Pool Design | Orange County
Pool Design in Orange 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 Orange County, FL. Orange County includes Orlando, Apopka, Winter Park and Winter Garden.
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 Orange County, where the permit and its inspections run through the Orange County Division of Building Safety. 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 Orange County
Who reviews and inspects the work
Orange County Division of Building Safety
For an inground pool the county asks for plans by a Florida-licensed engineer or architect, the APSP 7 and APSP 15 worksheets, and a Swimming Pool Safety Affirmation naming the barrier; the barrier takes its own permit. Fiberglass pools also need a method to resist hydrostatic pressure. 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 Orange County: common questions
Who issues pool permits in Orange County, FL?
The Orange County Division of Building Safety. For an inground pool the county asks for plans by a Florida-licensed engineer or architect, the APSP 7 and APSP 15 worksheets, and a Swimming Pool Safety Affirmation naming the barrier; the barrier takes its own permit. Fiberglass pools also need a method to resist hydrostatic pressure. 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 Orange County Division of Building Safety cover every address in Orange County?
The county office handles unincorporated Orange County. Homes inside Orlando, Apopka or another city usually permit through that city's own building department; confirm which office covers your address before applying.
Should the safety barrier be part of the design?
Yes. Florida requires one of five safety features before a new residential pool can pass final inspection (s. 515.27, F.S.). Choosing it during design keeps it on the permit drawings instead of becoming a last-minute change.
Can the design go to my HOA before the permit?
Usually yes, and many associations require architectural approval before construction starts. Your HOA's rules decide what the package must contain and when.
Planning a pool in Orange County?
Send a short project brief. Playwell reviews it, reaches out by your preferred method, and schedules a site review before any quote.