Orlando, FL Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)

Sec. 382 make up the aircraft noise/land use control portion of Chapter 58's Airport Noise Overlay (AN) District, adopted to keep sensitive uses out of the loudest zones around Orlando International Airport. Sec. 381's Figure 7B table lists "hospital/clinic/nursing home, childcare, school uses" as the sensitive non-residential category subject to these controls, separate from commercial, industrial, and office uses, which are excluded. The table requires an avigation easement, waiver of claim, and formal notification in every noise zone, plus escalating Sound Level Reduction (SLR) requirements in decibels as the zone gets closer to the airport.

A footnote to the table states plainly that hospital/clinic/nursing home, childcare, and school uses are prohibited in Zones A and B, with the only carve-out for aviation-related training or educational facilities. In Zone C, childcare facilities are allowed only as an accessory use -- a stand-alone childcare center cannot be sited there -- though an existing childcare facility in Zone C may expand if the new structures meet the applicable SLR standard. Sec. 382 turns the SLR figures into a hard permitting gate: no new building requiring an SLR of 25, 30, or 35 decibels under Sec.

381 may be constructed until the City issues a building permit, and that permit cannot issue until plans and specifications demonstrate conformance with the SLR requirement. The City may also require, at the owner's expense, a post-construction field test by a Qualified Acoustical Consultant, or accept a design-criteria certification from one in lieu of testing, to verify the finished building actually achieves its required sound level reduction.