InstaBidsDo you need a permit for a roof repair in Lake Worth Beach, FL?
Updated 2026-10-14 · Sources read 2026-09-29
What does Lake Worth Beach publish about roof repair permits?
When our study looked at a roof repair here, the document it relied on was Lake Worth Beach's roof permit checklist, linked further down. For five of the other six study jobs, our study did not find a job-specific rule from Lake Worth Beach (read 29 September 2026 to 30 September 2026).
Key facts
- Study tally, Palm Beach County: 19 of 40 (permit study, read 2026-09-30)
- Active licences for this trade with a Lake Worth Beach address: 87 (DBPR file, downloaded 2026-10-14)
- Lake Worth Beach's roof permit checklist: the source our study cites (source, read 2026-09-30)
- Our study matched fence to a rule in Lake Worth Beach's sources (fence permit checklist, read 2026-09-30)
Where does Lake Worth Beach rank in the state licence file?
87 active roofing contractor licences (classes CCC and RC) give Lake Worth or Lake Worth Beach as the business mailing city in the Florida DBPR licence file (14 October 2026): 84 Lake Worth, 3 Lake Worth Beach.
A mailing city can include addresses outside today's city limits. Ranked 2nd of 32 Palm Beach jurisdictions with a matched address city (median 4). Palm Beach County: 584.
Other trades listing Lake Worth or Lake Worth Beach as address city in that file: air-conditioning or mechanical 96, plumbing 49, electrical 125 and pool/spa 43.
Which other Lake Worth Beach permit office lines are quoted here?
Here is what Lake Worth Beach publishes about its permit office in the small-job permit notice (PDF), read 14 October 2026. The four lines below are copied exactly as printed; one begins “The Building Division is located at”.
The Building Division is located at 1900 2nd Ave N., Lake Worth Beach, FL 33461. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am till 4:00 pm.
Permit application may be submitted with Palm beach County universal permit application, or a Lake Worth Beach permit application.
Submit your building permit application online through the City portal.
The city now performs the review digitally. Once reviewed by all appropriate departments the permit is sent by email or file transfer service to the contractor of record.
What does Lake Worth Beach publish for its other home jobs?
Our study found a job-specific rule for 1 of the other study jobs in Lake Worth Beach's own sources; for the other 5, our permit study found 5 with only a general rule (read 29 September 2026 to 30 September 2026).
- Fence: fence permit checklist (exemption published), read 2026-09-30
- A/C change-out: a general rule only, our study found (building permit application), read 2026-09-29
- Water heater: our study found only a general rule (trade-work permit notice), read 2026-09-30
- Plumbing (repipe or fixtures): a general rule only, our study found (small-job permit notice (PDF)), read 2026-09-30
- Electrical panel or service: our study found a general rule, not one naming the job (small-job permit notice (PDF)), read 2026-09-30
- Pool resurfacing: our study found a general rule, not one naming the job (building permits page), read 2026-09-30