Orange, Florida — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Orange during 2025.
Orange County indexed 2,197 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 2,848 approved and 14 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.5% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Winter Park (515), Apopka (322), and Maitland (258).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
2,197
Projects with decisions
2,848
Approved actions
14
Denied actions
99.5%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apopka | 322 | 374 | 4 | 98.9% |
| Bay Lake | 16 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Belle Isle | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Eatonville | 46 | 53 | 1 | 98.1% |
| Edgewood | 16 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake Buena Vista | 43 | 52 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake Butler | 23 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Maitland | 258 | 430 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Oakland | 84 | 114 | 3 | 97.4% |
| Windermere | 35 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Winter Garden | 95 | 124 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Winter Park | 515 | 775 | 5 | 99.4% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.