Deck Construction Permits in Orlando

Local Rule

City of Orlando Permitting Services / Orange County Building Safety

The city's own local amendments, per a source drawing on Orlando's building code, exempt a freestanding deck under 30 inches above grade from a building permit; an attached deck or a deck over 30 inches always needs one, and a covered deck needs a permit with wind-load review given Orlando's roughly 120 mph design wind speed zone. Estimated deck permit fees in Orlando run $95 to $755, on the lower end of the Florida range. Orange County separately allows an accessory structure under 120 square feet to skip full Building Department plan review, processed instead as a simplified zoning permit under County Ordinance 2024-04.

Source · Verified September 2026

Orlando Building Department

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How This Compares to Orange County

Orlando's own rule is shown above (Depends on project scope). Here is the separate rule that applies at the county level, for context:

Orange County Building Safety Division (FBC 8th Ed. + local

A freestanding deck under 30 inches above grade is exempt from a building permit; a deck attached to the home needs a permit regardless of height. This applies to unincorporated Orange County - the City of Orlando runs its own separate permitting.

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