Water heater permit checklist — Orlando, Florida
Assembled from Orlando’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Orlando requires a permit for a water heater.
Orlando counts a water heater as a plumbing fixture, and plumbing work is named ineligible for the $7,500 residential permit exemption that Florida Statutes Section 553.79(1)(g) created effective July 1, 2026. The city carries the same carve-out in its exemption guidance, so the permit requirement is unchanged no matter what the swap costs.
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Sources
- water heater — fee schedule ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Orlando publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
- Deck permit checklist
- Fence permit checklist
- Shed permit checklist
- Re-roof permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Orlando before you build.