Green Cove Springs impact fees by project type
Green Cove Springs: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in Green Cove Springs pays $22,502.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026). Of that, Clay County-levied fees account for $13,100.00 and municipal or utility fees for $9,402.00.
The largest line items are County Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs) ($13,100.00), City Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) ($4,499.00) and Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) ($2,531.00).
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs)$2,372.00City of Green Cove SpringsCONFIRMED 7/11/2026. $2,372 per dwelling unit (residential water capacity connection fee). City Code Sec. 904-409; commercial is ERU-based per 904-409(4). Source: City of Green Cove Springs Impact Fees page. Contact: Scott Schultz 904-297-7063.
- Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs)$2,531.00City of Green Cove SpringsCONFIRMED 7/11/2026. $2,531 per dwelling unit (residential wastewater capacity connection fee). City Code Sec. 904-409; commercial ERU-based per 904-409(4). Source: City of Green Cove Springs Impact Fees page. Contact: Scott Schultz 904-297-7063.
- City Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs)$4,499.00City of Green Cove SpringsCONFIRMED 7/11/2026 from the City of Green Cove Springs Mobility Fee Rate Schedule (as of 10.01.2025), read via the Google Docs viewer (greencovesprings.com/DocumentCenter/View/1925). Ord. O-11-2023 — GCS levies its own transportation mobility fee IN PLACE OF the Clay County mobility fee inside city limits. SFR tiers per dwelling: ITE 210.3 Single Family <1,500 sf $3,589; ITE 210 Single Family 1,500-2,499 sf $4,499 (entered as default/representative); ITE 210.4 Single Family >2,499 sf $5,081. Mobile Home (240) $3,836. Rates update each Oct 1 by ENR Annual Average CCI — re-check after 10/1/2026. Contact: Building Dept 904-297-7050.
- County Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs)$13,100.00Clay CountyCONFIRMED 7/11/2026. County Comprehensive Impact Fees rev. 10/1/2025 (verified still the operative schedule) — 4 categories apply in GCS per the city's own impact-fee page: Gov Jails $562 + Fire $1,278 + Regional Parks $356 + Libraries $353 = $2,549. Law Enforcement and Community Parks N/A. School Year 4 (Ord. 2023-24, eff. 6/1/2026): $10,551. Total $13,100. County MOBILITY fee does NOT apply in Green Cove Springs — the city levies its own mobility fee under Ord. O-11-2023 (separate City record), so this total is unaffected by the county's 6/15/2026 mobility update. Sources: claycountygov.com Oct 2025 comprehensive impact fee schedule; greencovesprings.com/576/Impact-Fees.
Where in Clay 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.
Green Cove Springs: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in Green Cove Springs pays $13,676.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026). Of that, Clay County-levied fees account for $6,327.00 and municipal or utility fees for $7,349.00.
The largest line items are County Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs, MF) ($6,327.00), Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, MF) ($2,531.00) and City Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, MF) ($2,446.00).
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, MF)$2,372.00City of Green Cove SpringsCONFIRMED 7/11/2026 — MF rate equals the SFR rate legitimately. The City's Impact Fees page states the residential water capacity connection fee is '$2,372 ... per dwelling unit', i.e. levied per dwelling unit regardless of housing type; only COMMERCIAL is ERU-based (City Code Sec. 904-409(4)). Closes the prior 'assumed same rate for MF' flag. Contact: Scott Schultz 904-297-7063.
- Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, MF)$2,531.00City of Green Cove SpringsCONFIRMED 7/11/2026 — MF rate equals the SFR rate legitimately. The City's Impact Fees page states the residential wastewater capacity connection fee is '$2,531 ... per dwelling unit', levied per dwelling unit regardless of housing type; only COMMERCIAL is ERU-based (Sec. 904-409(4)). Closes the prior 'assumed same rate for MF' flag. Contact: Scott Schultz 904-297-7063.
- City Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, MF)$2,446.00City of Green Cove SpringsCONFIRMED 7/11/2026 from the City of Green Cove Springs Mobility Fee Rate Schedule (as of 10.01.2025), read via the Google Docs viewer (greencovesprings.com/DocumentCenter/View/1925). Ord. O-11-2023 — GCS levies its own mobility fee IN PLACE OF the county mobility fee inside city limits. MF tiers per dwelling: ITE 220 Multiple Family (low-rise) $3,632; ITE 221 Multiple Family (mid-rise) $2,446. Canonical MF unit (2BR/2BA, 1,000 sf, 4-story building) falls in MID-RISE → $2,446 entered as default per the MF default-tier rule. Rates update each Oct 1 by ENR Annual Average CCI — re-check after 10/1/2026. Contact: Building Dept 904-297-7050.
- County Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs, MF)$6,327.00Clay CountyCONFIRMED 7/11/2026. County Comprehensive Impact Fees rev. 10/1/2025 (verified still operative), MF column — 4 categories apply in GCS: Gov Jails $335 + Fire $761 + Regional Parks $213 + Libraries $211 = $1,520. Law Enforcement and Community Parks N/A. School Year 4 (eff. 6/1/2026): $4,807. Total $6,327. County MOBILITY does NOT apply in GCS — the city levies its own mobility fee under Ord. O-11-2023 (separate City record), so this total is unaffected by the county's 6/15/2026 mobility update. Sources: claycountygov.com Oct 2025 schedule; greencovesprings.com/576/Impact-Fees.
Where in Clay 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.
Green Cove Springs: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in Green Cove Springs pays $25.71 per square foot in impact fees, plus $4,903.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $1,290,453.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, Commercial) ($24.01/sq ft) and County Comprehensive Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs, Commercial) ($1.70/sq ft).
Water Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU and Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU 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.
Some fees are tiered by use or building size; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU$2,372.00 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Green Cove SpringsGCS runs its own water utility. Per the City's impact-fee page: 'Commercial Capacity Connection Fees are based on the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) calculation for the type of use as set forth in City Code Section 904-409(4).' Amount entered = the published 1.0-ERU rate ($2,372, the residential per-dwelling-unit figure). UNCONFIRMED for the MULTIPLIER ONLY: Sec. 904-409 is not published in the online Municode code (searched Ch. 90 Utilities and the Land Development Code), so the nonres ERU-count table for each land use could not be read — the total for a given commercial building = ERU count × $2,372. Sources checked: greencovesprings.com/576/Impact-Fees; library.municode.com/fl/green_cove_springs. Confirm the ERU table → Scott Schultz 904-297-7063 / sschultz@greencovesprings.com, or Building Dept 904-297-7050 / building@greencovesprings.com. No meter-size table is published, so no meter tiers exist for this provider.
- Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU$2,531.00 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Green Cove SpringsGCS runs its own wastewater utility. Commercial Capacity Connection Fees are ERU-based per City Code Sec. 904-409(4) (per the City's impact-fee page). Amount entered = the published 1.0-ERU rate ($2,531, the residential per-dwelling-unit wastewater figure). UNCONFIRMED for the MULTIPLIER ONLY: Sec. 904-409 is not published in the online Municode code, so the nonres ERU-count table could not be read — total = ERU count × $2,531. Confirm → Scott Schultz 904-297-7063 / Building Dept 904-297-7050. No meter-size table published; no meter tiers for this provider.
- Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, Commercial)$24.01/sq ftCity of Green Cove SpringsCity of Green Cove Springs Mobility Fee Rate Schedule as of 10.01.2025, Ord. O-11-2023. Schedule row: ITE 821 Shopping Plaza (40-150k) — the tier containing the canonical 50,000 sq ft; set as default. Unit of measure per schedule: ksq ft of GFA (gross floor area). Sibling tiers: ITE 820 Shopping Center (>150k) $13,162; ITE 822 Strip Retail Plaza (<40k) $19,364. GCS levies its own mobility fee IN PLACE OF the Clay County mobility fee inside city limits, so no county mobility record exists for this jurisdiction. Rates update each Oct 1 by ENR Annual Average CCI — re-read after 10/1/2026. Contact: Building Dept 904-297-7050.
- County Comprehensive Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs, Commercial)$1.70/sq ftClay CountyClay County Comprehensive Impact Fees, permits submitted after 10/1/2025. Schedule row: 'Commercial: Retail and Services', charged per 1,000 sq ft. Categories applicable in Green Cove Springs (confirmed on the City's own impact-fee page): Government Jails & Constitutional Facilities $443 + Fire & Rescue $1,257 = $1,700. Law Enforcement N/A (footnote 3 covers only unincorporated + Keystone Heights + Penney Farms). Community Parks, Regional Parks and Libraries are $0 for all nonresidential rows. School impact fees do not apply to nonresidential. County MOBILITY fee does not apply in GCS — the city levies its own (separate City record). Rates adjust each Oct 1 by ENR CCI.
Where in Clay 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 or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Green Cove Springs: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in Green Cove Springs pays $3.44 per square foot in impact fees, plus $4,903.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $176,903.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, Industrial) ($2.62/sq ft) and County Comprehensive Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs, Industrial) ($0.82/sq ft).
Water Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU and Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU 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.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU$2,372.00 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Green Cove SpringsGCS runs its own water utility. Per the City's impact-fee page: 'Commercial Capacity Connection Fees are based on the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) calculation for the type of use as set forth in City Code Section 904-409(4).' Amount entered = the published 1.0-ERU rate ($2,372, the residential per-dwelling-unit figure). UNCONFIRMED for the MULTIPLIER ONLY: Sec. 904-409 is not published in the online Municode code (searched Ch. 90 Utilities and the Land Development Code), so the nonres ERU-count table for each land use could not be read — the total for a given commercial building = ERU count × $2,372. Sources checked: greencovesprings.com/576/Impact-Fees; library.municode.com/fl/green_cove_springs. Confirm the ERU table → Scott Schultz 904-297-7063 / sschultz@greencovesprings.com, or Building Dept 904-297-7050 / building@greencovesprings.com. No meter-size table is published, so no meter tiers exist for this provider.
- Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU$2,531.00 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Green Cove SpringsGCS runs its own wastewater utility. Commercial Capacity Connection Fees are ERU-based per City Code Sec. 904-409(4) (per the City's impact-fee page). Amount entered = the published 1.0-ERU rate ($2,531, the residential per-dwelling-unit wastewater figure). UNCONFIRMED for the MULTIPLIER ONLY: Sec. 904-409 is not published in the online Municode code, so the nonres ERU-count table could not be read — total = ERU count × $2,531. Confirm → Scott Schultz 904-297-7063 / Building Dept 904-297-7050. No meter-size table published; no meter tiers for this provider.
- Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, Industrial)$2.62/sq ftCity of Green Cove SpringsCity of Green Cove Springs Mobility Fee Rate Schedule as of 10.01.2025, Ord. O-11-2023. Schedule row: ITE 110 Light Industry — the General Light Industrial default row. Basis: ksq ft of GFA. Sibling industrial rows for reference: ITE 140 Manufacturing $2,559; ITE 150 Warehouse $921; ITE 151 Mini-Warehouse $781. Rates update each Oct 1 by ENR CCI. Contact: Building Dept 904-297-7050.
- County Comprehensive Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs, Industrial)$0.82/sq ftClay CountyClay County Comprehensive Impact Fees, permits submitted after 10/1/2025. Schedule row: 'Industrial', per 1,000 sq ft. Applicable in GCS: Gov Jails $128 + Fire & Rescue $688 = $816. Law Enforcement N/A in GCS. Parks/Libraries $0 for nonres. County mobility does not apply in GCS.
Where in Clay 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 or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Green Cove Springs: Office Impact Fees
Office development in Green Cove Springs pays $8.15 per square foot in impact fees, plus $4,903.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $208,553.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, Office) ($5.84/sq ft) and County Comprehensive Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs, Office) ($2.31/sq ft).
Water Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU and Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU 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.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU$2,372.00 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Green Cove SpringsGCS runs its own water utility. Per the City's impact-fee page: 'Commercial Capacity Connection Fees are based on the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) calculation for the type of use as set forth in City Code Section 904-409(4).' Amount entered = the published 1.0-ERU rate ($2,372, the residential per-dwelling-unit figure). UNCONFIRMED for the MULTIPLIER ONLY: Sec. 904-409 is not published in the online Municode code (searched Ch. 90 Utilities and the Land Development Code), so the nonres ERU-count table for each land use could not be read — the total for a given commercial building = ERU count × $2,372. Sources checked: greencovesprings.com/576/Impact-Fees; library.municode.com/fl/green_cove_springs. Confirm the ERU table → Scott Schultz 904-297-7063 / sschultz@greencovesprings.com, or Building Dept 904-297-7050 / building@greencovesprings.com. No meter-size table is published, so no meter tiers exist for this provider.
- Sewer Capacity Connection Fee (City of Green Cove Springs) — per ERU$2,531.00 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Green Cove SpringsGCS runs its own wastewater utility. Commercial Capacity Connection Fees are ERU-based per City Code Sec. 904-409(4) (per the City's impact-fee page). Amount entered = the published 1.0-ERU rate ($2,531, the residential per-dwelling-unit wastewater figure). UNCONFIRMED for the MULTIPLIER ONLY: Sec. 904-409 is not published in the online Municode code, so the nonres ERU-count table could not be read — total = ERU count × $2,531. Confirm → Scott Schultz 904-297-7063 / Building Dept 904-297-7050. No meter-size table published; no meter tiers for this provider.
- Transportation Mobility Fee (City of Green Cove Springs, Office)$5.84/sq ftCity of Green Cove SpringsCity of Green Cove Springs Mobility Fee Rate Schedule as of 10.01.2025, Ord. O-11-2023. Schedule row: ITE 710 General Office Building (Commercial - Office). Not tiered by size. Basis: ksq ft of GFA. Related row for reference: ITE 760 Research & Development Center $5,971. GCS levies its own mobility fee in place of the Clay County mobility fee. Rates update each Oct 1 by ENR CCI. Contact: Building Dept 904-297-7050.
- County Comprehensive Impact Fees (City of Green Cove Springs, Office)$2.31/sq ftClay CountyClay County Comprehensive Impact Fees, permits submitted after 10/1/2025. Schedule row: 'Office', per 1,000 sq ft. Applicable in GCS: Gov Jails $372 + Fire & Rescue $1,934 = $2,306. Law Enforcement N/A in GCS. Parks/Libraries $0 for nonres. County mobility does not apply in GCS.
Where in Clay 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 or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
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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 Green Cove Springs, Florida?
A new single-family home in Green Cove Springs pays $22,502.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026).
How much are commercial impact fees in Green Cove Springs?
Commercial development in Green Cove Springs pays $25.71 per square foot in impact fees, plus $4,903.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees, about $1,290,453.00 for a 50,000 sq ft building. This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; verify before budgeting.
Does Green Cove Springs charge its own impact fees?
Yes. Green Cove Springs 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 Green Cove Springs, 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 Clay County impact fees page.