Residential Building Permit (Tarpon Springs)

City of Tarpon Springs

The City of Tarpon Springs Building Development Department issues building, floodplain, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roof, fence, driveway, and garage door permits. Electronic submission through the city's GoPost portal (eplansoft review) is required for electronic plan review; email submissions ended December 31, 2023. Fees follow the valuation-based schedule in the Building Development Guide to Permitting 2026.

Who needs this

Property owners and licensed contractors doing construction, roofs, fences, driveways, windows and doors, or trade work on residential property in the City of Tarpon Springs. A Notice of Commencement is required for jobs over $5,000 (over $15,000 for mechanical).

Steps

  1. 1

    Download the required documents

    Get the forms and per-permit-type document lists from the city's Document Library and the Permit Document Requirements page. The full detail is in the Building Development Guide to Permitting 2026.

    ctsfl.us/372/Permit-Document-Requirements
  2. 2

    Submit the application and plans through GoPost

    Submit the application and plans digitally through the GoPost online permit application portal (eplansoft review). Electronic submission is required for electronic plan review.

    gp-tarponsprings.eplansoftreview.com/#/login?portal=tarponsp
  3. 3

    Track review in the portal

    You receive email updates as review progresses; all communications happen in the portal's Notifications tab.

    ctsfl.us/309/GoPost-Online-Permit-Application-Portal
  4. 4

    Pay and print permits

    Pay and print permits through the city's Click2Gov building permits site.

    tarp-egov.aspgov.com/Click2GovBP/index.html

Requirements

  • Electronic submission through the GoPost portal
  • Per-permit-type documents from the Permit Document Requirements page (not an all-inclusive list)
  • Notice of Commencement for jobs over $5,000 (over $15,000 for mechanical)

Documents

  • Permit application and plans (digital)
  • Notice of Commencement (jobs over $5,000; over $15,000 for mechanical)

Fees

ItemAmountNotes
Building permit, value $500 to $5,000$75.00 base feeBuilding Development Guide to Permitting 2026, Permit Fees section
Building permit, value $5,001 to $50,000$75 plus $6.00 per additional $1,000Higher tiers: $50,001 to $500,000 is $400 plus $5.00 per additional $1,000; $500,001 to $1,000,000 is $1,800 plus $4.00 per additional $1,000; over $1,000,000 is $3,600 plus $5.00 per $1,000. Valuation per ICC Building Valuation Data or signed contract
Small-scope single-trade permitsResidential $75 (one inspection trip) or $90 (two trips)Commercial $90 or $110

Fee amounts change, the linked official schedule always controls.

Good to know

Building Development Department: 727-942-5617, [email protected], City Hall, 324 East Pine Street. Hours Monday to Friday 8:00 to 4:30 (Wednesday closes at noon). The city shortcut ctsfl.us/216/Apply-for-a-Permit-Online redirects to the GoPost dashboard.