Orange County permits
By Mario Bailey Last checked 2026-06-18 · 2 official sources
Verified against official sourcesOrange County Division of Building Safety
- 201 S. Rosalind Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801
- Phone: (407) 836-5550
- Email: permittingservices@ocfl.net
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in Orange County
Orange County lets you look up permit records and application status for a property online. OC FastTrack 'Permit Search (all types)' public permit record search..
Look up Orange County permit records
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- Which inspections will this job need, and who meets the inspector on site?
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Schedule an inspection in Orange County
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. OC FastTrack 'Inspections' page on the county permitting portal, used to search and schedule building inspections..
Schedule or request a Orange County inspection
Checked 2026-07-12. If the office has changed its process, report it.
Permitting activity in Orange County
In 2024, Orange County authorized permits for 8,052 new residential housing units (4,810 single-family, 3,242 in multi-family buildings), valued at $2.3B , down from8,690 the year before. That works out to about 5.3 permits per 1,000 residents. It is a useful gauge of how busy the local permit office is.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual data · population 1,533,646.
About Orange County
Orange County has about 576,450 housing units. The median home is valued at $358,300, against a median household income of $77,011. About 57% of homes are owner-occupied, and the typical home was built around 1993.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year.