Florida Building Code, Existing Building, Section 611.1.1 limits repair, replacement, or recovering to 25 percent of a roof area or roof section in any 12 month period unless the whole system meets current code. Senate Bill 4-D in 2022 added an exception for roofs already built, repaired, or replaced to the 2007 Florida Building Code or later, where only the worked-on portion must meet current code.

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