PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES

Animal Burials

Public Works provides large animal burial service. On May 1, 2023, the fee for this service will be $250 for the first animal and $25 for each additional animal Monday through Thursday during business hours and $500 plus $25 for each additional animal after hours and Friday through Sunday. Cash or checks payable to Santa Rosa County are accepted. For Monday through Thursday service during business hours, request animal burial service. For after-hours and Friday through Sunday service, contact our emergency management office at (850) 983-5372.

Animal Removals

The county may remove deceased animals from the drive lanes on county-maintained roads. For service during business hours, please submit a request for work.  For after hours and Friday through Sunday service, contact our emergency management office at at (850) 983-5372. 

The county also addresses beaver concerns whereby a dam may block standard drainage channels.

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Easement Cleaning

Public Works mows, cleans, and clears all county-owned easements.

Mowing

Public Works mows all county-maintained right of ways.

Pond Cleaning

Public Works mows, cleans, and clears all county holding ponds.

For any of the services above, please submit a request for work on county-maintained roadway.

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Drainage Work

Public Works addresses drainage issues and erosion concerns on county-maintained roadways such as erosion, standing water in or on ditches, driveways, and roadways, or county-maintained culvert repairs. Submit a Drainage Request.

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Driveway Permits

Public Works processes Driveway Permits and Inspections for residential driveway installs or improvements as well home improvements (like pool and shed installs). “Driveway” is a misnomer; anyone using equipment that travels on or off a property needs a Driveway Permit. Please read all of the information about our Driveway Permit Process and, then, apply for a driveway permit on the https://www.mygovernmentonline.org/ website.

To request a Driveway Inspection, please use https://www.mygovernmentonline.org/.

Commercial Driveway Permits are processed by Santa Rosa County Engineering Department.

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Recommend a Road for Resurfacing or Paving

Santa Rosa County uses a rating system to determine which roads are recommended for resurfacing or paving each year. By submitting a re-rate task, our Asphalt Inspectors will re-rate the road, if they have done so recently, prior to making the next round of road recommendations to our senior staff and the Board of County Commissioners, who ultimately approve roads for resurfacing. Submit a Road Recommendation for Resurfacing or Paving.

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Road Surface Concerns

Public Works addresses requests for grading dirt roads, patching potholes, resurfacing and paving roads, road striping, etc. Request road surface service on a county road.

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Sand for Sandbags

When mandated by the Emergency Management Department during extreme weather events, Public Works provides sand for sandbags at four locations in the county:  the intersection of Leisure Street at Citrus Drive in Holley by the Sea, Tiger Point Park in Gulf Breeze, Pace Fire and Rescue in Pace, the intersection of Pine Forest Road and Carroll Road in Milton and the end of Bobby Brown Rd at the ball fields. Bring your own shovel.  

The county does not provide the bags. Bags may be purchased at most home improvement stores.

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Shoulder Obstructions

Public Works removes Items in the roadway that obstruct the flow of traffic or create a hazard. 

The right-of-way (shoulder) is for underground utilities; therefore, no item may be placed on the shoulder of a county road such as rocks, basketball goals, sprinkler systems, etc. If sprinkler systems placed on the right-of-way are damaged by our crew during our normal course of business, it is the homeowner’s responsibility to replace them. (See Land Development Code Chapter 17 - Road and Bridges Sec. 17-36, 2k page 8)

Road Obstruction Removal

Public Works removes Items in the roadway that obstruct the flow of traffic or create a hazard on the roadway. 

Trash Removal

Public Works removes litter from all county roadways.  Household items like bagged trash should be reported to our Code Enforcement offices for investigation.

For any of the Public Works services above, please complete and submit our Citizen Work Request form.

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Signs

Public Works provides sign service for existing signs on county-maintained roads. We also trim vegetation from traffic signs to improve sign visibility. Request service on an existing sign or signs. For new signs including watch for children, roadside memorial signs, and school bus signs, etc., on county-maintained roads only, you may submit a new sign request.

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Tree Limb Trimming and Removal

Public Works trims limbs and other vegetation that hang over or into the right of way. Please know there is an approximately 14 feet ceiling for our trimming over a roadway. Submit a tree limb trimming request.

Public Works investigates the viability of trees and remove deceased trees from county-maintained right of ways. We do not provide any service on private property. Submit a tree limb trimming request.

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Traffic Signalization

Public Works manages traffic signalization including traffic signals, pedestrian crossings, and school zone signals. 

For signals in the City of Gulf Breeze, please visit their website or call (850) 934-5100.

City of Milton maintains traffic signals inside the city limits of Milton City of Milton may be reached at (850) 983-5410.

Street security lamp outages may be reported to Florida Power and Light or Escambia River Electric Cooperative.

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Traffic Safety Concerns

Public Works facilitates the process for new stop signs, Prohibition of On-Street Parking, new "no parking" signs, and other requests like traffic calming. If you feel your street may qualify for traffic calming, please e-mail us. 

If motorists are disobeying laws on a county road, we encourage you to contact your local Sheriff’s Office.

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Weed Spraying

Public Works rarely sprays any weeds and only on county-maintained roads. Submit a request for spraying on a county-maintained roadway.