Pool Design | Lake County
Pool Design in Lake County, FL
Pool design is the step that turns your yard, budget and wish list into a buildable plan: the pool shape and depths, deck, equipment location, safety barrier and features, drawn to pass permit review.
Playwell Pools serves Lake County, FL. Lake County lies west and northwest of Orlando; its county seat is Tavares.
Family-owned
40+ years
Building pools since 1985
Counties served
Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia
Central Florida, from Orlando
How it works
Pool Design, step by step
The order of work for pool design in unincorporated Lake County, where the permit and its inspections run through the Lake County Office of Building Services. Playwell gives a project-specific schedule after the site review.
- Wish list and budget
- Site review
- Layout and depths
- Equipment and features
- Barrier and enclosure
- Permit and HOA drawings
Permits in Lake County
Who reviews and inspects the work
Lake County Office of Building Services
The county's residential pool checklist asks for construction plans signed and sealed by an architect or engineer, pool equipment specifications, TDH calculations and a zoning clearance, plus a recorded Notice of Commencement when the job value is over $5,000. Homes inside a city's limits usually permit through that city's own building department; confirm which office covers your address before applying.
Checked on the official site on 2026-10-21. Requirements change; the building department's current checklist governs.
Every new residential pool in Florida needs one of five safety features before it can pass final inspection (s. 515.27, F.S.). Many HOAs also require architectural approval before work starts.
Pool Design in Lake County: common questions
Who issues pool permits in Lake County, FL?
The Lake County Office of Building Services. The county's residential pool checklist asks for construction plans signed and sealed by an architect or engineer, pool equipment specifications, TDH calculations and a zoning clearance, plus a recorded Notice of Commencement when the job value is over $5,000. Homes inside a city's limits usually permit through that city's own building department; confirm which office covers your address before applying.
Does the Lake County Office of Building Services cover every address in Lake County?
The county office handles unincorporated Lake County. Homes inside a city usually permit through that city's own building department; confirm which office covers your address before applying.
What happens after the design?
Playwell sends a written quote after the site review and design. Nothing is priced before Playwell has seen the site.
What does a pool permit plan need to show?
Requirements vary by building department. Orange County, for example, asks for plans by a Florida-licensed engineer or architect showing the pool, spa and deck relative to the house, the locations of lights, drains and sun shelves, depths, and a Swimming Pool Safety Affirmation naming the barrier.
Planning a pool in Lake County?
Send a short project brief. Playwell reviews it, reaches out by your preferred method, and schedules a site review before any quote.