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Osceola County

Osceola County Community Development, Building Office

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Osceola County Community Development, Building Office issues 3 permits we publish for Osceola County, last verified 2026-10-09. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
County Competency Card and Contractor Bond (State-Registered Contractors)only if it applies to youOsceola County Community Development, Building OfficeCompetency card $75.00 each (active), per Appendix A (effective October 2, 2026, by Resolution #26-135R) and the county Licensing page; a $5,000.00 surety bond payable to the Board of County Commissioners must be filed before a permit is issued (County Code Sec. 5-174). Appendix A also lists a change of contractor or subcontractor on an issued permit at $40.00 and a Registered Service Provider Tag at $10.00 per tag.renewed annually with the local Business Tax Receipt by September 30, per the county Licensing page2026-10-09
Change of Use/Occupancy Permit (Unincorporated Osceola)only if it applies to youOsceola County Community Development, Building Office$150–$250 per change of owner, tenant or use: $150.00 if no remodelling work is required; $250.00 ($100.00 plan review + $150.00 permit) if remodelling work is requiredone-time, each time the owner, tenant or use of a commercial building or unit changes2026-10-09
Commercial Building Permits (Unincorporated Osceola)only if it applies to youOsceola County Community Development, Building OfficePer Appendix A (effective October 2, 2026, by Resolution #26-135R): tenant buildout $0.65 per square foot, plus a commercial plan review fee of 50% of the permit fee; electrical, plumbing, mechanical and LP gas permits each a $125.00 base fee plus per-item charges; sign or awning $60.00 plan review fee plus $160.00 permit fee; commercial and multi-family building permit review by Zoning $132.00 and by Development Review $132.00 (flat rates); State of Florida permit surcharge 2.5% of permit and plan review fees (minimum $4.00); technology fee 3%; archival fee 3%; re-inspection $100.00; failure to obtain a permit $80.00 plus double the normal permit fee.per permit; Appendix A limits permit extensions to two 90-day extensions requested before expiry2026-10-09

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

County Competency Card and Contractor Bond (State-Registered Contractors)

County Code Sec. 5-186(a) requires a person working as a contractor in the county to hold the applicable state certification or registration and also a county certificate of competency "unless certified pursuant to F.S. ch. 489", so the card applies to state-registered contractors, not state-certified ones. The county Licensing page lists the "Competency Card- $75.00 for Master Contractor" and the continuation of the surety bond only under "State Registered Contractor", and states that contractor licensing requires renewing the local Business Tax Receipt annually by September 30. Appendix A of the county fee schedule, effective October 2, 2026 by Resolution #26-135R, as listed on the county's official fee schedule page, sets the competency card at $75.00 each, and the county's Competency Card Renewal Notice (published June 12, 2026) lists $75.00 for each active contractor category. Sec. 5-174 requires a contractor to file a $5,000.00 surety bond, payable to the Board of County Commissioners and executed by a surety licensed in Florida, before a permit is issued. Sec. 5-186(b) requires contractors working in the county to carry the county card or state card unless a county permit is posted on site and the state license number is on the vehicle at the site, and Sec. 5-187 leaves the registration, certification and renewal fees to resolution. Renewals go by email to contractorlicensing@osceola.org; Building Office, 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 1400, Kissimmee (407-742-0200).

Change of Use/Occupancy Permit (Unincorporated Osceola)

Appendix A of the county fee schedule, effective October 2, 2026 by Resolution #26-135R, as listed on the county's official fee schedule page, states that a Change of Use/Occupancy Permit is required for any commercial occupancy where the owner, tenant or use of the building or unit changes, and that the permit must be produced to the Tax Collector's Office at the time of Business Tax Receipt application. The fee is $150.00 when no remodelling work is required and $250.00 ($100.00 plan review fee plus $150.00 permit fee) when it is. The permit holder calls for a general inspection of the premises; any work needed to correct what that inspection finds is permitted separately, and the building may not be occupied until all violations are corrected and a new Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. Appendix A lists the commercial Certificate of Occupancy at $30.00. The county Building Office enforces the building code outside the corporate limits of any municipality (F.S. 125.56(1)), so this applies to premises in unincorporated Osceola County; premises inside Kissimmee or St. Cloud lie outside that statutory territory. Building Office: 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 1400, Kissimmee (407-742-0200).

Commercial Building Permits (Unincorporated Osceola)

Appendix A of the county fee schedule, effective October 2, 2026 by Resolution #26-135R, as listed on the county's official fee schedule page, sets the commercial building permit fees; County Code Sec. 5-61(a) provides that permit fees are as established by resolution. A tenant buildout is $0.65 per square foot with a commercial plan review fee of 50% of the permit fee. Electrical, plumbing, mechanical and LP gas permits each carry a $125.00 base fee plus per-fixture or per-item charges, and a sign or awning is $60.00 plan review plus $160.00 permit. Commercial and multi-family building permit review costs $132.00 by Zoning and $132.00 by Development Review. On top of these, Appendix A adds the State of Florida permit surcharge (2.5% of permit and plan review fees, minimum $4.00), a 3% technology fee and a 3% archival fee; a re-inspection after rejected work is $100.00, and starting work without a permit costs $80.00 plus double the normal permit fee. Appendix A notes that its fees do not include fees required by other counties or state agencies. Under F.S. 125.56(1) the county enforces the Florida Building Code for buildings outside the corporate limits of any municipality, so these permits apply in unincorporated Osceola County; a site inside Kissimmee or St. Cloud lies outside that statutory territory. Fire plan review and fire system permits are separate (see the Fire Marshal record).

Contact

Jurisdiction
Osceola County
Phone
407-742-0200

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. County Fee Schedule — the county's official page listing the current fee schedule appendicesOsceola County, Florida · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  2. County Fee Schedule, Appendix A – Building Permit and Related Fees (effective October 2, 2026, by Resolution #26-135R)Osceola County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  3. Florida Statutes §125.56 (2026) — county enforcement of the Florida Building Code and Florida Fire Prevention CodeFlorida Legislature (Online Sunshine) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  4. Licensing — contractor registration and renewal, Business Tax ReceiptsOsceola County, Florida · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  5. Osceola County Code of Ordinances, Ch. 5 – Buildings and Building Regulations, incl. Secs. 5-61, 5-174, 5-186 and 5-187Osceola County, Florida, via Municode Library · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  6. Osceola County Construction Industry Competency Card Renewal Notice (published June 12, 2026)Osceola County Building Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09

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