Do you need a deck permit in Florida?

No separate deck fee line; decks fall under the Structural permit schedule, the greater of a $125 minimum base fee or 3.0% of job value, per Section 40.29 of the Building Permits Fee Schedule (Ord. 2025-038, eff. 5-1-25)

last checked 18 Jun 2026

At application: flat fee $90, plus a building fee of 0.004 x ICC valuation (if valuation is $50,000 or more) and a 0.025 x building-fee surcharge; a $22 zoning review fee is due at issuance.

last checked 8 Aug 2026

No deck-specific line item appears in the FY24/25 Building Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 2023/2024-97); deck work is not separately priced from the general $100.00 minimum building permit fee or a job-value-based fee in the published schedule.

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Deck: $140.00, per the Building Division fee schedule (Resolution No. 2026-037, effective March 3, 2026).

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Residential Misc Projects permit fee is $380 flat, covers decks, sheds, carports and pool enclosures or screen rooms and includes a $50 application fee, per Building Permit Fee Schedule effective October 5, 2024

last checked 18 Jun 2026

City Fees schedule (Municipal Code Section 320.409), Building Inspection Division subsection (1): for each 100 square feet of unenclosed area or fractional part thereof for each story (the category a deck falls under), the BID permit fee is $0.75 plus a $0.16 resource management fee, a 12 percent landscape fee, and a $0.25 Development Services fee, subject to a $112.50 minimum BID permit fee.

last checked 8 Aug 2026

Fee schedule effective 2026-04-15: $50 application fee and $35 technology fee per application plus an operational support fee; residential accessory structure plan review $35 to $50 initial, regulatory review $25, inspections $50 per required inspection at 2,500 sq ft work area or less

last checked 19 Jul 2026

Fee Schedule, "Construction Not Under Roof" flat-fee category: "Decks, Docks, Ramps, Boardwalks, etc. $271.52."

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Manatee County Development Services Building Fee Schedule, effective 04/01/2023 (R-23-043, R-23-045, R-23-046): Deck Permit $173, for commercial and residential attached decks, or commercial and residential detached decks higher than 30 inches or greater than 120 square feet.

last checked 8 Aug 2026

Deck (Over 1 step in height): $110.00, per Resolution 25-R-295 (effective Oct. 1, 2025).

last checked 8 Aug 2026

No dedicated deck line; falls under the single family alterations and repairs fee of $0.070 per dollar of estimated cost with a $25.88 minimum and $847.95 maximum, per Implementing Order 4-63 effective 6/30/2025

last checked 18 Jun 2026

A $12 flat Zoning Permit covers a detached deck 120 sq ft or smaller; a larger deck bills under the Accessory Structure schedule at a $26 minimum for the first $1,000 of value plus $4 per additional $1,000, with non-covered wood decks valued at $5 per sq ft, per the FY2025-26 Fee Directory

last checked 18 Jun 2026

Appendix A lists 'Wood Deck' at $40.00 plan review fee plus $50.00 permit fee. Effective October 1, 2025, per Resolution #25-036R.

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Charged by value of construction with a $75 minimum, per the PZB Building Division fee schedule

last checked 6 Jul 2026

Base permit fee $45 for all permits; additional fees by scope per posted fee Resolution 18-17

last checked 19 Jul 2026

No dedicated deck line; billed as an accessory structure under Combination Permit schedule IV-A at $11 per $1,000 of valuation with a $100 minimum per inspection, per the BDRS fee schedule in the FY26 budget

last checked 6 Jul 2026

Building permit fee by valuation per Construction Fees Resolution 17-025; residential fee starts at $85.00 for work valued up to $12,000; fees due at permit issuance.

last checked 19 Jul 2026

Resolution No. 2025-29 (Development Services Fee Schedule) lists a Building Inspection Division fee line item, 'Decks, Docks, Seawalls, Retainer Walls, or Boathouses', at $67.00 for single-family detached and $133.00 for all other construction.

last checked 13 Aug 2026

The Section 20.10 fee schedule (Resolution 2024-R-139, adopted Dec. 12, 2023) lists 'Wood deck' as an example under 'Building Permit Fees for Structures Other than Buildings' ($30.00 base permit fee plus $6.00 per $1,000 value of construction).

last checked 13 Aug 2026

No deck-specific fee line item is published. Deck permits fall under the general Building Services Fees table: Permit Issuance Fee $14.00, plus Total Valuation of Building fee (minimum $19.00, or $11.00 for the first $1,000 plus $2.63 for each additional thousand up to $50,000; higher tiers apply above that), per St. Johns County's Schedule of Fees and Services, Exhibit A (amended 07/21/2026).

last checked 13 Aug 2026