Pool Lighting Installation | Orange County
Pool Lighting Installation in Orange County, FL
Pool lighting installation is the in-pool lights, their niches and wiring, plus deck and landscape lighting, installed and bonded to the electrical code for wet locations around pools.
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 Lighting Installation, step by step
The order of work for pool lighting installation 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.
- Lighting plan
- Fixture selection
- Niches and conduit
- Bonding and wiring
- Electrical inspection
- Test and set up
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 Lighting Installation 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.
Does pool lighting need a permit?
Yes. Pool lighting is electrical work and is permitted and inspected under an electrical permit by the local building department.
Do I need to worry about light shining onto neighbors?
Some cities set rules. The City of Orlando's residential pool checklist, for example, says pool lighting must be shaded and aimed away from neighboring properties.
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.