For an interior-wall alteration in the City of Orlando, start with a separate, specific scope of work, not just the word “drywall.” The building application’s alteration and repair/replace choices both carry that attachment requirement. Its current version is revised June 2026. Building application, pages 1–2
A drawing, work description and trade application that describe different changes will not become consistent merely because they share an address. This guide helps assemble that comparison; it does not identify a load-bearing wall, approve demolition or determine whether a particular repair needs a permit.
Give the changed wall one identity across the files
LSL’s drafting aid is one short entry per affected wall or opening:
Location: room and wall/opening identifier used on the drawing. Existing condition: what the drawing shows now. Proposed change: what is removed, retained or added. Drawing reference: sheet and revision. Affected trade: identified electrical, mechanical or plumbing work, or a question for the responsible professional.
For example, “revise opening W-2 on sheet A-2” is a placeholder pattern for connecting documents, not a report of a real project. Use the designer’s actual references. Do not fill a structural or fire-resistance question with a guess because the proposal calls the finish work cosmetic.
The City’s electrical application has a related-building-permit field and warns that rewiring rooms or opening walls brings current-code requirements into the affected locations. That is a reason to identify the electrical interface for the qualified contractor and City—not instructions for an owner to inspect concealed wiring.
Match a reviewer’s comment to the changed sheet
The City’s residential checklist requires a revision narrative, case/address identification and clearly marked drawing changes. It says to wait until all examiners finish the preceding review and submit the sheets actually being revised. The checklist’s broad new-construction/addition requirements should not be treated as a finding that every interior repair needs every listed site document.
Use this compact response check before resubmitting:
| Reviewer’s item | Your response should identify |
|---|---|
| A location or dimension is unclear | Exact wall/opening, sheet and clarification |
| The proposal changes an earlier drawing | Previous reference, revised sheet and marked change |
| A trade interface remains unresolved | Responsible trade, related permit where assigned, and the response still needed |
These are LSL’s document-matching prompts. They do not supply the professional design answer or override a reviewer’s request.
Uploading is not submitting; an issued permit uses a different revision route
The digital-plan instructions distinguish adding files from completing the Applicant Upload or Resubmit task. They require one drawing page per file, file names matching the sheet index and the applicable verified digital signature/seal. Complete the task that sends the files for review rather than stopping at a successful upload.
After issuance, the City says to email digitalpermits@orlando.gov explaining why the portal must reopen for a revision or document hold. The linked Revision Request, updated January 2020, connects the permit, address, contact and proposed changes; it goes in the Documents folder. A later contractor sketch is not automatically an approved revision.
The electrical form also calls for coordinated residential rough-in and final inspection dates. Where that trade applies, ask the contractor and City to align the assigned inspections before the wall is closed. Do not use a finished surface or paid invoice as the inspection result. Electrical application, page 2
Checked September 20, 2026: the residential checklist, complete digital-plan instructions, four-page June 2026 building form, two-page December 2024 electrical form and one-page revision request. All form pages were checked in native layout as well as text. No existing assembly, proposed design or private application was evaluated.