Orange County’s older plumbing application and its current One-Stop guide do not show the same Notice of Commencement threshold. The PDF says permit valuation above $2,500; the live guide says job value above $5,000. The 2026 statute’s inspection-filing provision uses a direct contract greater than $5,000. Do not treat the PDF’s older amount as the current statutory test. Application, County guide, section 713.135
This comparison addresses the paperwork conflict for County plumbing applicants. It does not decide a particular contract’s lien obligations or equate permit valuation with the direct-contract amount.
The three statements, side by side
| Record | Amount and measure used | What the statement concerns |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing application, page 1, revision 02/13 | Permit valuation greater than $2,500 | Notarized application page 2 and NOC before first inspection |
| Current County One-Stop guide | Job value more than $5,000; separate mechanical language | Recorded NOC included in the permit record to schedule the first inspection |
| 2026 section 713.135(1)(e) | Direct contract greater than $5,000 | Copy of the NOC filed with the issuing authority before first inspection |
The application’s second page is an application affidavit with owner/contractor acknowledgment fields. It is not the Notice of Commencement form. Do not assume that completing that page records a notice, or that resolving the NOC amount also resolves the application’s signature requirements. Both application pages
Ask County Permitting Services which current application and acknowledgment requirements apply to the plumbing permit, pointing out the old PDF’s wording. For NOC filing questions, the One-Stop guide lists orangenoc@ocfl.net and 407-836-5582. Include the permit number and identify the exact document causing the conflict; do not send unnecessary financial or identity documents in an initial inquiry.
Issuance, recording and inspection are not one deadline
Section 713.135(1)(f) says recording an NOC cannot be required as a condition of applying for, processing or issuing the building permit. That does not waive the section’s inspection requirements.
Nor does “before first inspection” mean an owner can always wait until then to record. Section 713.13(1)(a) separately addresses recording and posting before commencing the improvement, subject to its stated exemption. If financing or a contract-specific exception is involved, resolve the timing with the lender or an attorney before work—not after an inspection request fails.
The separate heating/air-conditioning exception in section 713.135 is not a plumbing allowance. Do not transfer a mechanical amount to a plumbing contract.
A short permit-to-notice match check
LSL’s preparation check is to compare the owner, contractor and property location across the permit application and recorded notice before sending the filing information. Those are the matching subjects identified in section 713.135(1)(e). Record the permit number beside the notice’s recording identifier so the office can associate the two records. Ask for confirmation that the required notice information is in the permit file; a notarized application page or payment receipt alone does not demonstrate that association.
Do not calculate a contract amount from fixture counts or split one project into assumed separate notice tests. This article supplies no determination for contracts at a threshold, exemptions, liens, notice duration or private payment disputes.
How this comparison was checked
On September 20, 2026, LSL read both plumbing-application pages in text and native layout, the complete operative One-Stop guide, section 713.135’s relevant administrative provisions and section 713.13. The PDF’s page 1 footer is February 2013 and page 2’s is January 2013; neither is represented as a newly issued form. We replaced the former generic ledger with the actual conflicting amounts, their different valuation terms and the separate timing questions. We did not submit an application, contact the County or review a private contract.