General building work permit checklist — Pembroke Pines, Florida
Assembled from Pembroke Pines’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Pembroke Pines requires a permit for general building work.
Section 553.79(1)(g), Florida Statutes, as added by Chapter 2026-63, Laws of Florida, effective July 1, 2026, requires every permit-issuing local government to exempt the owner of a single-family dwelling, or that owner's contractor, from the requirement to obtain a building permit for work valued at less than $7,500 on the owner’s property. The exemption does not apply to property partially or entirely located in a flood hazard area as defined by the Florida Building Code, or to any electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, or gas work performed on property containing a single-family dwelling, and a construction project may not be divided into more than one project to qualify. To claim the exemption the owner or the owner's contractor must submit a written request to the local enforcement agency with a copy of the contract or other documentation demonstrating the nature and value of the work.
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Sources
- building — permit rules, building — fee schedule ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Pembroke Pines publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
- Fence permit checklist
- Shed permit checklist
- Water heater permit checklist
- Re-roof permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Pembroke Pines before you build.