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Fort White, Florida Impact Fees

Fort White applies its own fee schedule: municipal fees plus the Columbia County-levied fees that apply inside city limits. Combined, a new single-family home pays at least $3,500.00 per unit (rates sourced July 12, 2026). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed and excludes fees with no published standard amount, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting. The full breakdown is below.

Fort White impact fees by project type

Fort White: Single-Family Impact Fees

A new single-family home in Fort White pays at least $3,500.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026). All of it is levied by Columbia County.

County School Impact Fee (Columbia County) is shown at the last published amount but has not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; it is included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA) and Water Connection Fee (NFWUA) are set by the utility and not published online. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.

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Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (NFWUA)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    Fort White water served by NFWUA (Fort White system; formed 4/16/2024) — confirmed on fortwhitefl.com/utilities, which still routes billing through Columbia County Utilities (Ellen Snyder, 386-758-1005). NFWUA publishes no rate/capacity-fee schedule; the legacy CCU 'Residential Rate Chart' (showing a $1,900 water capacity charge) is gone — columbiacountyfla.com/utilities/* now redirects to nfwua.org. Amount unverified. Contacts: Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; billing (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    Fort White wastewater served by NFWUA (formed 4/16/2024). NFWUA publishes no rate/capacity-fee schedule; re-checked 7/11/2026 — legacy Columbia County Utilities rate chart URL now redirects to nfwua.org (no rates page). Sewer capacity charge unverified. Contacts: Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; billing (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
County$3,500.00
  • County School Impact Fee (Columbia County)
    Columbia County School Board
    School impact fee, Ch. 56 (Ord. 2007-41 / Ord. 2012-11); applies inside Fort White (town has no comparable fee). AMOUNT UNVERIFIED 7/11/2026 — prior Municode deep link dead (nodeIds re-keyed PTIICO_* → COOR_*); Sec. 56-143 annual index resolution may have adjusted the 2012 $3,500. Confirm: Building Dept (386) 758-1008.
    $3,500.00Requires confirmation
  • County Impact Fees (EMS/Fire/Roads/Correctional) — Suspended
    Columbia County
    EMS, Fire, Correctional and Roads impact fees SUSPENDED since 1/1/2009 (Ord. 2011-16, Sec. 56-142). Re-confirmed 7/11/2026: the 4/18/2024 Board motion to resume road fees 10/1/2024 (2007 rates) was recommended for rescission by the County Attorney 9/19/2024 — 2007 schedule incompatible with FS 163.31801(11); Sec. 56-152 90-day notice never published; new fee study required first. No adopted schedule through 7/11/2026 → still suspended, $0. Building Dept (386) 758-1008.
    $0.00
Total (Fort White): $3,500.00
Sources last checked July 12, 2026Official fee schedules:North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA) Town of Fort White Columbia County School Board Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County$3,500.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Fort White$3,500.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake City$8,280.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Fort White: Multifamily Impact Fees

A new multifamily unit in Fort White pays at least $1,645.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026). All of it is levied by Columbia County.

County School Impact Fee (Columbia County, Fort White MF) is shown at the last published amount but has not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; it is included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

Water Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White MF) and Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White MF) are set by the utility and not published online. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.

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Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White MF)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    Fort White water served by NFWUA. No published rate/capacity-fee schedule (re-checked 7/11/2026; legacy CCU rate chart URL now redirects to nfwua.org). MF per-unit/master-meter basis unknown. Contacts: Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White MF)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    Fort White wastewater served by NFWUA. No published rate/capacity-fee schedule (re-checked 7/11/2026). MF per-unit basis unknown. Contacts: Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
County$1,645.00
  • County School Impact Fee (Columbia County, Fort White MF)
    Columbia County School Board
    School impact fee, Ch. 56 (Ord. 2007-41 / Ord. 2012-11), MF rate per unit; applies inside Fort White. AMOUNT UNVERIFIED 7/11/2026 — Municode deep link dead (nodeIds re-keyed); Sec. 56-143 annual index resolution may have adjusted the 2012 $1,645. Confirm: Building Dept (386) 758-1008.
    $1,645.00Requires confirmation
  • County Impact Fees (EMS/Fire/Roads/Correctional, Fort White MF) — Suspended
    Columbia County
    EMS, Fire, Correctional and Roads impact fees SUSPENDED since 1/1/2009 (Ord. 2011-16, Sec. 56-142). Re-confirmed 7/11/2026: 4/18/2024 motion to resume road fees recommended for rescission 9/19/2024; no adopted schedule or Sec. 56-152 notice through 7/11/2026 → still suspended, $0. Building Dept (386) 758-1008.
    $0.00
Total (Fort White): $1,645.00
Sources last checked July 12, 2026Official fee schedules:North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA) Town of Fort White Columbia County School Board Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County$1,645.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Fort White$1,645.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake City$5,118.61Includes unconfirmed fees

Fort White: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in Fort White pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026).

Water Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White) and Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White) are set by the utility and not published online. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.

View the full fee schedule
Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    PROVIDER CONFIRMED, RATE NOT PUBLISHED. Fort White water is supplied by the North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA), an independent special district formed 4/16/2024 by interlocal agreement between Columbia and Suwannee counties; the town itself operates no utility (fortwhitefl.com/utilities routes service applications and billing through Columbia County Utilities — Ellen Snyder, 386-758-1005). NFWUA publishes NO rate, capacity-fee, connection-fee or meter-size schedule: nfwua.org has only About/Board/Agendas/Meetings/Budget/Contact pages and no rates page, and the legacy Columbia County Utilities rate chart is gone (columbiacountyfla.com/utilities/* now 301-redirects to nfwua.org). A Raftelis rate study was still in progress as of 2026 — an adopted nonres schedule may follow; recheck each cycle. No nonres meter-size or ERC table published, so no meter tiers and no 1" canonical default can be set. Checked 7/12/2026. CONFIRM: Utilities Dir. Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; billing (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    PROVIDER CONFIRMED, RATE NOT PUBLISHED. Fort White wastewater is handled by the North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA), an independent special district formed 4/16/2024 for Columbia + Suwannee counties; the town operates no utility of its own. NFWUA publishes NO rate, capacity-fee or connection-fee schedule — nfwua.org has no rates page, and the legacy Columbia County Utilities rate chart URL now redirects to nfwua.org. A Raftelis rate study was still in progress as of 2026; recheck each cycle for an adopted nonres schedule. No nonres meter-size or ERC table published. Checked 7/12/2026. CONFIRM: Utilities Dir. Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; billing (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fees (Town of Fort White, Commercial) — None
    Town of Fort White
    No town-level nonresidential impact fees. Fort White (pop. ~600) publishes NO code of ordinances — Municode carries the town Charter only — and posts no development or impact fee schedule on fortwhitefl.com. No transportation, parks, police, fire or public-facilities impact fee identified for any land use. The town operates no utility: water and wastewater are provided by the North Florida Water Utilities Authority (fortwhitefl.com/utilities routes billing through Columbia County Utilities, Ellen Snyder 386-758-1005) — those charges are recorded in the Water Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table. County overlay (Ch. 56) applies inside the town but is suspended — separate record. Documented $0. Checked 7/12/2026; contact Town Hall (386) 497-2321 for any unpublished schedule.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fees (Columbia County, Fort White, Commercial) — Suspended
    Columbia County
    Columbia County Ch. 56 (Ord. No. 2007-40) imposes EMS (§56-24), fire (§56-44), correctional (§56-64) and roads (§56-84) impact fees countywide, incl. inside Fort White (the town levies no comparable fee of its own). ALL FOUR SUSPENDED for building-permit applications on/after 1/1/2009 per §56-142 (Ord. No. 2011-16); the suspension covers nonresidential 'impact construction,' not just residential. The 4/18/2024 Board motion to resume road fees 10/1/2024 at 2007 rates was recommended for rescission by the County Attorney 9/19/2024 (2007 schedule incompatible with F.S. 163.31801(11); §56-152 90-day notice never published); new fee study required first. No adopted schedule through 7/12/2026 → $0. County school impact fee is residential-only — not entered per FL nonres policy. Confirmed $0; recheck each cycle. Building Dept (386) 758-1008.
    $0.00
Total (Fort White): $0.00
Sources last checked July 12, 2026Official fee schedules:North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA) Town of Fort White Columbia County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Columbia 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.

Unincorporated Columbia County$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Fort White$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake City$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Fort White: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in Fort White pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026).

Water Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White) and Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White) are set by the utility and not published online. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.

View the full fee schedule
Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    PROVIDER CONFIRMED, RATE NOT PUBLISHED. Fort White water is supplied by the North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA), an independent special district formed 4/16/2024 by interlocal agreement between Columbia and Suwannee counties; the town itself operates no utility (fortwhitefl.com/utilities routes service applications and billing through Columbia County Utilities — Ellen Snyder, 386-758-1005). NFWUA publishes NO rate, capacity-fee, connection-fee or meter-size schedule: nfwua.org has only About/Board/Agendas/Meetings/Budget/Contact pages and no rates page, and the legacy Columbia County Utilities rate chart is gone (columbiacountyfla.com/utilities/* now 301-redirects to nfwua.org). A Raftelis rate study was still in progress as of 2026 — an adopted nonres schedule may follow; recheck each cycle. No nonres meter-size or ERC table published, so no meter tiers and no 1" canonical default can be set. Checked 7/12/2026. CONFIRM: Utilities Dir. Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; billing (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    PROVIDER CONFIRMED, RATE NOT PUBLISHED. Fort White wastewater is handled by the North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA), an independent special district formed 4/16/2024 for Columbia + Suwannee counties; the town operates no utility of its own. NFWUA publishes NO rate, capacity-fee or connection-fee schedule — nfwua.org has no rates page, and the legacy Columbia County Utilities rate chart URL now redirects to nfwua.org. A Raftelis rate study was still in progress as of 2026; recheck each cycle for an adopted nonres schedule. No nonres meter-size or ERC table published. Checked 7/12/2026. CONFIRM: Utilities Dir. Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; billing (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fees (Town of Fort White, Industrial) — None
    Town of Fort White
    No town-level nonresidential impact fees. Fort White (pop. ~600) publishes NO code of ordinances — Municode carries the town Charter only — and posts no development or impact fee schedule on fortwhitefl.com. The town operates no utility; water/wastewater is provided by NFWUA and recorded in the Water Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table. County overlay (Ch. 56) applies inside the town but is suspended — separate record. Documented $0. Checked 7/12/2026; Town Hall (386) 497-2321.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fees (Columbia County, Fort White, Industrial) — Suspended
    Columbia County
    Columbia County Ch. 56 (Ord. No. 2007-40) imposes EMS, fire, correctional and roads impact fees countywide, incl. inside Fort White. ALL FOUR SUSPENDED for permit applications on/after 1/1/2009 per §56-142 (Ord. No. 2011-16); suspension covers nonresidential 'impact construction.' The 4/18/2024 motion to resume road fees was recommended for rescission 9/19/2024; new fee study required first. No adopted schedule through 7/12/2026 → $0. County school impact fee is residential-only — not entered. Confirmed $0; recheck each cycle. Building Dept (386) 758-1008.
    $0.00
Total (Fort White): $0.00
Sources last checked July 12, 2026Official fee schedules:North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA) Town of Fort White Columbia County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Columbia 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.

Unincorporated Columbia County$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Fort White$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake City$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Fort White: Office Impact Fees

Office development in Fort White pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026).

Water Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White) and Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White) are set by the utility and not published online. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.

View the full fee schedule
Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    PROVIDER CONFIRMED, RATE NOT PUBLISHED. Fort White water is supplied by the North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA), an independent special district formed 4/16/2024 by interlocal agreement between Columbia and Suwannee counties; the town itself operates no utility (fortwhitefl.com/utilities routes service applications and billing through Columbia County Utilities — Ellen Snyder, 386-758-1005). NFWUA publishes NO rate, capacity-fee, connection-fee or meter-size schedule: nfwua.org has only About/Board/Agendas/Meetings/Budget/Contact pages and no rates page, and the legacy Columbia County Utilities rate chart is gone (columbiacountyfla.com/utilities/* now 301-redirects to nfwua.org). A Raftelis rate study was still in progress as of 2026 — an adopted nonres schedule may follow; recheck each cycle. No nonres meter-size or ERC table published, so no meter tiers and no 1" canonical default can be set. Checked 7/12/2026. CONFIRM: Utilities Dir. Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; billing (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (NFWUA, Fort White)
    North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA)
    PROVIDER CONFIRMED, RATE NOT PUBLISHED. Fort White wastewater is handled by the North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA), an independent special district formed 4/16/2024 for Columbia + Suwannee counties; the town operates no utility of its own. NFWUA publishes NO rate, capacity-fee or connection-fee schedule — nfwua.org has no rates page, and the legacy Columbia County Utilities rate chart URL now redirects to nfwua.org. A Raftelis rate study was still in progress as of 2026; recheck each cycle for an adopted nonres schedule. No nonres meter-size or ERC table published. Checked 7/12/2026. CONFIRM: Utilities Dir. Robert Domingue (386) 984-5872; billing (386) 984-7342; info@nfwua.org.
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fees (Town of Fort White, Office) — None
    Town of Fort White
    No town-level nonresidential impact fees. Fort White (pop. ~600) publishes NO code of ordinances — Municode carries the town Charter only — and posts no development or impact fee schedule on fortwhitefl.com. The town operates no utility; water/wastewater is provided by NFWUA and recorded in the Water Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table. County overlay (Ch. 56) applies inside the town but is suspended — separate record. Documented $0. Checked 7/12/2026; Town Hall (386) 497-2321.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fees (Columbia County, Fort White, Office) — Suspended
    Columbia County
    Columbia County Ch. 56 (Ord. No. 2007-40) imposes EMS, fire, correctional and roads impact fees countywide, incl. inside Fort White. ALL FOUR SUSPENDED for permit applications on/after 1/1/2009 per §56-142 (Ord. No. 2011-16); suspension covers nonresidential 'impact construction.' The 4/18/2024 motion to resume road fees was recommended for rescission 9/19/2024; new fee study required first. No adopted schedule through 7/12/2026 → $0. County school impact fee is residential-only — not entered. Confirmed $0; recheck each cycle. Building Dept (386) 758-1008.
    $0.00
Total (Fort White): $0.00
Sources last checked July 12, 2026Official fee schedules:North Florida Water Utilities Authority (NFWUA) Town of Fort White Columbia County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Columbia 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.

Unincorporated Columbia County$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Fort White$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake City$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees

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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 White, Florida?

A new single-family home in Fort White pays at least $3,500.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 12, 2026). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed and excludes fees with no published standard amount, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting.

How much are commercial impact fees in Fort White?

Fort White does not currently levy impact fees on commercial development.

Does Fort White charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Fort White 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 White, 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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