See it working — this is live output, not screenshots.
Everything on this page is generated as it loads, by the same deterministic engine the app runs, on one bundled sample job: Lakeview Coffee Roasters — 18 ft × 2.5 ft lit channel letters at 2916 Corrine Dr, Orlando, FL. No screenshots, no mocked verdicts, no fake customers — just the engine.
The cited code check
Generated live from the sample Orlando job by the same engine you'd use — checked against Orlando City Code Chapter 64 — Signs (Downtown Special Sign District at Sec. 64.400) (rules pack 2026-07-03). Every verdict shows the reviewer's math and quotes the exact code line. Ambiguity gets an honest "needs human review", never a confident guess.
Sign size vs. storefront length
Your 45 sq ft sign is under the 57 sq ft allowed for your 38 ft storefront — 1.5 sq ft per foot of frontage.
See the exact line of the code
“Wall signs shall not exceed 1.5 square feet per linear foot of frontage.”Orlando City Code Ch. 64 — wall sign area allowance (Sec. 64.245(b))
Sign height
Ground-sign height limits in Orlando vary by district under Chapter 64. We flag this for a human check against the code rather than guessing a number.
What to do: Open the code section and check the height limit for your district — or send it to us and we'll verify it for the pack.
See the exact line of the code
“Chapter 64 — Signs.”Orlando City Code Ch. 64
Engineer-stamped drawings
Florida requires structural sign drawings signed and sealed by a Florida-registered architect or engineer, designed to Florida Building Code wind loads. We track this as a to-do — software can't stamp drawings.
What to do: Send the drawings to your engineer for stamping — we've added the stamped set to your document checklist as a to-do.
See the exact line of the code
“Plans need to be signed and sealed by a State of Florida registered architect or engineer; all signs must meet 125 mph wind load design requirements of the Florida Building Code.”Orlando Sign Permit Plan Review Guide — sealing & wind load
The document checklist
Computed live from Orlando's own submission requirements for this exact job. The two drawing slots are filled by sheets the app generates (one is rendered below); the notarized signature and the recorded Notice of Commencement stay honest human to-dos — software can't notarize, so we track it instead of pretending.
- On hand — generated
Site plan (legal description, sign location with setbacks, all existing signs with dimensions)
Orlando's checklist wants the property description, the proposed sign location with setbacks from property lines, building locations and dimensions, and every existing sign that will remain — with dimensions.
- On hand — generated
Construction & elevation drawings (front and side views)
The city wants front and side views with dimensions, materials, and the illumination source shown.
- Still needed
Fastener detail (number, size, spacing)
Wall signs need the fastener details — how many, what size, how far apart.
- Doesn't apply
Foundation details + views from all sides
Ground signs need views from all sides plus foundation details.
- Still needed — human to-do
Engineer-stamped wind-load drawings (125-mph FBC)
Florida requires structural sign drawings signed and sealed by a Florida-registered architect or engineer, designed to Florida Building Code wind loads. We track this as a to-do — software can't stamp drawings.
- Still needed
Testing-lab listing (manufacturer name + listing number)
Every electrical sign must be listed by an authorized testing lab per NEC 600.3/600.4 — the city wants the manufacturer name and listing number.
- Still needed
Separate electrical permit application
Lit signs in Orlando need a second, linked electrical permit — we prepare it alongside the sign permit.
- Doesn't apply
Owner/management letter allocating sign area (multi-tenant sites)
On multi-tenant properties, Orlando wants a letter from the owner or manager allocating square footage and listing every existing tenant sign's area.
- Still needed — human to-do
Property owner's notarized signature on the application
Orlando's application needs the property owner's signature, notarized. Software can't notarize — we route it as a to-do with an emailable template.
- Still needed — human to-do
Recorded Notice of Commencement
Florida requires a recorded Notice of Commencement when the job contract is $2,500 or more. Your job value of $9,800 is at or over the $2,500 trigger.
A correction letter, answered 1:1
In this sample the city asked for changes. The letter below was parsed by the real deterministic parser — each numbered reviewer comment becomes one row in a response matrix, flagged by what it needs (a written answer, a revised drawing, or the engineer).
The city’s letter, as pasted in
City of Orlando — Permitting Services Plan review comments for BLD2026-18342, 2916 Corrine Dr 1. The elevation sheet does not show the method of attachment for the channel letters. Provide the fastener type, quantity, and spacing on a revised elevation drawing, and resubmit as one page per file.
The drafted response matrix
- 1Revised drawing needed
“The elevation sheet does not show the method of attachment for the channel letters. Provide the fastener type, quantity, and spacing on a revised elevation drawing, and resubmit as one page per file.”
Drafted response: Acknowledged. The drawing has been revised as requested — see the resubmitted sheet, with the change clouded.
In the app every response is editable before it goes anywhere — the draft is a starting point, and a human always sends it.
The generated elevation sheet
Drawn to scale from the measurements in the job — the facade, the sign at its mounting height, dimension callouts, the sign-area math (the same formula the compliance engine uses), and the illumination note. Rendered live on this page by the drawing engine.
Generated by PermitMySign from your job details — review before submitting; not a substitute for engineer-sealed drawings where required.
Fees and review time, honestly
Orlando doesn't publish a sign-fee table, so the estimate says so instead of inventing a number — that's the rule everywhere: exact where the city publishes one, an honest range or 'quoted by the city' where it doesn't.
Estimated city fees
- Permit fee — calculated by the city from your sign project's estimated cost(estimate)
- Quoted by the city
Orlando calculates sign-permit fees from the estimated cost of your sign project — there's no flat table to quote from. Enter an accurate valuation; the exact fee shows up when the city processes the application.
Worth billing your customer: shops typically charge a permit procurement fee of $150–$550 on top of city fees.
Expected review time in Orlando
City goal: within 3 business days of submittal
Plan for 2–4 weeks in practice — cities miss their own goals, so pad the customer’s timeline.
Orlando Sign Permit Plan Review Guide — 'within three business days of submittal'Now run it on your own sign
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