Docks / Dredge & Fill
Due to the high volume of permit applications received by the Water and Navigation Unit, please allow a minimum of 10 weeks for your permit to be reviewed. Staff are working diligently to process applications as quickly as possible and appreciate your patience. For status updates on your permit application, please email WaterNavPermits@pinellascounty.org and include the permit number and address.
New! Dock/Dredge and Fill Permitting
Environmental Resource Zone Look-Up Tool
This tool is designed to help you determine if a specific property falls within a coastal environmental resource zone. Coastal environmental resource zones are areas where seagrass and/or mangroves have been found near by based on Pinellas County's most recent available data.
The Water and Navigation section handles the permitting of docks and dredge and fill projects in both the unincorporated areas of Pinellas County as well as within municipal limits. The types of projects which require permits from Water and Navigation include:
- private single-family docks, multi-use docks, commercial docks
- marinas
- seawalls
- riprap
- tie poles
- all dredging or filling within the waters of Pinellas County
Projects are reviewed for environmental impacts, navigational impacts, construction requirements, as well as consistency with the Pinellas County Water and Navigation Code
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Resources
- For the most current copy of our paper application, please call (727) 453-3385 or email WaterNavPermits@pinellascounty.org.
- To apply online for any of the projects listed above, please visit the Pinellas County Access Portal.
- New Service Fees for Credit Cards and Checks
A new convenience fee is in effect. There is a credit card convenience fee of 2.25% and a check convenience fee of $1.50. American Express and Discover cards are accepted.
- New Service Fees for Credit Cards and Checks
- Do you need to locate a previous permit? Please view the step-by-step guide
on how to do so in the Pinellas County Access Portal.
Disposal Procedure of Dock Pilings
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For proper disposal of dock pilings, telephone poles, and railroad ties:
- CCA-treated lumber must be disposed of in a permitted landfill. It cannot be disposed of with household trash.
- An appointment is required for disposal. To schedule a disposal appointment, please call (727) 464-7500.
- A minimum of 48-hours notice is required to arrange for drop-off to appropriate facility.
- Disposal criteria:
- Must be cut to 4-foot or less in length
- Must be in a segregated load by themselves; no other trash mixed in
- Must be free of electrical wires, metal attachments and decking
- Loads not meeting the above criteria will be rejected.
- In addition to the disposal fee, there is a $110 Special Handling Service Fee per load.
For questions, contact Janie Armstrong at jaarmstrong@pinellascounty.org.
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