Plumbing in Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie's Building Department posts a residential permit fee schedule dated October 15, 2015 and revised 7-12-17. It lists a residential plumbing permit at $75.00, or $79.00 total with surcharges, and an online fee of $61.00, or $65.00 total. Backflow preventers and grinder pumps match it. Each is $75.00 ($79.00 total), and a solar water heater is $175.00 ($179.63 total). The department is in City Hall Building B, 121 S.W.
Port St. Lucie Blvd., at 772-871-5132, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plan review runs 2 to 4 p.m. Contractors apply, schedule inspections and manage projects in the Contractor E-Permits Portal. The department says all building permit applications must comply with the 8th Edition of the Florida Building Code, and its roof permit form cites FBC 2023 8th Edition. Port St. Lucie Utility Systems published its 2025 Water Quality Report on June 01, 2026, covering sampling from Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025.
You'll find the hardness figure in the PDF. Utility Systems says zero lead service lines were identified in its service area. The one system EPA matches to the city is the St. Lucie West Services District (PWSID FL4565031), serving 21,400 people on ground water. Since the fee schedule dates to 2015, ask the department for the current plumbing amount before you compare quotes.
What plumbing costs near Port St. Lucie
No plumber has sent us a quote from Port St. Lucie, so this page carries no city price. The Florida page lists the estimates next to what plumbers are paid ($26.94 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price), and the permit fee is set by your city or county. How we estimate costs.
Permits for plumbing work in Port St. Lucie
Check with the City of Port St. Lucie building department which office issues plumbing permits for your address.
Work that replaces or alters piping, a water heater swap or a sewer repair for example, generally needs a permit.
Plumbing jobs in Port St. Lucie
Sources for Port St. Lucie
- City of Port St. Lucie: Residential Permit Fee Schedule Read Oct 24, 2026. Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- City of Port St. Lucie: Building Department Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Building Department Read Oct 24, 2026. Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- City of Port St. Lucie: New & Replacement Roof Permit Application Read Oct 24, 2026.
- 2025 Water Quality Report Read Oct 24, 2026. Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- Utility Systems Read Oct 24, 2026. Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- EPA SDWIS water system inventory (Envirofacts WATER_SYSTEM, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA) Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.