Who issues the permit in Lake Worth Beach?

The local building department for Lake Worth Beach handles permitting. This page lists its contact details and online portal. Your mailing city is not always the permitting authority, so confirm the jurisdiction before you apply.

How do I find out the exact requirements for my project?

Run the free PermitRoadmap check for your specific project and answers. It returns the likely permits, documents, inspections, and next steps, each linked to its official source.

Do I need a permit for screen enclosure or pool cage in Lake Worth Beach?

Permit required

Yes. In Florida, screen enclosure or pool cage generally requires a permit, and Lake Worth Beach is no exception.

Building a new aluminum screen enclosure or pool cage requires a building permit statewide, and the frame must be designed to Florida Building Code wind-load provisions with signed and sealed engineering. Replacing only the screen mesh is usually not permitted work, but new construction or structural frame repair is. A pool cage that serves as the pool safety barrier has added requirements.

Local detail for Lake Worth Beach: Centralized building/permitting operation; online applications, inspections and payments via city portal (Click2Gov).

Local and county notes for Lake Worth Beach

Site-specific engineered wind-load drawings are effectively required for a new enclosure. Setbacks, easements, and HOA rules still apply. Re-screening mesh only is generally exempt; structural work is not. Palm Beach County's own permitting office is the Palm Beach County Planning, Zoning & Building Department (Building Division), reachable on 561-233-5100 at https://discover.pbc.gov/pzb/pages/contact-us.aspx. Its online permit portal is https://pbc.gov/epzb. It issues permits for the unincorporated county. If your city does not run its own building department, this is the office that will handle the job. Palm Beach County is a high-wind area. The county's own amendments set ultimate design wind speeds ranging from 140 to 180 mph 3-second gust for Exposure Category C, depending on the Risk Category assigned to the building. All of unincorporated Palm Beach County is in the wind-borne debris region. Inside a municipality the exact wind speed and debris region lines are set by local ordinance, so confirm the figure for your parcel rather than assuming. Screen enclosures are engineered to the design wind speed for the parcel, so expect signed and sealed drawings rather than an over-the-counter permit. Because there are eight wind speed lines across the Risk Categories with no clean physical landmarks between them, the county publishes a separate GIS tool per Risk Category on its Building Division site. Use it to get the design wind speed for your specific parcel before ordering materials or commissioning drawings. Lake Worth Beach permits are handled by the Lake Worth Beach Building Division (Department for Community Sustainability), reachable on 561-586-1647 at https://lakeworthbeachfl.gov/community-sustainability/building. Its online permit portal is https://portal.lakeworthbeachfl.gov/online-services/building-permit-application/. Palm Beach County also issues permits for the unincorporated county, and many smaller Florida municipalities contract building services to it rather than running a department of their own, so confirm which office covers your address before you apply. An attached enclosure is a structural addition, so expect a plan review and a footing and attachment inspection.

Documents you may need

Permit applicationLikely required
Signed and sealed engineered drawings with wind-load calculationsLikely required
Site plan showing setbacksLikely required
Aluminum member and anchoring specificationsSometimes required
Florida Product Approval or Miami-Dade NOA for impact rated productsSometimes required
Wind load design pressures for components and claddingSometimes required

Possible inspections

Footing or slab inspection for a new slab
Framing or structural inspection
Final inspection

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit for screen enclosure or pool cage in Lake Worth Beach?: Yes. In Florida, screen enclosure or pool cage generally requires a permit, and Lake Worth Beach is no exception. Building a new aluminum screen enclosure or pool cage requires a building permit statewide, and the frame must be designed to Florida Building Code wind-load provisions with signed and sealed engineering. Replacing only the screen mesh is usually not permitted work, but new construction or structural frame repair is. A pool cage that serves as the pool safety barrier has added requirements.
Who issues the permit in Lake Worth Beach?: The local building department for Lake Worth Beach handles permitting. This page lists its contact details and online portal. Your mailing city is not always the permitting authority, so confirm the jurisdiction before you apply.
How do I find out the exact requirements for my project?: Run the free PermitRoadmap check for your specific project and answers. It returns the likely permits, documents, inspections, and next steps, each linked to its official source.

PermitRoadmap is an independent informational service and is not affiliated with any city, county, state agency, or permitting authority. Results are informational and do not replace confirming requirements with the local permitting authority.