Permit Information
To ensure that your building is up to code and safe for occupants, it is important to obtain a building permit before starting construction or making changes to your building's electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing systems.
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When applying for a permit, please be as specific as possible about the work you plan to do. This will help us ensure that you receive the correct permit for your needs.
Do I need a permit?
Any structural improvement or work that is regulated and requires a licensed contractor will require a building permit.
Permit required
Examples of work that requires a permit include, but are not limited to:
Residential permits
- Aluminum carport
- Boat dock & Boathouse
- Demolition of structure
- Detached garage
- Fence
- Garage doors
- Garage conversion to living space
- Gazebo
- Gas installation
- Glass room for Single Family Residence
- Greenhouse
- Hurricane shutters
- Handicap ramp
- Interior/Exterior alterations, additions to Single Family Residence
- Mobile home, model home, or sales office
- New electrical services: Adding fixtures, meters, upgrading, or repairing existing service
- New & replacement HVAC system
- Pergola
- Plumbing: New & replacement fixtures, water heaters, re-piping
- Pool, pool screen enclosure
- Pumphouse
- Re-roofs & Structural roofing repair
- RV park model
- Screen room
- Shed or storage building
- Skateboard ramps in Residential Districts
- Slab with footers
- Solar panel installation
- Vinyl siding or stucco to Single Family Residence
- Window or door replacement
- Wood deck
Commercial permits
- Billboard or commercial sign
- Boardwalk
- Canopy or awning
- Carport
- Communication tower
- Condos
- Construction trailer
- Dumpster enclosure
- Entry gate
- Fence
- Free-Standing sign
- Garage door
- Garage conversion to office space
- Gas installation
- Hurricane shutters
- Interior/Exterior alterations, addition to Commercial Building
- Irrigation system
- New Multi-Family Building
- New Principal Building
- New electrical services: Adding fixtures, meters, upgrading, or repairing existing service
- New & replacement HVAC System
- Plumbing: New & replacement fixtures, water heaters, re-piping
- Pool, pool screen enclosure
- Re-roofs & structural roofing repair
- Sales trailer
- Shed
- Shell building
- Site lighting
- Solar panel installation
- Stucco application
- Subdivision wall
- Tenant build-out
- Ticket booths
- Vinyl siding or stucco
- Wall sign
- Window & Exterior door replacement
- Wood deck or ramp
Not required
Activity that does not require a permit in Osceola County includes:
- Yard / garage sales*
- Burglar monitoring / security alarm system*
- Cosmetic interior work like painting, wallpaper, tile work, cabinets, wood trim
- Minor repairs such as replacing carpet, flooring, light fixtures
- Removing / replacing drywall
- Swapping faucets or shower heads if no plumbing rerouting is involved
- Clearing sewer blockages or repairing leaks
- Non-structural landscaping
*Yard/garage sale: If you reside within City of Kissimmee or City of St. Cloud limits, you must apply for a garage sale permit with their office.
*Security alarm system: If you reside within City of Kissimmee or City of St. Cloud limits, you must apply for an alarm permit with their office.
Building permit fees
Fees are due at the time a permit is pulled unless otherwise noted.
Additional resources
Are you doing repairs in the aftermath of a major storm? See whether your emergency work requires a permit.
Emergency repair permits guide(PDF, 245KB)
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