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Fort Lauderdale, Florida Impact Fees

Fort Lauderdale applies its own fee schedule: municipal fees plus the Broward County-levied fees that apply inside city limits. Combined, a new single-family home pays $15,049.00 per unit (rates sourced July 14, 2026). The full breakdown is below.

Fort Lauderdale impact fees by project type

Fort Lauderdale: Single-Family Impact Fees

A new single-family home in Fort Lauderdale pays $15,049.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). Of that, Broward County-levied fees account for $8,809.00 and municipal or utility fees for $6,240.00.

The largest line items are School Impact Fee (Broward County) ($8,809.00), Park Impact Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) ($2,375.00) and Water Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1.000 ERC × $1,977/ERC ($1,977.00).

Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.

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Water$1,977.00
  • Water Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1.000 ERC × $1,977/ERC
    City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works
    CONFIRMED. Water Capital Expansion Fee, Ord. No. C-19-29, applies to master construction permits submitted on or after 12/16/2019. Water ERC = 300 gpd; single-family = 1.000 ERC → $1,977. WATCH — two tiers by master construction permit date: permits submitted BEFORE 12/16/2019 still pay the old rates (water $1,386/ERC; sewer $651/ERC at a 300 gpd sewer ERC). This record carries the current post-12/16/2019 rate. Provider: City of Fort Lauderdale Dept. of Public Services (also serves customers outside city limits). ERC factors per the city's 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees,' Rev. 3, revision date 06/17/2026: https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/files/assets/public/v/2/development-services/documents/land-development/pw_cep_calc_erc_guidelines_v3_14729_ada_nl.pdf
    $1,977.00
Sewer$1,888.00
  • Wastewater Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1.000 ERC × $1,888/ERC
    City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works
    CONFIRMED — CORRECTS A PRIOR ERROR. The DB previously carried sewer $1,000/ERC citing Code §28-76; that is wrong. §28-76 is 'Wastewater user rates' — MONTHLY service charges, not a connection fee. There is no connection/capital-expansion fee anywhere in Municode Ch. 28 (every section of Art. II, §§28-26 through 28-80, was enumerated). Correct value: Wastewater Capital Expansion Fee, Ord. No. C-19-29, applies to master construction permits submitted on or after 12/16/2019. Sewer ERC = 175 gpd; single-family = 1.000 ERC → $1,888. WATCH — two tiers by master construction permit date: permits submitted BEFORE 12/16/2019 still pay the old rates (water $1,386/ERC; sewer $651/ERC at a 300 gpd sewer ERC). ERC factors per the city's 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees,' Rev. 3, revision date 06/17/2026: https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/files/assets/public/v/2/development-services/documents/land-development/pw_cep_calc_erc_guidelines_v3_14729_ada_nl.pdf
    $1,888.00
City$2,375.00
  • Park Impact Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale)
    1,501–2,000 sq ft
    City of Fort Lauderdale
    CONFIRMED. Park Impact Fee, ULDR §47-38A, Ord. C-06-14, full fee effective 9/28/2006, imposed on each new dwelling unit at building permit. SIZE-BASED, and the schedule is IDENTICAL for single-family and multifamily. Full schedule: <500 sf $1,650; 501–1,000 sf $1,875; 1,001–1,500 sf $2,175; 1,501–2,000 sf $2,375; 2,001–2,500 sf $2,525; 2,501–3,000 sf $2,625; 3,001–3,500 sf $2,725; 3,501–4,000 sf $2,825; >4,000 sf $2,900. This tier (1,501–2,000 sq ft) is flagged Is Default as the typical single-family home. Not re-indexed since 2006. Fort Lauderdale has NO city fire, police, transportation, or general capital-expansion impact fee and no art-in-public-places one-time fee — ULDR Art. XIV contains only §47-38 (Fees), §47-38A (Park Impact Fees) and §47-38C (Education Mitigation, which is the Broward County school impact fee pass-through and is recorded as a COUNTY fee, not a city fee).
    $2,375.00
County$8,809.00
  • School Impact Fee (Broward County)
    Single Family, 3 or fewer BR
    Broward County / School Board of Broward County
    Broward County School Impact Fee, Code Sec. 5-182.9(b)(2)c), Ord. 2020-36 (enacted 10/20/2020); schedule effective 1/1/2022 and UNCHANGED since — no CPI/annual index clause. Countywide: assessed on all residential development in Broward County (all 31 municipalities + unincorporated) unless waived/exempted. Single Family 3-or-fewer BR = $8,809 (this record, the default/most common); 4-or-more BR = $11,070 (separate tier record). Verified against the adopted schedule 7/14/2026. NOTE: this is the ONLY Broward county impact fee still being collected — Road, Transportation Concurrency and Park fees were all suspended by Ord. 2024-34 eff. 10/1/2024.
    $8,809.00
  • Park/Recreational Impact Fee (Broward County)
    Broward County
    SUSPENDED. Broward County Ord. 2024-34 suspended collection of Regional Park Impact Fees and BMSD Local Park Impact Fees effective 10/1/2024. Confirmed $0 currently payable. CORRECTION to the prior note in this record: a flat published per-unit schedule DID exist under Ord. 92-1 (eff. 10/1/2020, https://www.broward.org/Planning/FormsPublications/Documents/ParkFees.pdf) — e.g. SFR 3BR $514.12 + 1% admin = $519.31; Garden/Mid-/High-Rise apt 2+BR $367.23 + 1% = $370.94 — assessed on plats, plat amendments and BMSD site plans/permits. Source: https://www.broward.org/Planning/FormsPublications/Documents/FAQS-for-Customers.pdf. WATCH: suspension could lapse — recheck each cycle.
    $0.00
  • Road Impact / Transportation Concurrency Fee (Broward County)
    Road / Transportation Concurrency
    Broward County
    SUSPENDED. Broward County Ord. 2024-34 suspended collection of Road Impact Fees and Transportation Concurrency Assessments effective 10/1/2024 (done to comply with State law); see Broward County LDC Sec. 5-184(b)(2). Confirmed $0 currently payable. Prior regime (Road Fee Schedule eff. 10/1/2020, https://www.broward.org/Planning/FormsPublications/Documents/RoadFees.pdf) was a cost-PER-TRIP table across 46 zones (residential $41.67/trip Zone 14 to $1,679.88/trip Zone 1) x ITE trip generation — it was never a flat per-unit rate. Source: https://www.broward.org/Planning/FormsPublications/Documents/FAQS-for-Customers.pdf (Urban Planning Division, 10/1/2024). WATCH: suspension could lapse/be repealed — recheck each cycle. Staff: 954-357-6666 opt. 2.
    $0.00
Total (Fort Lauderdale): $15,049.00
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County / School Board of Broward County Broward County

Where in Broward County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.

Unincorporated Broward County$12,409.00Coconut Creek$8,809.00Includes unconfirmed feesCooper City$12,525.97Includes unconfirmed feesCoral Springs$8,809.00Includes unconfirmed feesDania Beach$12,100.00Includes unconfirmed feesDavie$14,779.00Includes unconfirmed feesDeerfield Beach$11,869.00
Fort Lauderdale$15,049.00this page
Hallandale Beach$18,533.00Hillsboro Beach$10,819.00Includes unconfirmed feesHollywood$17,762.00Lauderdale Lakes$12,409.00Lauderdale-by-the-Sea$12,674.00Lauderhill$13,023.23Lazy Lake$8,809.00Includes unconfirmed feesLighthouse Point$12,409.00Includes unconfirmed feesMargate$14,941.82Miramar$22,367.36North Lauderdale$11,109.00Includes unconfirmed feesOakland Park$11,059.00Parkland$35,234.00Includes unconfirmed feesPembroke Park$14,104.00Pembroke Pines$8,809.00Includes unconfirmed feesPlantation$11,398.00Includes unconfirmed feesPompano Beach$10,339.00Sea Ranch Lakes$10,786.00Includes unconfirmed feesSouthwest Ranches$8,809.00Includes unconfirmed feesSunrise$12,490.78Tamarac$17,573.00West Park$12,409.00Weston$10,446.00Wilton Manors$15,196.00

Fort Lauderdale: Multifamily Impact Fees

A new multifamily unit in Fort Lauderdale pays $6,461.33 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). Of that, Broward County-levied fees account for $1,475.00 and municipal or utility fees for $4,986.33.

The largest line items are Park Impact Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale, MF) ($1,875.00), Water Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale, MF) — 0.805 ERC × $1,977/ERC ($1,591.49) and Wastewater Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale, MF) — 0.805 ERC × $1,888/ERC ($1,519.84).

Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.

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Water$1,591.49
  • Water Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale, MF) — 0.805 ERC × $1,977/ERC
    City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works
    CONFIRMED. Water Capital Expansion Fee, Ord. No. C-19-29, applies to master construction permits submitted on or after 12/16/2019. Water ERC = 300 gpd; base rate $1,977/ERC. MF factor: Condominium/Apartment = 0.805 ERC per unit (Table A, code R03) per the city's 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees,' Rev. 3, revision date 06/17/2026: https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/files/assets/public/v/2/development-services/documents/land-development/pw_cep_calc_erc_guidelines_v3_14729_ada_nl.pdf. 0.805 × $1,977 = $1,591.49 per unit. WATCH — two tiers by master construction permit date: permits submitted BEFORE 12/16/2019 still pay the old rates (water $1,386/ERC; sewer $651/ERC at a 300 gpd sewer ERC). This record carries the current post-12/16/2019 rate. Corrects a prior error that cited Code §28-76 (monthly wastewater user rates) as the connection fee and recorded the 0.805 MF ERC factor as a dollar amount.
    $1,591.49
Sewer$1,519.84
  • Wastewater Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale, MF) — 0.805 ERC × $1,888/ERC
    City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works
    CONFIRMED — CORRECTS A PRIOR ERROR. The DB previously carried MF sewer $805 citing Code §28-76; both are wrong. §28-76 is 'Wastewater user rates' — MONTHLY service charges, not a connection fee (there is no connection/capital-expansion fee anywhere in Municode Ch. 28; every section of Art. II, §§28-26 through 28-80, was enumerated). The '805' was a corrupted capture of the 0.805 ERC multifamily FACTOR, not a dollar amount. Correct value: Wastewater Capital Expansion Fee, Ord. No. C-19-29, master construction permits submitted on or after 12/16/2019. Sewer ERC = 175 gpd; base rate $1,888/ERC. MF factor: Condominium/Apartment = 0.805 ERC per unit (Table A, code R03) per the city's 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees,' Rev. 3, revision date 06/17/2026: https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/files/assets/public/v/2/development-services/documents/land-development/pw_cep_calc_erc_guidelines_v3_14729_ada_nl.pdf. 0.805 × $1,888 = $1,519.84 per unit. WATCH — permits submitted BEFORE 12/16/2019 still pay the old rates (water $1,386/ERC; sewer $651/ERC at a 300 gpd sewer ERC).
    $1,519.84
City$1,875.00
  • Park Impact Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale, MF)
    501–1,000 sq ft
    City of Fort Lauderdale
    CONFIRMED. Park Impact Fee, ULDR §47-38A, Ord. C-06-14, full fee effective 9/28/2006, imposed on each new dwelling unit at building permit. SIZE-BASED, and the schedule is IDENTICAL for single-family and multifamily. Full schedule: <500 sf $1,650; 501–1,000 sf $1,875; 1,001–1,500 sf $2,175; 1,501–2,000 sf $2,375; 2,001–2,500 sf $2,525; 2,501–3,000 sf $2,625; 3,001–3,500 sf $2,725; 3,501–4,000 sf $2,825; >4,000 sf $2,900. This tier (501–1,000 sq ft) is flagged Is Default as the canonical 1,000 sq ft MF unit. Not re-indexed since 2006. Fort Lauderdale has NO city fire, police, transportation, or general capital-expansion impact fee and no art-in-public-places one-time fee — ULDR Art. XIV contains only §47-38 (Fees), §47-38A (Park Impact Fees) and §47-38C (Education Mitigation, which is the Broward County school impact fee pass-through and is recorded as a COUNTY fee, not a city fee).
    $1,875.00
County$1,475.00
  • School Impact Fee (Broward County, MF)
    Mid-Rise, 2 or more BR
    Broward County / School Board of Broward County
    Broward County School Impact Fee, Code Sec. 5-182.9(b)(2)c), Ord. 2020-36 (enacted 10/20/2020); schedule effective 1/1/2022 and UNCHANGED since — no CPI/annual index clause. Countywide: assessed on all residential development in Broward County (all 31 municipalities + unincorporated) unless waived/exempted. Adopted MF tiers: Garden Apartment (low-rise, 1–3 stories) 1-or-fewer BR $480 / 2 BR $4,918 / 3-or-more BR $5,901; Mid-Rise (4+ stories) 1-or-fewer BR $375 / 2-or-more BR $1,475; High-Rise all BR $461. The canonical MF unit (2BR/2BA, 1,000 sq ft, 4-story building) falls in Broward's Mid-Rise class, so Mid-Rise 2-or-more BR $1,475 is the DEFAULT record. Verified against the adopted schedule 7/14/2026. NOTE: this is the ONLY Broward county impact fee still being collected — Road, Transportation Concurrency and Park fees were all suspended by Ord. 2024-34 eff. 10/1/2024.
    $1,475.00
  • Park/Recreational Impact Fee (Broward County, MF)
    Broward County
    SUSPENDED. Broward County Ord. 2024-34 suspended collection of Regional Park Impact Fees and BMSD Local Park Impact Fees effective 10/1/2024. Confirmed $0 currently payable. CORRECTION to the prior note in this record: a flat published per-unit schedule DID exist under Ord. 92-1 (eff. 10/1/2020, https://www.broward.org/Planning/FormsPublications/Documents/ParkFees.pdf) — e.g. SFR 3BR $514.12 + 1% admin = $519.31; Garden/Mid-/High-Rise apt 2+BR $367.23 + 1% = $370.94 — assessed on plats, plat amendments and BMSD site plans/permits. Source: https://www.broward.org/Planning/FormsPublications/Documents/FAQS-for-Customers.pdf. WATCH: suspension could lapse — recheck each cycle.
    $0.00
  • Road Impact / Transportation Concurrency Fee (Broward County, MF)
    Road / Transportation Concurrency
    Broward County
    SUSPENDED. Broward County Ord. 2024-34 suspended collection of Road Impact Fees and Transportation Concurrency Assessments effective 10/1/2024 (done to comply with State law); see Broward County LDC Sec. 5-184(b)(2). Confirmed $0 currently payable. Prior regime (Road Fee Schedule eff. 10/1/2020, https://www.broward.org/Planning/FormsPublications/Documents/RoadFees.pdf) was a cost-PER-TRIP table across 46 zones (residential $41.67/trip Zone 14 to $1,679.88/trip Zone 1) x ITE trip generation — it was never a flat per-unit rate. Source: https://www.broward.org/Planning/FormsPublications/Documents/FAQS-for-Customers.pdf (Urban Planning Division, 10/1/2024). WATCH: suspension could lapse/be repealed — recheck each cycle. Staff: 954-357-6666 opt. 2.
    $0.00
Total (Fort Lauderdale): $6,461.33
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County / School Board of Broward County Broward County

Where in Broward County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.

Unincorporated Broward County$4,020.20Coconut Creek$1,475.00Includes unconfirmed feesCooper City$5,191.97Includes unconfirmed feesCoral Springs$1,475.00Includes unconfirmed feesDania Beach$3,572.00Includes unconfirmed feesDavie$1,475.00Includes unconfirmed feesDeerfield Beach$4,535.00
Fort Lauderdale$6,461.33this page
Hallandale Beach$5,975.00Hillsboro Beach$2,896.07Includes unconfirmed feesHollywood$7,052.14Lauderdale Lakes$4,020.20Lauderdale-by-the-Sea$4,586.33Lauderhill$5,189.23Lazy Lake$1,475.00Includes unconfirmed feesLighthouse Point$4,020.20Includes unconfirmed feesMargate$5,545.14Miramar$9,561.25North Lauderdale$1,475.00Includes unconfirmed feesOakland Park$3,725.00Parkland$20,794.00Includes unconfirmed feesPembroke Park$5,567.20Pembroke Pines$1,475.00Includes unconfirmed feesPlantation$3,308.00Includes unconfirmed feesPompano Beach$1,475.00Includes unconfirmed feesSea Ranch Lakes$1,475.00Includes unconfirmed feesSouthwest Ranches$1,475.00Includes unconfirmed feesSunrise$4,079.98Tamarac$4,694.00Includes unconfirmed feesWest Park$4,020.20Weston$2,703.00Wilton Manors$7,040.60

Fort Lauderdale: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in Fort Lauderdale pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,865.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $3,865.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

Potable Water Plant & Distribution Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum and Wastewater Plant & Collection System Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

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Water$1,977.00 one-time
  • Potable Water Plant & Distribution Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum
    City of Fort Lauderdale Utility Services
    ⚠️ CORRECTED ON AUDIT 2026-07-14 — was a $0 placeholder. The fee IS published, in the CODE: Fort Lauderdale Code Sec. 28-256 (Potable water plant and distribution capital expansion fee), Ch. 28 Art. V Div. 7 — NOT Art. II Div. 3, which is where the earlier pass looked. Verbatim: '...shall pay appropriate capital expansion fees of six dollars and fifty-nine cents ($6.59) per gallon or one thousand nine hundred seventy-seven dollars ($1,977.00) per equivalent residential connection (three hundred (300) maximum gallons per day) as determined in accordance with Table A...'. 1 water ERC = 300 gpd ($6.59 × 300 = $1,977 — internally consistent). Amount stored is the 1-ERC minimum. Amounts set by Ord. No. C-19-29, § 2, 9-17-2019 (prior: Ord. No. C-05-21, § 1, 9-7-2005). NOT CPI-indexed, no scheduled step-ups — hard-coded and static since 2019. (Ch. 28's MONTHLY user rates do carry annual escalators — do not confuse the two.) No outside-city / franchise surcharge exists for capital expansion fees; the full Ch. 28 text contains no such differential, which is why Sea Ranch Lakes (served under the 1965 FTL franchise) pays the same $1,977/ERC. UNCONFIRMED — NONRES ERC MULTIPLIER ONLY: nonres ERCs are assigned by FLOW (gpd), not meter size, per 'Table A' in the 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees' (Public Works document adopted by commission resolution, incorporated by reference, NOT reproduced in the Code). Table A is not published online — the entire fortlauderdale.gov /engineering-permits branch (including the old capital-expansion-fees page and the 12-16-2019 calculation document) 404s after the site redesign. VERIFY the nonres ERC table: FTL Development Services, plan@fortlauderdale.gov, (954) 828-5150.
    $1,977.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
Sewer$1,888.00 one-time
  • Wastewater Plant & Collection System Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum
    City of Fort Lauderdale Utility Services
    ⚠️ AMOUNT AND SOURCE CORRECTED ON AUDIT 2026-07-14 — was $1,000/ERC citing Sec. 28-76(b)(5). THAT WAS THE WRONG FEE. Sec. 28-76(b)(5) is NOT the citywide sewer capacity fee: verbatim, it applies only 'for properties required to connect to new sanitary sewer collection facilities constructed under WaterWorks 2011' — a narrow capital-program connection fee of $1,000/ERC. Sec. 28-255(b) expressly EXEMPTS WaterWorks 2011 connectors from the general fee, so the two are mutually exclusive. The general citywide fee is Sec. 28-255 (Wastewater plant and collection system capital expansion fee), Ch. 28 Art. V Div. 7. Verbatim: '...shall pay appropriate capital expansion fees of ten dollars and seventy-nine cents ($10.79) per gallon or one thousand eight hundred eighty-eight dollars ($1,888.00) per equivalent residential connection (one hundred seventy-five (175) gallons per day) as determined in accordance with Table A...'. 1 sewer ERC = 175 gpd ($10.79 × 175 = $1,888 — internally consistent). Amount stored is the 1-ERC minimum. Amounts set by Ord. No. C-19-29, § 1, 9-17-2019 (prior: Ord. No. C-05-21, § 1, 9-7-2005). NOT CPI-indexed, no scheduled step-ups. No outside-city / franchise surcharge for capital expansion fees. UNCONFIRMED — NONRES ERC MULTIPLIER ONLY: nonres ERCs are assigned by FLOW (gpd), not meter size, per 'Table A' in the 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees' (adopted by resolution, incorporated by reference, not reproduced in the Code and not published online — the fortlauderdale.gov /engineering-permits branch 404s after the site redesign). VERIFY: FTL Development Services, plan@fortlauderdale.gov, (954) 828-5150.
    $1,888.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fees (City of Fort Lauderdale, Commercial)
    City of Fort Lauderdale
    CONFIRMED $0 for nonresidential. Fort Lauderdale's only development impact fee is the Park Impact Fee (ULDC §47-38, created by Ord. C-06-14), which by its terms is 'imposed on each new dwelling unit and hotel/motel room proposed by every project applying for a building permit' — dwelling-unit and hotel-room based only; no GFA-based rate exists for retail/office/industrial. The three posted DSD Fee Schedules (Permitting; Engineering/ROW rev. 4, 6-17-2026; Urban Design & Planning/Zoning) contain only permit/plan-review fees, which are not impact fees. Sources checked: DSD Fee Schedules page and all three linked PDFs; Park Impact Fee Calculator page; Code Ch. 28; web search. Note: city website was restructured in 2026 — the former 'Capital Expansion Fees' page (Ord. C-19-29) is now a dead link; W/S fees tracked in the Water Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact / Transportation Concurrency Fees (Broward County, Commercial)
    Broward County
    CONFIRMED $0. Broward County's three nonresidential development fee programs — Road Impact Fees, Transportation Concurrency Impact Fees, and Recreational Impact Fees — are all suspended as of 10/01/2024 per Broward County Code Sec. 5-182 (Ord. No. 2024-34, adopted 9-17-24): no impact fees or concurrency assessments collected on or after 10/1/2024 until an impact fee study meeting §163.31801 F.S. is completed and accepted by the Board. No such study accepted as of 2026-07-11. County school impact fees remain but apply to residential only. RECHECK EACH CYCLE. Contact: Urban Planning Division, 954-357-6666 ext. 2, PDMDinfo@broward.org.
    $0.00
Total (Fort Lauderdale): $3,865.00 one-time (≈ $3,865.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Fort Lauderdale Utility Services City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Broward 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 Broward County$3,600.00*Coconut Creek$126,800.00Includes unconfirmed feesCooper City$35,750.00Includes unconfirmed feesCoral Springs$3,634.00*Dania Beach$42,356.00Includes unconfirmed feesDavie$44,470.00Deerfield Beach$9,231.00
Fort Lauderdale$3,865.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Hallandale Beach$272,500.00Hillsboro Beach$2,010.00*Includes unconfirmed feesHollywood$232,750.00Lauderdale Lakes$3,600.00*Lauderdale-by-the-Sea$2,603.00*Lauderhill$7,589.50Lazy Lake$3,137.00*Includes unconfirmed feesLighthouse Point$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMargate$96,159.50Miramar$66,808.00Includes unconfirmed feesNorth Lauderdale$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesOakland Park$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesParkland$63,688.00Pembroke Park$3,090.00*Includes unconfirmed feesPembroke Pines$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesPlantation$164,750.00Includes unconfirmed feesPompano Beach$2,603.00*Sea Ranch Lakes$1,977.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSouthwest Ranches$2,850.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSunrise$2,850.00*Tamarac$113,700.00West Park$3,600.00*Weston$37,500.00Wilton Manors$88,237.00

Fort Lauderdale: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in Fort Lauderdale pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,865.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $3,865.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

Potable Water Plant & Distribution Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum and Wastewater Plant & Collection System Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

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Water$1,977.00 one-time
  • Potable Water Plant & Distribution Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum
    City of Fort Lauderdale Utility Services
    ⚠️ CORRECTED ON AUDIT 2026-07-14 — was a $0 placeholder. The fee IS published, in the CODE: Fort Lauderdale Code Sec. 28-256 (Potable water plant and distribution capital expansion fee), Ch. 28 Art. V Div. 7 — NOT Art. II Div. 3, which is where the earlier pass looked. Verbatim: '...shall pay appropriate capital expansion fees of six dollars and fifty-nine cents ($6.59) per gallon or one thousand nine hundred seventy-seven dollars ($1,977.00) per equivalent residential connection (three hundred (300) maximum gallons per day) as determined in accordance with Table A...'. 1 water ERC = 300 gpd ($6.59 × 300 = $1,977 — internally consistent). Amount stored is the 1-ERC minimum. Amounts set by Ord. No. C-19-29, § 2, 9-17-2019 (prior: Ord. No. C-05-21, § 1, 9-7-2005). NOT CPI-indexed, no scheduled step-ups — hard-coded and static since 2019. (Ch. 28's MONTHLY user rates do carry annual escalators — do not confuse the two.) No outside-city / franchise surcharge exists for capital expansion fees; the full Ch. 28 text contains no such differential, which is why Sea Ranch Lakes (served under the 1965 FTL franchise) pays the same $1,977/ERC. UNCONFIRMED — NONRES ERC MULTIPLIER ONLY: nonres ERCs are assigned by FLOW (gpd), not meter size, per 'Table A' in the 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees' (Public Works document adopted by commission resolution, incorporated by reference, NOT reproduced in the Code). Table A is not published online — the entire fortlauderdale.gov /engineering-permits branch (including the old capital-expansion-fees page and the 12-16-2019 calculation document) 404s after the site redesign. VERIFY the nonres ERC table: FTL Development Services, plan@fortlauderdale.gov, (954) 828-5150.
    $1,977.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
Sewer$1,888.00 one-time
  • Wastewater Plant & Collection System Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum
    City of Fort Lauderdale Utility Services
    ⚠️ AMOUNT AND SOURCE CORRECTED ON AUDIT 2026-07-14 — was $1,000/ERC citing Sec. 28-76(b)(5). THAT WAS THE WRONG FEE. Sec. 28-76(b)(5) is NOT the citywide sewer capacity fee: verbatim, it applies only 'for properties required to connect to new sanitary sewer collection facilities constructed under WaterWorks 2011' — a narrow capital-program connection fee of $1,000/ERC. Sec. 28-255(b) expressly EXEMPTS WaterWorks 2011 connectors from the general fee, so the two are mutually exclusive. The general citywide fee is Sec. 28-255 (Wastewater plant and collection system capital expansion fee), Ch. 28 Art. V Div. 7. Verbatim: '...shall pay appropriate capital expansion fees of ten dollars and seventy-nine cents ($10.79) per gallon or one thousand eight hundred eighty-eight dollars ($1,888.00) per equivalent residential connection (one hundred seventy-five (175) gallons per day) as determined in accordance with Table A...'. 1 sewer ERC = 175 gpd ($10.79 × 175 = $1,888 — internally consistent). Amount stored is the 1-ERC minimum. Amounts set by Ord. No. C-19-29, § 1, 9-17-2019 (prior: Ord. No. C-05-21, § 1, 9-7-2005). NOT CPI-indexed, no scheduled step-ups. No outside-city / franchise surcharge for capital expansion fees. UNCONFIRMED — NONRES ERC MULTIPLIER ONLY: nonres ERCs are assigned by FLOW (gpd), not meter size, per 'Table A' in the 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees' (adopted by resolution, incorporated by reference, not reproduced in the Code and not published online — the fortlauderdale.gov /engineering-permits branch 404s after the site redesign). VERIFY: FTL Development Services, plan@fortlauderdale.gov, (954) 828-5150.
    $1,888.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fees (City of Fort Lauderdale, Industrial)
    City of Fort Lauderdale
    CONFIRMED $0 for nonresidential. Fort Lauderdale's only development impact fee is the Park Impact Fee (ULDC §47-38, Ord. C-06-14), imposed only on new dwelling units and hotel/motel rooms — no GFA-based nonresidential rate. The three posted DSD Fee Schedules contain only permit/plan-review fees (not impact fees). Sources checked: DSD Fee Schedules page + all three linked PDFs; Park Impact Fee Calculator page; Code Ch. 28; web search.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact / Transportation Concurrency Fees (Broward County, Industrial)
    Broward County
    CONFIRMED $0. Broward County Road, Transportation Concurrency, and Recreational impact fees all suspended as of 10/01/2024 per County Code Sec. 5-182 (Ord. No. 2024-34, 9-17-24) until a §163.31801 F.S. impact fee study is accepted; none accepted as of 2026-07-11. School impact fees residential-only. RECHECK EACH CYCLE. Contact: Urban Planning Division, 954-357-6666 ext. 2, PDMDinfo@broward.org.
    $0.00
Total (Fort Lauderdale): $3,865.00 one-time (≈ $3,865.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Fort Lauderdale Utility Services City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Broward 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 Broward County$3,600.00*Coconut Creek$36,300.00Includes unconfirmed feesCooper City$35,750.00Includes unconfirmed feesCoral Springs$3,634.00*Dania Beach$42,356.00Includes unconfirmed feesDavie$27,170.00Deerfield Beach$4,458.00
Fort Lauderdale$3,865.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Hallandale Beach$79,400.00Hillsboro Beach$2,010.00*Includes unconfirmed feesHollywood$61,900.00Lauderdale Lakes$3,600.00*Lauderdale-by-the-Sea$2,603.00*Lauderhill$7,589.50Lazy Lake$3,137.00*Includes unconfirmed feesLighthouse Point$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMargate$96,159.50Miramar$66,808.00Includes unconfirmed feesNorth Lauderdale$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesOakland Park$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesParkland$34,108.00Pembroke Park$3,090.00*Includes unconfirmed feesPembroke Pines$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesPlantation$42,000.00Includes unconfirmed feesPompano Beach$2,603.00*Sea Ranch Lakes$1,977.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSouthwest Ranches$2,850.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSunrise$2,850.00*Tamarac$32,550.00West Park$3,600.00*Weston$37,500.00Wilton Manors$10,187.00

Fort Lauderdale: Office Impact Fees

Office development in Fort Lauderdale pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,865.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).

For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $3,865.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

Potable Water Plant & Distribution Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum and Wastewater Plant & Collection System Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

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Water$1,977.00 one-time
  • Potable Water Plant & Distribution Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum
    City of Fort Lauderdale Utility Services
    ⚠️ CORRECTED ON AUDIT 2026-07-14 — was a $0 placeholder. The fee IS published, in the CODE: Fort Lauderdale Code Sec. 28-256 (Potable water plant and distribution capital expansion fee), Ch. 28 Art. V Div. 7 — NOT Art. II Div. 3, which is where the earlier pass looked. Verbatim: '...shall pay appropriate capital expansion fees of six dollars and fifty-nine cents ($6.59) per gallon or one thousand nine hundred seventy-seven dollars ($1,977.00) per equivalent residential connection (three hundred (300) maximum gallons per day) as determined in accordance with Table A...'. 1 water ERC = 300 gpd ($6.59 × 300 = $1,977 — internally consistent). Amount stored is the 1-ERC minimum. Amounts set by Ord. No. C-19-29, § 2, 9-17-2019 (prior: Ord. No. C-05-21, § 1, 9-7-2005). NOT CPI-indexed, no scheduled step-ups — hard-coded and static since 2019. (Ch. 28's MONTHLY user rates do carry annual escalators — do not confuse the two.) No outside-city / franchise surcharge exists for capital expansion fees; the full Ch. 28 text contains no such differential, which is why Sea Ranch Lakes (served under the 1965 FTL franchise) pays the same $1,977/ERC. UNCONFIRMED — NONRES ERC MULTIPLIER ONLY: nonres ERCs are assigned by FLOW (gpd), not meter size, per 'Table A' in the 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees' (Public Works document adopted by commission resolution, incorporated by reference, NOT reproduced in the Code). Table A is not published online — the entire fortlauderdale.gov /engineering-permits branch (including the old capital-expansion-fees page and the 12-16-2019 calculation document) 404s after the site redesign. VERIFY the nonres ERC table: FTL Development Services, plan@fortlauderdale.gov, (954) 828-5150.
    $1,977.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
Sewer$1,888.00 one-time
  • Wastewater Plant & Collection System Capital Expansion Fee (City of Fort Lauderdale) — 1 ERC minimum
    City of Fort Lauderdale Utility Services
    ⚠️ AMOUNT AND SOURCE CORRECTED ON AUDIT 2026-07-14 — was $1,000/ERC citing Sec. 28-76(b)(5). THAT WAS THE WRONG FEE. Sec. 28-76(b)(5) is NOT the citywide sewer capacity fee: verbatim, it applies only 'for properties required to connect to new sanitary sewer collection facilities constructed under WaterWorks 2011' — a narrow capital-program connection fee of $1,000/ERC. Sec. 28-255(b) expressly EXEMPTS WaterWorks 2011 connectors from the general fee, so the two are mutually exclusive. The general citywide fee is Sec. 28-255 (Wastewater plant and collection system capital expansion fee), Ch. 28 Art. V Div. 7. Verbatim: '...shall pay appropriate capital expansion fees of ten dollars and seventy-nine cents ($10.79) per gallon or one thousand eight hundred eighty-eight dollars ($1,888.00) per equivalent residential connection (one hundred seventy-five (175) gallons per day) as determined in accordance with Table A...'. 1 sewer ERC = 175 gpd ($10.79 × 175 = $1,888 — internally consistent). Amount stored is the 1-ERC minimum. Amounts set by Ord. No. C-19-29, § 1, 9-17-2019 (prior: Ord. No. C-05-21, § 1, 9-7-2005). NOT CPI-indexed, no scheduled step-ups. No outside-city / franchise surcharge for capital expansion fees. UNCONFIRMED — NONRES ERC MULTIPLIER ONLY: nonres ERCs are assigned by FLOW (gpd), not meter size, per 'Table A' in the 'Guidelines for the Calculation of Sanitary Sewer Connection Fees' (adopted by resolution, incorporated by reference, not reproduced in the Code and not published online — the fortlauderdale.gov /engineering-permits branch 404s after the site redesign). VERIFY: FTL Development Services, plan@fortlauderdale.gov, (954) 828-5150.
    $1,888.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fees (City of Fort Lauderdale, Office)
    City of Fort Lauderdale
    CONFIRMED $0 for nonresidential. Fort Lauderdale's only development impact fee is the Park Impact Fee (ULDC §47-38, Ord. C-06-14), imposed only on new dwelling units and hotel/motel rooms — no GFA-based nonresidential rate. The three posted DSD Fee Schedules contain only permit/plan-review fees (not impact fees). Sources checked: DSD Fee Schedules page + all three linked PDFs; Park Impact Fee Calculator page; Code Ch. 28; web search.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact / Transportation Concurrency Fees (Broward County, Office)
    Broward County
    CONFIRMED $0. Broward County Road, Transportation Concurrency, and Recreational impact fees all suspended as of 10/01/2024 per County Code Sec. 5-182 (Ord. No. 2024-34, 9-17-24) until a §163.31801 F.S. impact fee study is accepted; none accepted as of 2026-07-11. School impact fees residential-only. RECHECK EACH CYCLE. Contact: Urban Planning Division, 954-357-6666 ext. 2, PDMDinfo@broward.org.
    $0.00
Total (Fort Lauderdale): $3,865.00 one-time (≈ $3,865.00 at 25,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Fort Lauderdale Utility Services City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Broward 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 Broward County$3,600.00*Coconut Creek$22,550.00Includes unconfirmed feesCooper City$17,875.00Includes unconfirmed feesCoral Springs$3,634.00*Dania Beach$24,031.00Includes unconfirmed feesDavie$25,220.00Includes unconfirmed feesDeerfield Beach$4,654.25
Fort Lauderdale$3,865.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Hallandale Beach$87,925.00Hillsboro Beach$2,010.00*Includes unconfirmed feesHollywood$65,725.00Lauderdale Lakes$3,600.00*Lauderdale-by-the-Sea$2,603.00*Lauderhill$5,204.25Lazy Lake$3,137.00*Includes unconfirmed feesLighthouse Point$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMargate$50,752.25Miramar$37,808.00Includes unconfirmed feesNorth Lauderdale$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesOakland Park$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesParkland$44,143.00Pembroke Park$3,090.00*Includes unconfirmed feesPembroke Pines$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesPlantation$41,675.00Includes unconfirmed feesPompano Beach$2,603.00*Sea Ranch Lakes$1,977.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSouthwest Ranches$2,850.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSunrise$2,850.00*Tamarac$37,600.00West Park$3,600.00*Weston$18,750.00Wilton Manors$19,537.00

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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 Fort Lauderdale, Florida?

A new single-family home in Fort Lauderdale pays $15,049.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).

How much are commercial impact fees in Fort Lauderdale?

Commercial development in Fort Lauderdale pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,865.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees. This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; verify before budgeting.

Does Fort Lauderdale charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Fort Lauderdale levies its own municipal impact or utility fees, and county-levied fees also apply inside city limits. The schedule on this page shows every fee that applies to development in Fort Lauderdale, 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.

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