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Commercial Pool Construction in Apopka, FL
Commercial pool construction is new building and renovation of pools that serve the public or a community, such as HOA, condominium, hotel, apartment, school and municipal pools, under a Certified Pool/Spa Contractor license.
Playwell Pools serves Apopka, FL. Apopka is a city in northwest Orange County, northwest of Orlando.
Family-owned
40+ years
Building pools since 1985
Counties served
Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia
Central Florida, from Orlando
How it works
Commercial Pool Construction, step by step
The order of work for commercial pool construction in Apopka, where the permit and its inspections run through the City of Apopka Building Safety Division. Playwell gives a project-specific schedule after the site review.
- Bid documents and prequalification
- Department of Health application
- Building permit and engineered plans
- Construction and phasing
- Safety and access equipment
- Health inspection and turnover
Permits in Apopka
Who reviews and inspects the work
City of Apopka Building Safety Division
Public pools, which under s. 514.011, F.S., include pools at hotels, apartments and other living projects of five or more units, also need a Florida Department of Health operating permit, and the operating permit application is filed before the building permit application (s. 514.03, F.S.).
Building Safety, part of the city's Community Development Services, handles permits inside Apopka city limits. Homes in unincorporated Orange County near Apopka permit through Orange County instead.
Checked on the official site on 2026-10-21. Requirements change; the building department's current checklist governs.
Board and owner bid rules, the health department path, drain safety and accessible entry are covered in the commercial guides.
Commercial Pool Construction in Apopka: common questions
Who issues pool permits in Apopka, FL?
The City of Apopka Building Safety Division issues the building permit. For a public pool, the Florida Department of Health operating permit application is filed first (s. 514.03, F.S.).
Does every Apopka mailing address permit with the city?
Only addresses inside Apopka city limits. Unincorporated areas nearby permit through the Orange County Division of Building Safety. Confirm which office covers your address before applying.
Do you work as a pool subcontractor for general contractors?
Yes. General contractors and developers can send plans and the bid due date through the bid request form, and Playwell responds with its scope and exclusions for the pool package.
Which license covers building a community or hotel pool in Florida?
Florida's commercial pool/spa contractor scope, defined in s. 489.105(3)(j), Florida Statutes, covers any swimming pool, public or private. Playwell's Certified Pool/Spa Contractor license, CPC1457140, is issued to licensee Donald Robert Glenn and verifiable on the Florida DBPR license search. General information, not legal advice.
Bidding a pool project in Apopka?
Send a short project brief. Playwell reviews it, reaches out by your preferred method, and schedules a site review before any quote.