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
  • Planning - Special Exception Conditional Use
  • Utilities

Key Phone Numbers:

• IVR system questions:
  • Inspection Desk: (727) 464-3888 (Select options 1,1,1)
• Web Permitting:
  • Ellen Barrett-Santisteban: (727) 464-3169
• Pay a reinspection fee:
  • Admin desk: (727) 453-3633

Certified Building Official (CBO), Director & Division Managers:

• Interim Director of Building Services:
  Glenn Wardell, Certified Building Official: (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).
• Building Manager:
  Glenn Wardell, Certified Building Official: (727) 464-3752
  Assistant Building Official

 

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Building - General Permit Issues & Questions:

• Abandoned permits (less than 10 years old) or about-to-expire permits:
  • Anita Castricone (727) 464-3179
  • Laura Devinney (727) 464-5103
• Certificates of Occupancy/power releases:
  • Marjorie Brown: (727) 464-3827
  • Laura DeVinney: (727) 464-3827
• Complaints/violations for building construction work without a permit:
  • Laura DeVinney: (727) 464-5103
• Building Permits for our contracted communities & beaches:
  • Belleair Beach - Glenn Wardell: (727)464-3752
  • 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
• Assistant Chief Inspector:
  
  • Jim McKillen: (727) 453-3379

• Building Field Inspectors:
  
  • Bill Coughenour: (727) 464-3168
  • Carl Tomko: (727) 464-5117
  • Dan Sutton: (727) 464-5118
    
  • Gary Beer: (727) 464-5126
    
  • Jared Jaenicke: (727) 464-5115
  • Jeff Bews: (727) 464-3749
  • Kevin Hilpl: (727) 464-5128
  • Scott Williams: (727) 464-3516
  • Vincent LaPorta: (727) 464-5230

  
  

 

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Building - Commercial & Residential Plans:

• Commercial plan review status:
  
  • Ellen Barrett-Santisteban: (727) 464-3169
  • Jeff Shea: (727) 464-3741
    
  • Joyce Stevens: (727) 464-3170
    
• Commercial plan review/addressing questions:
  
  • Al McCloud: (727) 464-5122
  • Bob Bryce: (727) 464-5444
  • Tom Ross: (727) 464-3167
    
• Residential plan review questions:
  
  • Bill Brush: (727) 464-5125
  • Bill Wyess: (727) 464-8227
    
  • John Kostreles: (727) 464-3930
  • Michael Howsare: (727) 464-3897

 

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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.

 

• Chief Inspector - Electrical plan review questions:
  
  • Ken Carter: (727) 464-5135
• Electrical Field Inspectors:
  • Brad Lawson: (727) 464-5137
  • John Grimes: (727) 464-5134
  • Yhulmer Izquierdo: (727) 464-3161
    

 

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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

  • Daniel Folwell: (727) 464-5158

  • Marty Marcum: (727) 464-5151

 

 

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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:
  
  • Dave Howdeshell: (727) 464-5144
• Assistant Chief Inspector:
  
  • Lenny Brunette: (727) 464-5149
• Plumbing or Gas Field Inspectors:
  
  • Ken Bell: (727) 464-5145
  • Lucas Hendershott: (727) 464-5146
  • Sam Barker: (727) 464-5147

 

 

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