Bay County impact fees by project type
Where in Bay County are you building?
Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours.
Unincorporated Bay County: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in unincorporated Bay County pays $6,375.26 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026). All of it is levied by Bay County.
The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC ($4,823.00), Water Connection Fee (Bay County) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC ($952.20) and Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Bay County) ($329.87).
View the full Bay County impact fee schedule
- Water Connection Fee (Bay County) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC$952.20Bay County UtilitiesBay County retail water connection fee, $952.20 per equivalent residential connection with a one-ERC minimum (one water ERC = 350 gallons per day), from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026. The rate nearly doubled from $529.25 in 2025 following a Raftelis rate study. A separate water line tap of at least $1,090.00 and a meter installation charge are payable in addition to this fee and are not included in the amount shown. Bay County Utilities serves unincorporated Bay County, Mexico Beach, and new services in Parker.
- Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC$4,823.00Bay County UtilitiesBay County wastewater connection fee, $4,823.00 per equivalent residential connection with a one-ERC minimum (one wastewater ERC = 250 gallons per day), from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026. This is a 71% increase over the 2025 rate of $2,814.40 following a Raftelis rate study — the largest single cost change for a new Bay County connection. A separate wastewater line tap of at least $930.00 is payable on top of this and is not included in the amount shown.
- City Fees — N/A (unincorporated area)$0.00Bay CountyThere is no municipal government in unincorporated Bay County, so no city impact fees apply. Bay County itself levies only three impact fees — library, parks and recreational facilities, and MSTU-Fire — each entered separately. The county has no road or transportation impact fee, no school impact fee, and no law enforcement, EMS or correctional impact fee; transportation impacts of new development are handled through proportionate fair share agreements negotiated project by project rather than through a fee schedule.
- Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Bay County)$329.87Bay CountyBay County parks and recreational facilities impact fee, from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026. Charged per dwelling unit and levied in unincorporated Bay County only — it does not apply inside any incorporated city. Unchanged from the 2025 schedule; the county reissues the schedule each January 1 and applies no automatic index.
- MSTU-Fire Impact Fee (Bay County)$187.44Bay CountyBay County MSTU-Fire Services residential impact fee, from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026. MSTU is the county's Municipal Service Taxing Unit for fire, so the fee applies in unincorporated Bay County served by county fire and not inside any incorporated city. Unchanged from the 2025 schedule.
- Library Impact Fee (Bay County)$82.75Bay CountyBay County library impact fee, from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026, adopted under the Bay County Impact Fee Ordinance. Charged per dwelling unit and levied in unincorporated Bay County only — the county's library, parks and MSTU-Fire impact fees all stop at the limits of every incorporated city. Unchanged from the 2025 schedule; the county reissues the schedule each January 1 and applies no automatic index.
Where in Bay County are you building?
Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours.
Unincorporated Bay County: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in unincorporated Bay County pays $6,107.40 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026). All of it is levied by Bay County.
The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County, MF) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC ($4,823.00), Water Connection Fee (Bay County, MF) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC ($952.20) and Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Bay County, MF) ($261.04).
View the full Bay County impact fee schedule
- Water Connection Fee (Bay County, MF) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC$952.20Bay County UtilitiesBay County retail water connection fee, $952.20 per equivalent residential connection (one water ERC = 350 gallons per day), from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026 — nearly double the 2025 rate of $529.25. The figure shown is the one-ERC minimum. A master-metered multifamily building is billed on total building flow rather than per unit, so a project's total will not simply be this figure times the unit count. A separate water line tap of at least $1,090.00 applies.
- Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County, MF) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC$4,823.00Bay County UtilitiesBay County wastewater connection fee, $4,823.00 per equivalent residential connection (one wastewater ERC = 250 gallons per day), from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026 — a 71% increase over the 2025 rate of $2,814.40. The figure shown is the one-ERC minimum; a master-metered multifamily building is billed on total building flow rather than per unit. A separate sewer tap of at least $930.00 applies.
- City Fees — N/A (unincorporated area)$0.00Bay CountyThere is no municipal government in unincorporated Bay County, so no city impact fees apply. Bay County itself levies only three impact fees — library, parks and recreational facilities, and MSTU-Fire — each entered separately. The county has no road, school, law enforcement or EMS impact fee; transportation impacts are handled through proportionate fair share agreements negotiated project by project.
- Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Bay County, MF)$261.04Bay CountyBay County parks and recreational facilities impact fee, charged per multifamily unit, from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026. The multifamily rate is below the $329.87 single-family rate as adopted. Levied in unincorporated Bay County only. Unchanged from 2025; no automatic index.
- Library Impact Fee (Bay County, MF)$65.81Bay CountyBay County library impact fee, charged per multifamily unit, from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026. The multifamily rate is below the $82.75 single-family rate as adopted. Levied in unincorporated Bay County only — it does not apply inside any incorporated city. Unchanged from 2025; no automatic index.
- MSTU-Fire Impact Fee (Bay County, MF)$5.35Bay CountyBay County MSTU-Fire Services residential impact fee, charged per multifamily unit, from the county's 2026 Fees and Fines Schedule effective January 1, 2026. The multifamily rate is far below the $187.44 single-family rate as the county prints it. Applies in unincorporated Bay County served by the county fire MSTU and not inside any incorporated city. Unchanged from 2025.
Where in Bay 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). * = one-time water/sewer connection charges only; no per-sq-ft impact fee schedule sourced for that jurisdiction. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Unincorporated Bay County: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in unincorporated Bay County pays $0.39 per square foot in impact fees, plus $5,775.20 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $25,275.20. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC ($4,823.00 one-time), Water Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC ($952.20 one-time) and MSTU-Fire Impact Fee (Bay County, Commercial) ($0.39/sq ft).
View the full Bay County impact fee schedule
- Water Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC$952.20 one-timeBay County UtilitiesEffective January 1, 2026. Bay County sets nonresidential water capacity by equivalent residential connection rather than meter size: one water ERC equals 350 gallons per day, with a 1.0 ERC minimum. The amount shown is that 1.0 ERC minimum — a project's total scales with its projected flow. A separate water line tap charge of $1,090.00 minimum applies, and meter installation is billed at third-party cost plus 15% labor. The rate rose from $529.25 per ERC in 2025.
- Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC$4,823.00 one-timeBay County UtilitiesEffective January 1, 2026. Bay County sets nonresidential wastewater capacity by equivalent residential connection rather than meter size: one wastewater ERC equals 250 gallons per day, with a 1.0 ERC minimum. The amount shown is that 1.0 ERC minimum — a project's total scales with its projected flow. A separate wastewater line tap charge of $930.00 minimum applies. The rate rose from $2,814.40 per ERC in 2025. The fee is payable before building permit issuance wherever county sewer is available.
- City Impact Fees — N/A unincorporated (Bay County - Unincorporated, Commercial)$0.00Bay CountyUnincorporated area — no municipal impact fees apply. Bay County's own impact fees are listed separately. Bay County levies no transportation or road impact fee.
- MSTU-Fire Impact Fee (Bay County, Commercial)$0.39/sq ftBay County MSTU-FireEffective January 1, 2026. Applies only in unincorporated Bay County inside the county fire MSTU service area — not within any incorporated municipality. Rate shown is the schedule's retail row; the adopted schedule prints separate per-square-foot rates for other nonresidential uses. Amount is per square foot.
- Library Impact Fee (Bay County, Commercial)$0.00Bay CountyBay County's library impact fee applies to residential development only. The adopted 2026 fee schedule publishes no nonresidential rate, so nonresidential development pays nothing.
- Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Bay County, Commercial)$0.00Bay CountyBay County's parks and recreation impact fee applies to residential development only. The adopted 2026 fee schedule publishes no nonresidential rate, so nonresidential development pays nothing.
Where in Bay 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). * = one-time water/sewer connection charges only; no per-sq-ft impact fee schedule sourced for that jurisdiction. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Unincorporated Bay County: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in unincorporated Bay County pays $0.08 per square foot in impact fees, plus $5,775.20 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $9,775.20. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC ($4,823.00 one-time), Water Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC ($952.20 one-time) and MSTU-Fire Impact Fee (Bay County, Industrial) ($0.08/sq ft).
View the full Bay County impact fee schedule
- Water Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC$952.20 one-timeBay County UtilitiesEffective January 1, 2026. Bay County sets nonresidential water capacity by equivalent residential connection rather than meter size: one water ERC equals 350 gallons per day, with a 1.0 ERC minimum. The amount shown is that 1.0 ERC minimum — a project's total scales with its projected flow. A separate water line tap charge of $1,090.00 minimum applies, and meter installation is billed at third-party cost plus 15% labor. The rate rose from $529.25 per ERC in 2025.
- Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC$4,823.00 one-timeBay County UtilitiesEffective January 1, 2026. Bay County sets nonresidential wastewater capacity by equivalent residential connection rather than meter size: one wastewater ERC equals 250 gallons per day, with a 1.0 ERC minimum. The amount shown is that 1.0 ERC minimum — a project's total scales with its projected flow. A separate wastewater line tap charge of $930.00 minimum applies. The rate rose from $2,814.40 per ERC in 2025. The fee is payable before building permit issuance wherever county sewer is available.
- City Impact Fees — N/A unincorporated (Bay County - Unincorporated, Industrial)$0.00Bay CountyUnincorporated area — no municipal impact fees apply. Bay County's own impact fees are listed separately. Bay County levies no transportation or road impact fee.
- MSTU-Fire Impact Fee (Bay County, Industrial)$0.08/sq ftBay County MSTU-FireEffective January 1, 2026. Applies only in unincorporated Bay County inside the county fire MSTU service area — not within any incorporated municipality. Amount is per square foot.
- Library Impact Fee (Bay County, Industrial)$0.00Bay CountyBay County's library impact fee applies to residential development only. The adopted 2026 fee schedule publishes no nonresidential rate, so nonresidential development pays nothing.
- Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Bay County, Industrial)$0.00Bay CountyBay County's parks and recreation impact fee applies to residential development only. The adopted 2026 fee schedule publishes no nonresidential rate, so nonresidential development pays nothing.
Where in Bay 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). * = one-time water/sewer connection charges only; no per-sq-ft impact fee schedule sourced for that jurisdiction. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Unincorporated Bay County: Office Impact Fees
Office development in unincorporated Bay County pays $0.07 per square foot in impact fees, plus $5,775.20 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $7,525.20. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC ($4,823.00 one-time), Water Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC ($952.20 one-time) and MSTU-Fire Impact Fee (Bay County, Office) ($0.07/sq ft).
View the full Bay County impact fee schedule
- Water Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $952.20/ERC$952.20 one-timeBay County UtilitiesEffective January 1, 2026. Bay County sets nonresidential water capacity by equivalent residential connection rather than meter size: one water ERC equals 350 gallons per day, with a 1.0 ERC minimum. The amount shown is that 1.0 ERC minimum — a project's total scales with its projected flow. A separate water line tap charge of $1,090.00 minimum applies, and meter installation is billed at third-party cost plus 15% labor. The rate rose from $529.25 per ERC in 2025.
- Wastewater Connection Fee (Bay County Utilities) — 1.0 ERC × $4,823.00/ERC$4,823.00 one-timeBay County UtilitiesEffective January 1, 2026. Bay County sets nonresidential wastewater capacity by equivalent residential connection rather than meter size: one wastewater ERC equals 250 gallons per day, with a 1.0 ERC minimum. The amount shown is that 1.0 ERC minimum — a project's total scales with its projected flow. A separate wastewater line tap charge of $930.00 minimum applies. The rate rose from $2,814.40 per ERC in 2025. The fee is payable before building permit issuance wherever county sewer is available.
- City Impact Fees — N/A unincorporated (Bay County - Unincorporated, Office)$0.00Bay CountyUnincorporated area — no municipal impact fees apply. Bay County's own impact fees are listed separately. Bay County levies no transportation or road impact fee.
- MSTU-Fire Impact Fee (Bay County, Office)$0.07/sq ftBay County MSTU-FireEffective January 1, 2026. Applies only in unincorporated Bay County inside the county fire MSTU service area — not within any incorporated municipality. Amount is per square foot.
- Library Impact Fee (Bay County, Office)$0.00Bay CountyBay County's library impact fee applies to residential development only. The adopted 2026 fee schedule publishes no nonresidential rate, so nonresidential development pays nothing.
- Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Bay County, Office)$0.00Bay CountyBay County's parks and recreation impact fee applies to residential development only. The adopted 2026 fee schedule publishes no nonresidential rate, so nonresidential development pays nothing.
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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.
If you're still asking what are impact fees, start with our guide to the definition, common categories, and legal basis.
Bay County impact fee FAQs
What are single-family impact fees in Bay County, Florida?
A new single-family home in unincorporated Bay County pays $6,375.26 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026). Inside city limits, fees are set by each city's own schedule and may be completely different. See the city pages for their rates.
How much are multifamily impact fees in Bay County?
Multifamily development in unincorporated Bay County pays $6,107.40 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 11, 2026). Rates inside city limits depend on the municipality. Pick your city on this page.
How much are commercial impact fees in Bay County?
Commercial development in unincorporated Bay County pays $0.39 per square foot in impact fees, plus $5,775.20 in one-time water and sewer connection fees, about $25,275.20 for a 50,000 sq ft building.
Do cities in Bay County charge their own impact fees?
Yes. Every incorporated city applies its own fee schedule. 6 of 7 cities in Bay County levy municipal impact or utility fees; each city page shows the full schedule that applies inside its limits.
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.