Building Permit Application and Procedures.
Orlando City Code § 58.976
in effectSec. 58.976. - Building Permit Application and Procedures.
(A) No dock construction or repair shall occur unless permitted by the City.
(B) All permit applications shall include the following:
1. The original signature of the property owner of the upland parcel to which the dock shall be attached;
2. The original signature of the applicant, if the applicant is not the property owner;
3. Satisfactory evidence of title to the upland parcel to which the dock shall be attached;
4. Satisfactory evidence that all necessary riparian rights for the construction, access and use of the dock are vested to the upland parcel to which the dock shall be attached;
5. A copy of a current survey of the parcel, including projected property lines;
6. Four (4) sets of a site plan depicting the following:
a. The name and dimensions of the waterbody upon which the dock is to be located;
b. The High Water Elevation (HWE);
c. The location and dimensions of the dock;
d. The floor and roof elevations of the dock;
e. The location of all lifts, hoists, mooring pilings and mooring areas on the dock;
f. The length of the dock between the HWE and its point most waterward of the HWE;
g. The distance between the existing shoreline at the point where the dock exists or will be constructed and a permanent upland marker;
h. The distance between the dock and all adjacent property lines;
i. Location of any existing docks attached to upland property abutting the upland property to which the proposed dock is to be attached;
j. The water depth at the terminus of the dock and at all proposed mooring locations;
k. The location of any conservation easement areas and wetlands within twenty feet of any portion of the dock;
l. The scale to which the sketch was prepared; and
m. An arrow indicating north.
7. Any plan to mitigate adverse impacts to conservation areas or wetlands caused by dock construction or repair;
8. Description of sediment and erosion control measures to be used during construction or repair of the dock; and
9. Statement of the intended purpose of the dock as a public, semi-private, or private use.
(Ord. of 1-24-2005, § 20, Doc. #050124909; Ord. of 3-9-2009, § 1, Doc. #0903091102)
Source: City of Orlando, Florida, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/orlando/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIICICO_CH58ZODIUS_PT5ACUSST_5BSPACUSST_5B_17_DO_S58.976BUPEAPPRFetched: 11/1/2026