Paver driveways
Alley aprons and front-loaded drives rebuilt on a 6-in base in approved blends.
Driveways in Celebration →Pavers and concrete in Celebration, FL: ARC first, then the county permit
Celebration
In Celebration the ARC comes first
Celebration is unincorporated Osceola County for permits and the Celebration Residential Owners Association for everything you can see. The Architectural Review Committee meets on the third Monday of each month; the Design Guidelines and applications live on the Front Porch portal for owners and at Town Hall (851 Celebration Avenue, 407-566-1200 ext. 2206). Most homes from the 1996–2010 villages have rear alley garages with short paver aprons and front walks in the streetscape's brick and paver palette.
Villages and typical requests
| Village | Built | Typical work |
|---|---|---|
| Celebration Village, Lake Evalyn, West Village | 1996–2001 | Replacing settled builder pavers on alley aprons and front walks; sealing; matching the original blends |
| North Village, South Village, East Village | 1999–2006 | Paver driveway rebuilds, pool-deck overlays in travertine, walkway repairs at live oaks |
| Artisan Park | 2004–2008 | Pool decks and lanai extensions on smaller lots |
| Island Village | 2020–2026 | New patios and pool decks to match builder pavers; first sealing |
What the CROA reviews and how to submit
Any exterior change visible from a street, alley or neighbor needs an ARC application with the Design Guidelines' required attachments: site plan or survey markup, product name, color, pattern and edge detail, and for pavers a physical sample. Applications are reviewed at the monthly meeting; a complete packet submitted before the agenda deadline is decided that month. Each village has its own accents and approved palettes, and joint-sand color has been a reason for rejection.
We prepare the packet with you and attend to questions if the committee has any. The published Design Guidelines we could verify are topic-specific (fans, gutters, street trees, signs); the paver and driveway section is on the owner portal, so ask Town Hall or your CROA login for the current version before choosing material. The HOA / ARC Packet Checklist lists what to gather; the Celebration (CROA) page has the contacts.
Permits and ground
Permits are Osceola County's: a county driveway permit for a new or widened driveway (§22-50.6, 24 feet maximum) and the Building Office for anything structural, at 1 Courthouse Square (407-742-0200). Alley aprons touch the community's private streets, which the CDD maintains, so the ARC application doubles as the access approval. The ground is Smyrna and Myakka fine sand drained by the community's engineered lakes and swales; base and drainage rules are the same as elsewhere in the county, and the community's stormwater system is where lanai drains are tied. Pages: Unincorporated Osceola County, Permit & Jurisdiction Finder.
Costs in Celebration (Q3 2026)
| Item | Unit | Low | High | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paver driveway, concrete pavers (60–80 mm), 6 in limerock base | sq ft | $14.00 | $22.00 | Borders, bands and cuts add; removal of old concrete adds $2.00–$4.00 |
| Paver driveway, premium line (Belgard Luxury, large format) | sq ft | $20.00 | $34.00 | Material-driven |
| Paver pool deck over existing deck (thin pavers, coping) | sq ft | $15.00 | $24.00 | Coping and drain work priced separately |
| Travertine pool deck, tumbled, sand-set or thin-set | sq ft | $20.00 | $36.00 | Marble and large-format porcelain run higher |
| Paver walkway | sq ft | $14.00 | $24.00 | Narrow runs cost more per foot |
| Paver clean, re-sand (polymeric) and seal | sq ft | $1.75 | $3.25 | Stripping an old failed sealer adds $0.75–$1.50 |
| Paver lift-and-relay of a sunken area | sq ft | $9.00 | $16.00 | Minimum charge applies to small areas |
Celebration jobs run toward the top of each range: matching discontinued blends, alley access for trucks, and borders and bands specified by the guidelines.
Services in Celebration
Paver pool decks
Travertine and paver overlays on 2000s decks inside screened lanais.
Pool decks in Celebration →Walkways and steps
Front walks in the streetscape palette; entry steps rebuilt.
Walkways in Celebration →Sealing and repair
First and repeat sealing, lift-and-relay at oaks and downspouts, concrete repair on garage slabs.
Sealing in Celebration →Straight-line distance from downtown Kissimmee: 8.8 miles (Census 2024 Gazetteer internal point). Drive time estimate: about 20 minutes on a weekday morning. County: Osceola.
Local service pages
Service pages written for Celebration
Each of these covers the soil, permit office, HOA and housing stock of this place for one service, and links back to the master service page.
Villages
Villages, and why they are not interchangeable
Celebration is organised into villages that were built in phases from 1996 onward, and each carries its own character within the community's overall design framework. North Village and South Village hold much of the original housing stock; Lake Evalyn is small and distinctive; West Village and Artisan Park came later with different housing types; Roseville Corner, Spring Park and Georgetown each read differently again. Alley-loaded homes with rear garages are common in some villages and absent from others.
For us that means two things. The driveway on an alley-loaded home is a short apron with awkward access and a neighbourly scheduling problem, while a front-loaded home in an older village has a narrow drive with street trees close to the edge. And an architectural approval from one village is not a precedent for another, so we submit for the specific address rather than assuming.
Working inside a community with a designed streetscape
Celebration's covenants reach further than most Florida communities: approved products, patterns, colours and edge details, with the architectural review committee meeting monthly on the third Monday. That cadence is the practical constraint on scheduling, and the reason we assemble the full packet before the first submission rather than iterating.
The jurisdictional answer is simpler than the architectural one. Celebration is unincorporated Osceola County, so the county's rules apply for anything permitted, including the driveway permit and the twenty-four foot width cap. The Town Hall on Celebration Avenue handles the architectural side and is where completed applications go.
Questions we get about this
Do I need ARC approval to reseal my pavers?
A like-for-like clear seal is maintenance in most communities, but Celebration reviews finish changes; a wet-look sealer on a matte driveway is a change. Ask Town Hall before switching products.
Can I widen my driveway in Celebration?
Only with ARC approval and, for the county, within the 24-foot limit. Front-loaded lots have little room; alley lots are limited by the garage setback.
Who maintains the alleys?
The community (CDD) maintains the private streets and alleys; the paver apron on your lot is yours. ARC approval covers the connection.
How long does approval take?
The committee meets monthly, on the third Monday; a complete packet before the deadline is heard that month. Allow four to six weeks from submission to work.
Do you match the original builder pavers?
We identify the blend and size and source the current equivalent from the manufacturer; where the line is gone, we borrow units from a hidden area for the visible repair.
Get a written estimate for your project in Celebration
Tell us the size, the surface you have now and where the lot is. We visit, measure, check access and drainage, and send a written proposal. No pressure calls.
What changed in this update: 2026-09-11 — first published