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Gainesville, Florida Impact Fees

Gainesville applies its own fee schedule: municipal fees plus the Alachua County-levied fees that apply inside city limits. Combined, a new single-family home pays $5,702.00 per unit (rates sourced July 11, 2026). The full breakdown is below.

Gainesville impact fees by project type

Gainesville: Single-Family Impact Fees

A new single-family home in Gainesville pays $5,702.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.

The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Charge — SFR >1,400 sq ft flat minimum (GRU FY2026) ($4,254.00) and Water Connection Charge — SFR >1,400 sq ft flat minimum (GRU FY2026) ($1,448.00).

City Transportation Fee (TMPA) is set by the utility and not published online. Contact the utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

Official fee schedule

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Water$1,448.00
  • Water Connection Charge — SFR >1,400 sq ft flat minimum (GRU FY2026)
    Gainesville Regional Utilities
    GRU FY2026 (eff. Oct 1, 2025). Sec. 27-129. Minimum flat charge for SFR >1,400 sq ft with 3/4" or smaller meter (no fire sprinklers): $578 T&D + $870 WTP = $1,448. Flow-based rate for larger meters: $5.17/gpd ADF ($2.06 T&D + $3.11 WTP). UPDATED from stale FY2025 rate of $609 ($2.03/gpd × 300gpd). Source: gru.com/Portals/0/FY2026 Adopted Utility Fees Rates Charges.pdf
    $1,448.00
Sewer$4,254.00
  • Wastewater Connection Charge — SFR >1,400 sq ft flat minimum (GRU FY2026)
    Gainesville Regional Utilities
    GRU FY2026 (eff. Oct 1, 2025). Sec. 27-171. Minimum flat charge for SFR >1,400 sq ft with 3/4" or smaller meter: $961 collection + $3,293 WTP = $4,254. Flow-based for larger meters: $15.19/gpd ADF ($3.43 + $11.76). UPDATED from stale FY2025 rate of $915 ($3.05/gpd × 300gpd). GRU rates no longer updated in Municode — see gru.com for current schedule.
    $4,254.00
City$0.00
  • City Transportation Fee (TMPA)
    City of Gainesville
    ⚠️ AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED. Gainesville uses the Transportation Mobility Program Areas (TMPA) system; SFR on an existing lot of record is EXEMPT, and new SFR requiring site-plan review pays a zone-dependent fee. Re-checked 7/11/2026: the replacement Mobility Fee is STILL NOT ADOPTED — City Commission held a mobility-fee workshop in Jan 2026 and directed further work (affordable-housing concerns); the only posted schedule is the DRAFT 'Appendix A – Mobility Fee Schedule' attached to the Gainesville 2045 Mobility Plan (8/14/2025). Draft SFR rates $781–$2,693 per 1,000 sq ft by zone (East/Central/NW/SW). Confirm current adopted TMPA rate and adoption status: Gainesville Transportation Dept, 352-334-5000.
    Contact jurisdiction/utility to verifyRequires confirmation
County$0.00
  • County Overlay Fees — None applying (researched June 2026)
    Alachua County
    Researched June 2026. Alachua County capacity fees (Mobility/Fire/Park) apply to unincorporated areas only — do NOT apply within City of Gainesville per Ordinance 23-18.
    $0.00
Total (Gainesville): $5,702.00
Sources last checked July 11, 2026Official fee schedule
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Alachua County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours.

Unincorporated Alachua County$6,964.94Alachua$7,461.00Archer$0.00
Gainesville$5,702.00this page
Hawthorne$0.00High Springs$2,370.00LaCrosse$0.00Micanopy$0.00Newberry$18,556.00Waldo$0.00

Gainesville: Multifamily Impact Fees

A new multifamily unit in Gainesville pays $2,036.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.

The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Charge — MF flow-based ($15.19/gpd × 100 gpd/unit) ($1,519.00) and Water Connection Charge — MF flow-based ($5.17/gpd × 100 gpd/unit) ($517.00).

City Transportation Fee (TMPA, MF) is set by the utility and not published online. Contact the utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

Official fee schedule

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Water$517.00
  • Water Connection Charge — MF flow-based ($5.17/gpd × 100 gpd/unit)
    Gainesville Regional Utilities
    GRU FY2026 (eff. Oct 1, 2025). Sec. 27-129. MF uses flow-based rate: $5.17/gpd ADF ($2.06 T&D + $3.11 WTP). Calculated at 100 gpd/unit per FL plumbing code standard. Use greater of flow-based or minimum connection charge. UPDATED from stale FY2025 rate of $203 ($2.03/gpd × 100gpd).
    $517.00
Sewer$1,519.00
City$0.00
  • City Transportation Fee (TMPA, MF)
    City of Gainesville
    ⚠️ AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED. TMPA system currently in effect. Re-checked 7/11/2026: the replacement Mobility Fee is STILL NOT ADOPTED — a Jan 2026 City Commission workshop sent it back for further work; the only posted schedule is the DRAFT 'Appendix A – Mobility Fee Schedule' attached to the Gainesville 2045 Mobility Plan (8/14/2025). Draft MF rates $866–$2,985 per 1,000 sq ft by zone (East/Central/NW/SW). Confirm adopted rate: Gainesville Transportation Dept, 352-334-5000.
    Contact jurisdiction/utility to verifyRequires confirmation
County$0.00
  • County Overlay Fees — None applying (researched June 2026)
    Alachua County
    Researched June 2026. Alachua County capacity fees (Mobility/Fire/Park) apply to unincorporated areas only — do NOT apply within City of Gainesville.
    $0.00
Total (Gainesville): $2,036.00
Sources last checked July 11, 2026Official fee schedule
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Alachua County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours.

Unincorporated Alachua County$3,482.47Alachua$7,461.00Archer$0.00
Gainesville$2,036.00this page
Hawthorne$0.00High Springs$2,370.00LaCrosse$0.00Micanopy$0.00Newberry$16,097.00Waldo$0.00

Gainesville: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in Gainesville pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,702.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $5,702.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum ($4,254.00 one-time) and Water Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum ($1,448.00 one-time).

City Transportation / Mobility Fee (City of Gainesville, Commercial) is not published as a standard rate. Contact the jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

Official fee schedule

View the full fee schedule
Water$1,448.00 one-time
  • Water Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum
    Gainesville Regional Utilities
    GRU FY2026 Adopted Utility Fees, Rates & Charges (eff. Oct 1, 2025), Sec. 27-129. GRU sets NONRESIDENTIAL water connection charges by estimated annual average daily flow (ADF), NOT by meter size. Minimum connection charge for nonres with ADF ≤ 280 gpd = $578 transmission & distribution + $870 water treatment plant = $1,448. For nonres with ADF > 280 gpd the flow-based charge is $5.17/gpd ADF ($2.06 T&D + $3.11 WTP); the charge due is the greater of the flow-based amount or the minimum. Amount stored is the minimum (the only fixed dollar figure GRU publishes for nonres). Separate meter installation charge applies (Sec. 27-126.1: 1" meter assembly $1,140). Applies to all nonres categories. GRU rates are no longer updated in Municode — use gru.com.
    $1,448.00 one-time
Sewer$4,254.00 one-time
  • Wastewater Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum
    Gainesville Regional Utilities
    GRU FY2026 Adopted Utility Fees, Rates & Charges (eff. Oct 1, 2025), Sec. 27-171. Nonresidential wastewater connection charge is set by estimated annual average daily flow (ADF), not meter size. Minimum connection charge for nonres with ADF ≤ 280 gpd = $961 collection system + $3,293 wastewater treatment plant = $4,254. For nonres with ADF > 280 gpd: $15.19/gpd ADF ($3.43 collection + $11.76 WWTP), and the charge due is the greater of the flow-based amount or the minimum. Applies to all nonres categories.
    $4,254.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Transportation / Mobility Fee (City of Gainesville, Commercial)
    City of Gainesville
    ⚠️ AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED — mandatory City placeholder. Gainesville has NOT adopted a Mobility Fee. AUDIT 2026-07-12: re-checked per the tracker recheck flag — still NOT adopted. The City Commission held a mobility-fee workshop in Jan 2026 and subsequently POSTPONED the mobility fee ordinance; nothing is in the adopted code (Municode codified through Ord. 2025-343, adopted 8/7/2025 — no mobility/transportation impact fee). The only posted nonres schedule remains the DRAFT 'Appendix A – Mobility Fee Schedule' attached to the Gainesville 2045 Mobility Plan (8/14/2025) — not adopted, therefore not a source for an entered rate. Development is currently handled through the Transportation Mobility Program Areas (TMPA) system. Per the City's Mobility Plan & Mobility Fee FAQ (NUC v1.5, 12/17/2024): the TMPA has six zones and 'Zone A (Campus Area, Downtown and East Gainesville) is the only zone that is not currently required to make a monetary payment to mitigate traffic impact. Developments in the other five (5) zones are currently required to make payments, which vary by zone.' So nonres development in TMPA Zones B, C, D, E and M DOES pay transportation mitigation today — the $0 here is a floor, not a confirmed rate. TMPA payments are zone- and project-dependent and are not published as a per-sq-ft fee schedule, so no rate is enterable. Alachua County capacity fees do NOT apply inside Gainesville. Confirm current adopted nonres transportation/mobility charge: City of Gainesville Transportation Dept, 352-334-5000. FAQ: https://www.gainesvillefl.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/communications-office/documents/gnv-mp-mf-streamlined-faq-dec-2024-v-1.5.pdf
    Contact jurisdiction/utility to verifyRequires confirmation
County$0.00
Total (Gainesville): $5,702.00 one-time (≈ $5,702.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 11, 2026Official fee schedule
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Alachua County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. Totals shown are for a 50,000 sq ft building, including one-time water/sewer fees (assuming a 1-inch meter).

Unincorporated Alachua County$754,575.00Alachua$18,658.00Archer$0.00
Gainesville$5,702.00this page
Hawthorne$8,500.00High Springs$2,370.00LaCrosse$0.00Micanopy$2,500.00Newberry$350,577.50Waldo$0.00

Gainesville: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in Gainesville pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,702.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $5,702.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum ($4,254.00 one-time) and Water Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum ($1,448.00 one-time).

City Transportation / Mobility Fee (City of Gainesville, Industrial) is not published as a standard rate. Contact the jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

Official fee schedule

View the full fee schedule
Water$1,448.00 one-time
  • Water Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum
    Gainesville Regional Utilities
    GRU FY2026 Adopted Utility Fees, Rates & Charges (eff. Oct 1, 2025), Sec. 27-129. GRU sets NONRESIDENTIAL water connection charges by estimated annual average daily flow (ADF), NOT by meter size. Minimum connection charge for nonres with ADF ≤ 280 gpd = $578 transmission & distribution + $870 water treatment plant = $1,448. For nonres with ADF > 280 gpd the flow-based charge is $5.17/gpd ADF ($2.06 T&D + $3.11 WTP); the charge due is the greater of the flow-based amount or the minimum. Amount stored is the minimum (the only fixed dollar figure GRU publishes for nonres). Separate meter installation charge applies (Sec. 27-126.1: 1" meter assembly $1,140). Applies to all nonres categories. GRU rates are no longer updated in Municode — use gru.com.
    $1,448.00 one-time
Sewer$4,254.00 one-time
  • Wastewater Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum
    Gainesville Regional Utilities
    GRU FY2026 Adopted Utility Fees, Rates & Charges (eff. Oct 1, 2025), Sec. 27-171. Nonresidential wastewater connection charge is set by estimated annual average daily flow (ADF), not meter size. Minimum connection charge for nonres with ADF ≤ 280 gpd = $961 collection system + $3,293 wastewater treatment plant = $4,254. For nonres with ADF > 280 gpd: $15.19/gpd ADF ($3.43 collection + $11.76 WWTP), and the charge due is the greater of the flow-based amount or the minimum. Applies to all nonres categories.
    $4,254.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Transportation / Mobility Fee (City of Gainesville, Industrial)
    City of Gainesville
    ⚠️ AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED — mandatory City placeholder. Gainesville has NOT adopted a Mobility Fee. AUDIT 2026-07-12: re-checked per the tracker recheck flag — still NOT adopted. The City Commission held a mobility-fee workshop in Jan 2026 and subsequently POSTPONED the mobility fee ordinance; nothing is in the adopted code (Municode codified through Ord. 2025-343, adopted 8/7/2025). The only posted nonres schedule remains the DRAFT 'Appendix A – Mobility Fee Schedule' attached to the Gainesville 2045 Mobility Plan (8/14/2025) — not adopted, therefore not a source for an entered rate. Development is currently handled through the Transportation Mobility Program Areas (TMPA) system: per the City's Mobility Plan & Mobility Fee FAQ (NUC v1.5, 12/17/2024), the TMPA has six zones and only Zone A is exempt from monetary traffic mitigation — developments in the other five zones DO make payments, which vary by zone. So the $0 here is a floor, not a confirmed rate; TMPA payments are zone- and project-dependent and are not published as a per-sq-ft fee schedule, so no rate is enterable. Alachua County capacity fees do NOT apply inside Gainesville. Confirm: City of Gainesville Transportation Dept, 352-334-5000.
    Contact jurisdiction/utility to verifyRequires confirmation
County$0.00
Total (Gainesville): $5,702.00 one-time (≈ $5,702.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 11, 2026Official fee schedule
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Alachua County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. Totals shown are for a 50,000 sq ft building, including one-time water/sewer fees (assuming a 1-inch meter).

Unincorporated Alachua County$217,625.00Alachua$18,658.00Archer$0.00
Gainesville$5,702.00this page
Hawthorne$8,500.00High Springs$2,370.00LaCrosse$0.00Micanopy$2,500.00Newberry$135,177.50Waldo$0.00

Gainesville: Office Impact Fees

Office development in Gainesville pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,702.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026).

For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $5,702.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum ($4,254.00 one-time) and Water Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum ($1,448.00 one-time).

City Transportation / Mobility Fee (City of Gainesville, Office) is not published as a standard rate. Contact the jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

Official fee schedule

View the full fee schedule
Water$1,448.00 one-time
  • Water Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum
    Gainesville Regional Utilities
    GRU FY2026 Adopted Utility Fees, Rates & Charges (eff. Oct 1, 2025), Sec. 27-129. GRU sets NONRESIDENTIAL water connection charges by estimated annual average daily flow (ADF), NOT by meter size. Minimum connection charge for nonres with ADF ≤ 280 gpd = $578 transmission & distribution + $870 water treatment plant = $1,448. For nonres with ADF > 280 gpd the flow-based charge is $5.17/gpd ADF ($2.06 T&D + $3.11 WTP); the charge due is the greater of the flow-based amount or the minimum. Amount stored is the minimum (the only fixed dollar figure GRU publishes for nonres). Separate meter installation charge applies (Sec. 27-126.1: 1" meter assembly $1,140). Applies to all nonres categories. GRU rates are no longer updated in Municode — use gru.com.
    $1,448.00 one-time
Sewer$4,254.00 one-time
  • Wastewater Connection Charge (Gainesville Regional Utilities) — nonresidential minimum
    Gainesville Regional Utilities
    GRU FY2026 Adopted Utility Fees, Rates & Charges (eff. Oct 1, 2025), Sec. 27-171. Nonresidential wastewater connection charge is set by estimated annual average daily flow (ADF), not meter size. Minimum connection charge for nonres with ADF ≤ 280 gpd = $961 collection system + $3,293 wastewater treatment plant = $4,254. For nonres with ADF > 280 gpd: $15.19/gpd ADF ($3.43 collection + $11.76 WWTP), and the charge due is the greater of the flow-based amount or the minimum. Applies to all nonres categories.
    $4,254.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Transportation / Mobility Fee (City of Gainesville, Office)
    City of Gainesville
    ⚠️ AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED — mandatory City placeholder. Gainesville has NOT adopted a Mobility Fee. AUDIT 2026-07-12: re-checked per the tracker recheck flag — still NOT adopted. The City Commission held a mobility-fee workshop in Jan 2026 and subsequently POSTPONED the mobility fee ordinance; nothing is in the adopted code (Municode codified through Ord. 2025-343, adopted 8/7/2025). The only posted nonres schedule remains the DRAFT 'Appendix A – Mobility Fee Schedule' attached to the Gainesville 2045 Mobility Plan (8/14/2025) — not adopted, therefore not a source for an entered rate. Development is currently handled through the Transportation Mobility Program Areas (TMPA) system: per the City's Mobility Plan & Mobility Fee FAQ (NUC v1.5, 12/17/2024), the TMPA has six zones and only Zone A is exempt from monetary traffic mitigation — developments in the other five zones DO make payments, which vary by zone. So the $0 here is a floor, not a confirmed rate; TMPA payments are zone- and project-dependent and are not published as a per-sq-ft fee schedule, so no rate is enterable. Alachua County capacity fees do NOT apply inside Gainesville. Confirm: City of Gainesville Transportation Dept, 352-334-5000.
    Contact jurisdiction/utility to verifyRequires confirmation
County$0.00
Total (Gainesville): $5,702.00 one-time (≈ $5,702.00 at 25,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 11, 2026Official fee schedule
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Alachua County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. Totals shown are for a 25,000 sq ft building, including one-time water/sewer fees (assuming a 1-inch meter).

Unincorporated Alachua County$152,162.50Alachua$18,658.00Archer$0.00
Gainesville$5,702.00this page
Hawthorne$8,500.00High Springs$2,370.00LaCrosse$0.00Micanopy$2,500.00Newberry$146,527.50Waldo$0.00

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How impact fees work in Florida

Florida impact fees are one-time charges on new development, governed by Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes (the Florida Impact Fee Act). The statute requires fees to be based on the most recent and localized data, spent on the infrastructure category they were collected for, and adopted by ordinance.

Since 2021, the law also limits how fast fees can rise: increases up to 25% phase in over two years, increases of 25–50% phase in over four years, and increases above 50% are allowed only with a demonstrated extraordinary-circumstances study and at least a two-thirds vote of the governing body.

Counties and cities can both levy impact fees. Inside an incorporated city, a project typically pays the county's countywide fees plus any municipal fees the city has adopted, which is why totals differ between a city and the unincorporated county around it.

Frequently asked questions

What are the total impact fees for a single-family home in Gainesville, Florida?

A new single-family home in Gainesville pays $5,702.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026).

How much are commercial impact fees in Gainesville?

Commercial development in Gainesville pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,702.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees.

Does Gainesville charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Gainesville levies its own municipal impact fees, and county-levied fees also apply inside city limits. The schedule on this page shows every fee that applies to development in Gainesville, with the combined total.

Can Florida impact fees increase at any time?

No. Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes limits increases to 50% at most, phased in over two to four years, unless the local government makes extraordinary-circumstances findings and approves the increase by at least a two-thirds vote.

Fee amounts on this page are compiled from official published schedules and are provided for planning purposes only. Rates change, and project specifics (unit size, meter size, location within special districts) can alter what applies. Always verify current fees with the jurisdiction and utility before relying on them.

Compare unincorporated rates and every other city on the Alachua County impact fees page.