Phone Numbers:

 

Service Area: Unincorporated Pinellas County

 

• Building - General Permit Issues & Questions
  • Building - Permit Questions for other Communities (Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, and Belleair Shore)
  • Building - Structural
  • Building - Commercial & Residential Plans
  • Building - Electrical
  • Building - Mechanical
  • Building - Plumbing or Gas
• Other Resources:
  • Development Review Services - Zoning, Trees, Habitat, Engineering, Drainage, Right of Way Permits, Platting and Site Plans, and Special Event Permit for street closers or use of public right-a-ways for a special event.
  • Engineering & Technical Support
  • Housing and Community Development - Special Exception Conditional Use
  • Utilities

Key Phone Numbers:

• Pinellas County Access Portal questions: (727) 464-3888 (Select option 4)
• Pinellas County Automated Inspection Phone Line (formally IVR) system:
  • (727) 453-4000
  • Phone Inspection Request Numbers and Types
  • Questions for the Inspection Desk: (727) 464-3888 (Select options 1,1)
  • Questions regarding the Pinellas County Access Portal (Select option 4)
• Web Permitting:
  • Ellen Barrett-Santisteban: (727) 464-3169
  • Donna Miller: (727) 464-4165
• Express Permitting:
  • Martyna Krege: (727) 464–3741
  • Emily Ling: (727) 464–3927
• Payment line to pay a reinspection fee, permit extension, or permit reinstatement:
  • Admin desk: (727) 453-3633

Certified Building Official (CBO), Director:

• Building Services Division Manager:
  Evelyn Spencer: (727) 464-3752
  Highest decision maker regarding interpretations of building codes and
  policies as mandated by the Florida Building Code is the Certified Building Official (CBO).

 

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Building - General Permit Issues & Questions:

• Abandoned permits (less than 10 years old) or about-to-expire permits:
  (727) 464-3888 (Select options 1,1,1)
• Certificates of Occupancy/power releases:
  (727) 464-3827
• Complaints/violations for building construction work without a permit:
  • Anita Castricone: (727) 464-3179
• Building Permits for our contracted communities & beaches:
  • Belleair Beach - Al McCloud: (727) 464-5122
  • Belleair Bluffs and Belleair Shore - John Kostreles: (727) 464-3930
• Permit records, history and abandoned permits (over 10 years old):
  • Linda Whieldon or Stacy Jones: (727) 464-3621 - email
• Notice of Commencement:
  • Linda Whieldon or Stacy Jones: (727) 464-3621

 

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Building - Structural:

For approx. inspection time (for today’s inspections), call from 8 - 8:20 a.m.
Inspectors may also be available from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. depending on work load.

 

• Chief Inspector - Building - Structural:
  
  • John Segrete: (727) 464-3177
  • Jim McKillen: (727) 453-3379
• Building Field Inspectors:
  
  • Bill Coughenour: (727) 464-3168
  • Carl Tomko: (727) 464-5117
  • Cameron Vasser: (727) 464-8227
  • John Decker: (727) 464-5127
  • Erich Kraemer: (727) 464-4925
  • Gary Beer: (727) 464-5126
  • Jeff Bews: (727) 464-3749
  • Jim Reeves: (727) 464-5057
  • Joshua Adams: (727) 464-3516
  • Kevin Hilpl: (727) 464-5128
  • Mark Roberts: (727) 464-5059
  • Rodney Chartier: (727) 464-4388
  • Scott Drees: (727) 464-3161

 

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Building - Commercial & Residential Plans:

• Chief Plans Examiner:
  
  • Tom Ross: (727) 464-3167
• Commercial plan review status:
  
  • Donna Miller: (727) 464-4165
  • Ellen Barrett-Santisteban: (727) 464-3169
  • Joyce Stevens: (727) 464-3170
• Commercial plan review/addressing questions:
  
  • Al McCloud: (727) 464-5122
  • Dan Sutton: (727) 464-5118
  • Michael Howsare: (727) 464-3897
    
• Residential plan review questions:
  
  • Bill Brush: (727) 464-5125
  • Daniel Anderson: (727) 464-5092
  • Jared Jaenicke: (727) 464-5115
  • John Kostreles: (727) 464-3930

 

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Building - Electrical:

For approx. inspection time (for today’s inspections), call from 8 - 8:20 a.m.
Inspectors may also be available from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. depending on work load.

 

• Electrical Inspector III - Electrical plan review questions:
  
  • Ken Carter: (727) 464-5135
• Electrical Field Inspectors:
  • Brad Lawson: (727) 464-5137
  • Jason Warr: (727) 464-5465
  • John Grimes: (727) 464-5134
  • Vincent LaPorta: (727) 464-5230

 

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Building - Mechanical:

For approx. inspection time (for today’s inspections), call from 8 - 8:20 a.m.
Inspectors may also be available from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. depending on work load.

 

• Chief Inspector/Mechanical plan review questions:
  
  • Marty Marcum: (727) 464-5151
• Mechanical Field Inspectors:
  
  • Andrew Devereux: (727) 464-5154
  • Charles “Gordy” Barnes: (727) 464-5157
  • Jeff Reed: (727) 464-4096
  • Tony Stran: (727) 464-5158

 

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Building - Plumbing or Gas:

For approx. inspection time (for today’s inspections), call from 8 - 8:20 a.m. Inspectors may also be available from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. depending on work load.

 

• Chief Inspector - Plumbing or Gas plan review questions:
  
  • Lucas Hendershott: (727) 464-5146
• Plumbing or Gas Field Inspectors:
  
  • Ken Bell: (727) 464-5145
  • Michael Netzel: (727) 464-5149
  • Sam Barker: (727) 464-5147

 

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