# Which Palm Beach County office and trade rules fit my project? Start with Palm Beach County PZB's regulated-trades notice and Contractor Regulations page, then identify your property's jurisdiction through the building FAQ before choosing a trade guide. ## Key facts - The county Permit Center processes building applications for unincorporated Palm Beach County. [Source](https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/building/Pages/Permit-Center.aspx) - The county's building FAQ explains how a parcel record identifies a property's jurisdiction. [Source](https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/FAQPages/Building.aspx) - Palm Beach County is outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone defined as Broward and Miami-Dade counties. [Source](https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/FLBC2023P1/chapter-2-definitions) - Palm Beach County links separate county and state contractor searches. [Source](https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/CodeCompliance/Pages/Contractor-Regulations.aspx) ## Which guide answers my next question? Use Palm Beach County's Parcel Control Number guidance and municipality list to identify the permit jurisdiction; a mailing address alone may not settle it. Then open your trade guide below and follow the sources for that jurisdiction. InstaBids is in an early pilot in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We are still building our contractor network, so a job may not get bids yet. Your request page shows whether any bids have come in. [Start your request](/intake?from=hub-palm-beach) Guides: [AC quotes](/palm-beach/ac-quotes) · [Pool quotes](/palm-beach/pool-quotes) · [Pool resurfacing quotes](/palm-beach/pool-resurfacing-quotes) · [Plumbing quotes](/palm-beach/plumbing-quotes) · [Water heater quotes](/palm-beach/water-heater-quotes) · [Electrical quotes](/palm-beach/electrical-quotes) · [Fence quotes](/palm-beach/fencing-quotes) · [Roof repair quotes](/palm-beach/roof-repair-quotes) · [Florida hiring checklist](/florida/hiring-checklist) · [Broward County guides](/broward). Researched by the InstaBids editorial team. Last checked: 13 October 2026 ## Which rules apply across this county? Use the [county Permit Center](https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/building/Pages/Permit-Center.aspx) for building applications in unincorporated Palm Beach County. Within municipal jurisdictions, the municipal offices handle permits. Florida Building Code requirements apply, but Palm Beach lies outside the [High-Velocity Hurricane Zone](https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/FLBC2023P1/chapter-2-definitions); that zone names Broward and Miami-Dade. ## Where do I check the local office and licence requirements? Start with the [county building FAQ](https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/FAQPages/Building.aspx) for the office serving your parcel. PZB's Contractor Regulations resources address trade categories and link both county and state records; compare the business and category with your written scope. The [Contractor Regulations page](https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/CodeCompliance/Pages/Contractor-Regulations.aspx) says some county trade scopes no longer require a county competency card. The [regulated-trades notice](https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/CodeCompliance/Forms/standards.pdf) includes heating and air-conditioning, pool construction, and pool maintenance or repair. [F.S. 489.113(4)(a)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0489/Sections/0489.113.html) allows a contractor with current state certification covering the work to show that certificate locally without obtaining a separate county competency card. Work that state certification does not cover falls under the county’s competency-card rules. Local fees and the statute’s permit-authority limits still apply. Use the [DBPR public search](https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp?SID=&mode=0) for state records. These are homeowner checks, not checks performed by InstaBids. ## How does photo bidding work for Palm Beach County projects? Contractors who take part price your photos and written scope card, so nobody visits before you see any prices. Homeowners pay InstaBids nothing. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection. The contractor you pick may visit once before settling the final price against the percentage the bid stated. Use whichever request route suits your Palm Beach project: direct company calls, a lead service or a written posting on InstaBids. Read each bid for omitted tasks as well as included work, using one scope throughout. Describe the job once, add photos, and every contractor who bids prices the same written scope. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection. ## When are contact details shared on a Palm Beach County job? Contractors who bid work from your scope card and photos. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection. The contact-detail filter can miss disguised contact details. Photos, the written scope card and ZIP code are available to participating bidders. To see responses, return to the request page. Opening a Palm Beach County request does not mean a contractor will respond. ## Which Palm Beach County trades have contractor participation pages? Use the Palm Beach AC jobs or pool jobs link to review participation for your business. Those pages outline the trade and geographic area; bids respond to your written scope. A participating business may receive no work. Job pages: [Palm Beach AC jobs](/contractor/jobs/palm-beach/ac) · [Palm Beach pool jobs](/contractor/jobs/palm-beach/pool). ## Sources for the facts on this page Palm Beach County source review: 13 October 2026. PZB links above document parcel jurisdiction, the Permit Center and regulated trades. Additional resources come from the [Building Division](https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/Building/Pages/default.aspx); current law controls its [2013 exemption guide](https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/PDF/whennotrequired.pdf). Request and privacy details appear in [How InstaBids works](/how-it-works). Parent: [InstaBids home](/)