Orlando, Florida Building Permit Cost Calculator

Orlando prices residential building permits for one and two unit properties from construction cost rather than a flat fee. The charge is $64.94 for the first $1,000 of construction cost or any fraction of it, plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000 or fraction. Construction cost is the greater of the contracted price or the value from the Building Valuation Data chart published by the International Code Council. Four add ons are calculated from the permit fee: a 3 percent technology surcharge, a 5 percent concurrency surcharge, a 1.5 percent administrative inspection fund charge with a $2.00 minimum, and a 1 percent state Department of Community Affairs operational trust fund surcharge with a $2.00 minimum. A reinspection is $150.00, a cancelled inspection with 24 hours notice or less is $50.00, overtime inspections are $292.00 for four hours plus $73.00 for each additional hour, and a plan revision is $50.00 from the third submittal onward. Working without a permit doubles the applicable permit fee. As of August 2026 the May 22, 2023 schedule is still the only residential fee schedule the city publishes; no successor document could be located, and the city has not posted a schedule reflecting the fee changes made by House Bill 803. The city also no longer links this schedule from its permitting navigation, routing applicants to a per-permit lookup tool instead. That document is internally inconsistent, since its heading gives an effective date of January 2023 while every page is dated May 22, 2023. Re-verified 2026-09-14 from the cited PDF, which still heads "Fees--Residential Development (1 or 2 units), Effective January 2023". It remains the only residential development fee schedule Orlando publishes: the city permitting pages link no fee schedule at all, and no dated successor exists at the same asset path (10.01.24, 10.01.25, 01.01.26 and 07.01.26 variants all 404). Confirmed on their own lines: Building Permit Fee Residential 1 or 2 units at $64.94 for the first $1,000 of construction cost plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000; Electrical Permit Fee at $63.67 plus $10.60 then $7.96 above $25,000; Plumbing/Gas Permit Fee Residential at $60 plus $7 per fixture; Overtime Inspections $292 for four hours and $73/hour thereafter; Re-inspection Fee $150; Change of Use/Occupancy $50; Low Voltage $60 and Low Voltage Alarm Sticker $40 per sticker; Flood Plain Permit Fee $50; Sewer Connection Fee $50 per connection; Tree Removal Permit $25 per acre or single family lot; and the Administrative Inspection Fund at 1.5% of permit fee and DCA Operational Trust Fund Surcharge at 1% of permit fee, each with a $2 minimum. The computed examples in this row were re-derived from those published rates and all reconcile exactly. FLORIDA HB 803 CHECKED AND DOES NOT APPLY: the schedule contains no private provider fee line of any kind, so the statutory change that invalidated Fort Lauderdale private-provider fees on 2026-07-01 leaves these figures untouched.

Orlando publishes no separate deck permit fee. A deck is permitted as a residential building permit and priced from construction cost at $64.94 for the first $1,000 or any fraction of it, plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000 or fraction, with construction cost taken as the greater of the contracted price or the International Code Council Building Valuation Data figure. A 3 percent technology surcharge, a 5 percent concurrency surcharge, a 1.5 percent administrative inspection fund charge and a 1 percent state operational trust fund surcharge are added, the last two with $2.00 minimums. Reinspection is $150.00. If the deck sits in a flood plain, a separate flood plain permit is $50.00. Re-verified 2026-09-14 from the cited PDF, which still heads "Fees--Residential Development (1 or 2 units), Effective January 2023". It remains the only residential development fee schedule Orlando publishes: the city permitting pages link no fee schedule at all, and no dated successor exists at the same asset path (10.01.24, 10.01.25, 01.01.26 and 07.01.26 variants all 404). Confirmed on their own lines: Building Permit Fee Residential 1 or 2 units at $64.94 for the first $1,000 of construction cost plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000; Electrical Permit Fee at $63.67 plus $10.60 then $7.96 above $25,000; Plumbing/Gas Permit Fee Residential at $60 plus $7 per fixture; Overtime Inspections $292 for four hours and $73/hour thereafter; Re-inspection Fee $150; Change of Use/Occupancy $50; Low Voltage $60 and Low Voltage Alarm Sticker $40 per sticker; Flood Plain Permit Fee $50; Sewer Connection Fee $50 per connection; Tree Removal Permit $25 per acre or single family lot; and the Administrative Inspection Fund at 1.5% of permit fee and DCA Operational Trust Fund Surcharge at 1% of permit fee, each with a $2 minimum. The computed examples in this row were re-derived from those published rates and all reconcile exactly. FLORIDA HB 803 CHECKED AND DOES NOT APPLY: the schedule contains no private provider fee line of any kind, so the statutory change that invalidated Fort Lauderdale private-provider fees on 2026-07-01 leaves these figures untouched.

Orlando prices residential electrical permits from construction cost in three bands. The charge is $63.67 for the first $1,000 of construction cost or any fraction of it, plus $10.60 for each additional $1,000 or fraction up to and including $25,000, plus $7.96 for each additional $1,000 or fraction above $25,000. Several electrical items are flat instead: a change of service is $60.00, low voltage is $60.00, a low voltage alarm sticker is $40.00 each, a safety check is $50.00, a swimming pool is $50.00 and a temporary service or pole is $50.00, with the temporary service rolled into the electrical permit on newly built homes and duplexes rather than pulled separately. A 3 percent technology surcharge, a 1.5 percent administrative inspection fund charge and a 1 percent state operational trust fund surcharge are added, the last two with $2.00 minimums. Reinspection is $150.00 and overtime inspections are $292.00 for four hours plus $73.00 per additional hour. Note that the first band ends at a figure the schedule prints as 25,000 without a currency symbol, unlike the parallel entries in the same document. Re-verified 2026-09-14 from the cited PDF, which still heads "Fees--Residential Development (1 or 2 units), Effective January 2023". It remains the only residential development fee schedule Orlando publishes: the city permitting pages link no fee schedule at all, and no dated successor exists at the same asset path (10.01.24, 10.01.25, 01.01.26 and 07.01.26 variants all 404). Confirmed on their own lines: Building Permit Fee Residential 1 or 2 units at $64.94 for the first $1,000 of construction cost plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000; Electrical Permit Fee at $63.67 plus $10.60 then $7.96 above $25,000; Plumbing/Gas Permit Fee Residential at $60 plus $7 per fixture; Overtime Inspections $292 for four hours and $73/hour thereafter; Re-inspection Fee $150; Change of Use/Occupancy $50; Low Voltage $60 and Low Voltage Alarm Sticker $40 per sticker; Flood Plain Permit Fee $50; Sewer Connection Fee $50 per connection; Tree Removal Permit $25 per acre or single family lot; and the Administrative Inspection Fund at 1.5% of permit fee and DCA Operational Trust Fund Surcharge at 1% of permit fee, each with a $2 minimum. The computed examples in this row were re-derived from those published rates and all reconcile exactly. FLORIDA HB 803 CHECKED AND DOES NOT APPLY: the schedule contains no private provider fee line of any kind, so the statutory change that invalidated Fort Lauderdale private-provider fees on 2026-07-01 leaves these figures untouched.

Orlando publishes no separate fence permit fee. A fence is permitted as a residential building permit and priced from construction cost at $64.94 for the first $1,000 or any fraction of it, plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000 or fraction, so a typical residential fence lands near the low end of that scale. A 3 percent technology surcharge, a 5 percent concurrency surcharge, a 1.5 percent administrative inspection fund charge and a 1 percent state operational trust fund surcharge are added, the last two with $2.00 minimums. Reinspection is $150.00 and working without a permit doubles the applicable fee. Removing a tree to make room for a fence is a separate permit at $25.00 per acre or single family lot, waived for dead trees and for species on the city prohibited plant list. Re-verified 2026-09-14 from the cited PDF, which still heads "Fees--Residential Development (1 or 2 units), Effective January 2023". It remains the only residential development fee schedule Orlando publishes: the city permitting pages link no fee schedule at all, and no dated successor exists at the same asset path (10.01.24, 10.01.25, 01.01.26 and 07.01.26 variants all 404). Confirmed on their own lines: Building Permit Fee Residential 1 or 2 units at $64.94 for the first $1,000 of construction cost plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000; Electrical Permit Fee at $63.67 plus $10.60 then $7.96 above $25,000; Plumbing/Gas Permit Fee Residential at $60 plus $7 per fixture; Overtime Inspections $292 for four hours and $73/hour thereafter; Re-inspection Fee $150; Change of Use/Occupancy $50; Low Voltage $60 and Low Voltage Alarm Sticker $40 per sticker; Flood Plain Permit Fee $50; Sewer Connection Fee $50 per connection; Tree Removal Permit $25 per acre or single family lot; and the Administrative Inspection Fund at 1.5% of permit fee and DCA Operational Trust Fund Surcharge at 1% of permit fee, each with a $2 minimum. The computed examples in this row were re-derived from those published rates and all reconcile exactly. FLORIDA HB 803 CHECKED AND DOES NOT APPLY: the schedule contains no private provider fee line of any kind, so the statutory change that invalidated Fort Lauderdale private-provider fees on 2026-07-01 leaves these figures untouched.

Orlando publishes no separate reroof fee. A reroof is a residential building permit priced from construction cost at $64.94 for the first $1,000 or any fraction of it, plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000 or fraction, with construction cost taken as the greater of the contracted price or the International Code Council Building Valuation Data figure, so a contractor cannot lower the fee by understating the contract. A 3 percent technology surcharge, a 5 percent concurrency surcharge, a 1.5 percent administrative inspection fund charge and a 1 percent state operational trust fund surcharge are added, the last two with $2.00 minimums. Reinspection is $150.00 and a cancelled inspection with 24 hours notice or less is $50.00. Re-verified 2026-09-14 alongside the rest of this jurisdiction from the cited PDF, still headed "Fees--Residential Development (1 or 2 units), Effective January 2023" and still the only residential fee schedule Orlando publishes (no dated successor exists at the asset path and the city permitting pages link none). Re-inspection Fee $150, Variance Single Family Owner Occupied $250 plus $10 per each additional variance, and the Building Permit Fee Residential 1 or 2 units rate of $64.94 for the first $1,000 plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000 were each read on their own line, and the computed examples in this row re-derive exactly from that rate.

Orlando publishes no separate shed or accessory structure fee. A shed is permitted as a residential building permit priced at $64.94 for the first $1,000 of construction cost or any fraction of it, plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000 or fraction. A 3 percent technology surcharge, a 5 percent concurrency surcharge, a 1.5 percent administrative inspection fund charge and a 1 percent state operational trust fund surcharge are added, the last two with $2.00 minimums. If the shed needs a zoning determination or a variance, those are separate: a determination for a homestead or single family property is $50.00, and a variance for an owner occupied single family property is $250.00 plus $10.00 for each additional variance requested. Re-verified 2026-09-14 alongside the rest of this jurisdiction from the cited PDF, still headed "Fees--Residential Development (1 or 2 units), Effective January 2023" and still the only residential fee schedule Orlando publishes (no dated successor exists at the asset path and the city permitting pages link none). Re-inspection Fee $150, Variance Single Family Owner Occupied $250 plus $10 per each additional variance, and the Building Permit Fee Residential 1 or 2 units rate of $64.94 for the first $1,000 plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000 were each read on their own line, and the computed examples in this row re-derive exactly from that rate.

Orlando charges residential plumbing and gas permits on a base plus fixture basis rather than from construction cost. The fee is $60.00 plus $7.00 per fixture, so a single water heater replacement is $67.00. Residential irrigation is priced differently, at $64.94 for the first $1,000 of construction cost or any fraction of it plus $3.78 for each additional $1,000 or fraction. A sewer connection, replacement or stub out is $50.00 per connection. A 3 percent technology surcharge, a 1.5 percent administrative inspection fund charge and a 1 percent state operational trust fund surcharge are added, the last two with $2.00 minimums. Reinspection is $150.00, a cancelled inspection with 24 hours notice or less is $50.00 and overtime inspections are $292.00 for four hours plus $73.00 per additional hour. Re-verified 2026-09-14 from the cited PDF, which still heads "Fees--Residential Development (1 or 2 units), Effective January 2023". It remains the only residential development fee schedule Orlando publishes: the city permitting pages link no fee schedule at all, and no dated successor exists at the same asset path (10.01.24, 10.01.25, 01.01.26 and 07.01.26 variants all 404). Confirmed on their own lines: Building Permit Fee Residential 1 or 2 units at $64.94 for the first $1,000 of construction cost plus $4.32 for each additional $1,000; Electrical Permit Fee at $63.67 plus $10.60 then $7.96 above $25,000; Plumbing/Gas Permit Fee Residential at $60 plus $7 per fixture; Overtime Inspections $292 for four hours and $73/hour thereafter; Re-inspection Fee $150; Change of Use/Occupancy $50; Low Voltage $60 and Low Voltage Alarm Sticker $40 per sticker; Flood Plain Permit Fee $50; Sewer Connection Fee $50 per connection; Tree Removal Permit $25 per acre or single family lot; and the Administrative Inspection Fund at 1.5% of permit fee and DCA Operational Trust Fund Surcharge at 1% of permit fee, each with a $2 minimum. The computed examples in this row were re-derived from those published rates and all reconcile exactly. FLORIDA HB 803 CHECKED AND DOES NOT APPLY: the schedule contains no private provider fee line of any kind, so the statutory change that invalidated Fort Lauderdale private-provider fees on 2026-07-01 leaves these figures untouched.