Lake City impact fees by project type
Lake City: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in Lake City pays $4,780.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 22, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.
Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City), Water Connection (Tap) Fee (City of Lake City), Sewer Connection (Tap) Fee (City of Lake City), and Water Impact Fee (City of Lake City) 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 unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
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Water$1,360.00
- Water Impact Fee (City of Lake City)$1,050.00Requires confirmationCity of Lake City⚠️ PRE-2023 FIGURE — CURRENT SCHEDULE UNPUBLISHED (8/4/2026; Lake City FL family). Water impact $1,050 absent from the current post-rewrite code; schedule unposted. Phone-only: (386) 752-2031.
- Water Connection (Tap) Fee (City of Lake City)$310.00Requires confirmation3/4" meter, inside cityCity of Lake City⚠️ PRE-2023 FIGURE — CURRENT SCHEDULE UNPUBLISHED (8/4/2026; Lake City FL family — same Ord. 2023-2257 rewrite finding). Water tap $310 absent from the current code; schedule unposted. Phone-only: (386) 752-2031.
Sewer$3,420.00
- Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City)$3,120.00Requires confirmationCity of Lake City⚠️ PRE-2023 FIGURE — CURRENT SCHEDULE UNPUBLISHED (8/4/2026; Lake City FL family). Ord. 2023-2257 (10/16/2023) rewrote Ch. 102 in its entirety; the current code (Supp. 22, through Ord. 2025-2343) requires impact fees but contains NO dollar amounts — $3,120 is from the repealed text, and no Schedule of Fees/Rates/Deposits is posted on lcfla.com. Phone-only: (386) 752-2031.
- Sewer Connection (Tap) Fee (City of Lake City)$300.00Requires confirmation6" pipe, inside cityCity of Lake City⚠️ PRE-2023 FIGURE — CURRENT SCHEDULE UNPUBLISHED (8/4/2026; Lake City FL family). Sewer tap $300 absent from the current post-rewrite code; schedule unposted. Phone-only: (386) 752-2031.
City$0.00
- City Impact Fees (City of Lake City) - None$0.00City of Lake CityLake City levies no municipal impact fees. Code table of contents has no impact fee chapter (Ch. 74 Planning, Ch. 86 Streets, Ch. 90 Subdivisions, Ch. 102 Utilities checked). The City's Current Permit Fees schedule (published 9/3/2025) lists administration, commercial, residential, utility-inspection, site-development, penalty and fire fees only — no transportation, parks, police, fire, or public-facilities impact fee. $0. Water/sewer impact fees are separate.
County$0.00
- County Impact Fees (EMS/Fire/Roads/Correctional) — Suspended$0.00Columbia CountyCounty EMS, fire, correctional and road impact fees adopted in Code Ch. 56 Art. I, suspended for building-permit applications on/after 1/1/2009 (Ord. 2011-16, Sec. 56-142). The Board voted 4/18/2024 to resume road impact fees 10/1/2024 at 2007-study rates (SF detached $1,046/unit; apartment $720/unit), but the County Attorney's 9/19/2024 memo recommended rescinding it — the 2007 schedule is incompatible with FS 163.31801(11) and the Sec. 56-152 90-day published notice was never given; a new fee study is required before any schedule is adopted. Under Sec. 56-5 these fees are not enforced inside a municipality absent an interlocal. $0 payable today.
- County Educational System Impact Fee (Columbia County, Lake City) - Suspended$0.00Columbia County School BoardCounty Code Ch. 56 Art. II. Sec. 56-221(a) imposes the fee countywide including inside the municipalities (Lake City and Fort White named in Sec. 56-2); adopted rate SFR $3,500 / MF $1,645 per unit since 10/1/2012. Sec. 56-221(b) and Sec. 56-222 (Ord. 2011-15) suspend collection; resumption requires a Board amendment reimposing the fee plus the Sec. 56-249 notice period. None adopted. The Sec. 56-143 annual index applies only to the Article I fees. Lake City levies no school fee of its own. $0 payable today.
Total (Lake City): $4,780.00
Sources last checked July 22, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Lake City Columbia County Columbia County School Board
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$5,700.00Fort White$5,700.00
Lake City$4,780.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake City: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in Lake City pays at least $3,473.61 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 22, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.
Water Impact Fee (City of Lake City, MF) — 2-Bedroom and Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City, MF) — 2-Bedroom 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.
Water Connection (Tap) Fee (City of Lake City, MF) and Sewer Connection (Tap) Fee (City of Lake City, 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.
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$874.65
- Water Impact Fee (City of Lake City, MF) — 2-Bedroom$874.65Requires confirmationCity of Lake City⚠️ STALE VALUE — DO NOT TREAT $874.65 AS CURRENT (re-checked 8/3/2026; same SOFRAD problem as the Lake City FL siblings). Derivation was $1,050/ERU × 0.833 ERU (2-bedroom) from former Sec. 102-36, repealed by Ord. 2023-2257 (10/16/2023); amounts moved to the unpublished SOFRAD with an Oct-1 CPI-U escalator — ≥3 escalations stale. Non-default tier. Utilities 386-752-2031.
- Water Connection (Tap) Fee (City of Lake City, MF)Requires confirmationMaster meter, size set by projectCity of Lake CityLake City runs a large municipal utility (EPA SDWIS: CITY OF LAKE CITY / Price Creek WTP, FL2120630, 10,002 connections) and does charge both a tap fee and a water impact fee - Code sec. 102-110.6(3)-(4) requires a fee to connect to the utility system plus an impact fee on each new residential development, and sec. 102-210.1 authorizes the council to adopt them. But every amount is delegated to a separate document the code calls the SOFRAD ('The City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits'), which is not posted anywhere on lcfla.com. Checked: the utilities, customer service, finance and growth-management pages (no rate documents linked), the site's own search for SOFRAD / tap fee / impact fee (no results), and the FY2026 adopted budget, which describes a Water and Sewer Impact Fee Trust Fund and says 'Fees are assessed in accordance with the City's most recent impact fee study' but publishes no rates. Council resolutions adopting the SOFRAD are in Municode Meetings packets that could not be located. Caution: a widely indexed 'Lake City' water/sewer tap fee of $1,400 for a 3/4-inch line belongs to Lake City, SOUTH CAROLINA (lakecitysc.gov) - wrong jurisdiction, not used. Codified but deferred; the number is simply not published. 8/5/2026
Sewer$2,598.96
- Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City, MF) — 2-Bedroom$2,598.96Requires confirmationCity of Lake City⚠️ FIGURE PREDATES THE 2023 CODE REWRITE — CURRENT AMOUNT UNPUBLISHED (re-checked 8/3/2026; Supp. 22 through Ord. 2025-2343 12/1/2025). The $2,598.96 2-bedroom rate derives from old Sec. 102-36, REPEALED by Ord. 2023-2257 (10/16/2023); current Ch. 102 Art. II requires impact fees before connection but says all amounts 'are found in the SOFRAD' — which is NOT posted anywhere online (lcfla.com searched; Ord. 2025-2301 is building-permit fees only). Post-2023 Oct-1 CPI-U escalations also apply. Phone-only: (386) 752-2031.
- Sewer Connection (Tap) Fee (City of Lake City, MF)Requires confirmationService size set by projectCity of Lake CityThe charge affirmatively exists: Code sec. 102-410.4(2) provides that 'There shall be paid to the utilities customer service department at the time of application for a sewer connection a fee which shall be determined by the city council,' and secs. 102-110.6(3)-(4) and 102-210.4 add a utility impact fee on each new residential development. Every amount is delegated to the city's SOFRAD (Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits), which is not published on lcfla.com. Checked the utilities, customer service, finance and growth-management pages, the site's internal search (SOFRAD, tap fee, impact fee all returned nothing), and the FY2026 adopted budget, which narrates the Water and Sewer Impact Fee Trust Fund and cites F.S. 163.31801 but lists no rates. Council resolutions adopting the SOFRAD live in Municode Meetings packets that could not be surfaced. Caution: search engines surface a $1,400 3/4-inch sewer tap fee for 'Lake City' that belongs to Lake City, SOUTH CAROLINA - not used. Codified but deferred. 8/5/2026
City$0.00
- City Impact Fees (City of Lake City, MF) - None$0.00City of Lake CityLake City levies no municipal impact fees. Code TOC has no impact fee chapter, and the City's Current Permit Fees schedule (published 9/3/2025) lists no transportation, parks, police, fire or public-facilities impact fee. $0. Water/sewer impact fees are separate.
County$0.00
- County Impact Fees (EMS/Fire/Roads/Correctional, MF) — Suspended$0.00Columbia CountyCounty EMS, fire, correctional and road impact fees adopted in Code Ch. 56 Art. I, suspended since 1/1/2009 (Ord. 2011-16, Sec. 56-142). The 4/18/2024 motion to resume road fees at 2007 rates was recommended for rescission 9/19/2024 (incompatible with FS 163.31801(11); Sec. 56-152 notice never published); new study required. Under Sec. 56-5 not enforced inside a municipality absent an interlocal. $0 payable today.
- County Educational System Impact Fee (Columbia County, Lake City MF) - Suspended$0.00Columbia County School BoardCounty Code Ch. 56 Art. II. Sec. 56-221(a) imposes the fee countywide including inside the municipalities; adopted MF rate $1,645/unit since 10/1/2012. Sec. 56-221(b) and Sec. 56-222 suspend collection until a Board amendment reimposes it and the Sec. 56-249 notice period runs. None adopted. Lake City levies no school fee of its own. The Sec. 56-143 index does not reach Article II. $0 payable today.
Total (Lake City): $3,473.61
Sources last checked July 22, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Lake City Columbia County Columbia County School Board
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$5,700.00Fort White$5,700.00
Lake City$3,473.61this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake City: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in Lake City pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 22, 2026).
Water Impact Fee (City of Lake City), Water Tap Fee (City of Lake City), Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City), and Sewer Tap Fee (City of Lake City) 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 Impact Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(4): 'Prior to connecting to the city's utilities system, the customer shall pay an impact fee to the city on each new residential and NONRESIDENTIAL development' — so a nonres water impact fee is levied. Ord. No. 2023-2257 (adopted 10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 IN ITS ENTIRETY, deleting former §102-36 (which had carried $1,050/ERU water impact) and moving every dollar figure into the 'City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits' (SOFRAD), adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b) and held 'on file in the offices of the city.' §102-210.1(2) further CPI-indexes water/sewer rates every Oct 1 (10%/yr cap) starting 10/1/2023, so the repealed pre-2023 figure is superseded and is NOT entered. The nonres ERU/meter multiplier is likewise unpublished, so no meter-size tiers can be built. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22 (current through Ord. 2025-2343); lcfla.com Utilities, Growth Management (incl. Current Permit Fees 9-3-25 and Utility Tap Permit 1-1-25 — neither carries the rates), Ordinances index; FY2026 adopted budget (shows an Impact Fee Trust Fund but no rate schedule); meetings.municode.com council portal. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
- Water Tap Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(3): 'There shall be a fee paid to the utility department to connect to the utility system' — a one-time tap/connection fee, separate from and in addition to the water impact fee under §102-210.4(4). Ord. No. 2023-2257 (10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 in its entirety, deleting former §102-32 (which had carried meter-size water tap fees: 3/4"=$310, 1"=$390, 1.5"=$770, 2"=$1,930) and moving all dollar figures into the SOFRAD (City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits), adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b) and held on file at city offices. Those repealed figures are superseded and NOT entered; the current meter-size table is unpublished, so no meter tiers can be built and no 1" canonical default can be set. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22; lcfla.com (Utilities, Growth Management — the Utility Tap Permit notice eff. 1-1-2025 announces permitting responsibility but carries no rates — and Ordinances index); FY2026 adopted budget; meetings.municode.com. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
Sewer$0.00
- Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(4) levies an impact fee on 'each new residential and NONRESIDENTIAL development' connecting to the utility system; the city's sewer impact fee is the wastewater component. Ord. No. 2023-2257 (10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 in its entirety, deleting former §102-36 (which had carried $3,120/ERU sewer impact) and moving every dollar figure into the SOFRAD (City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits), adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b), held 'on file in the offices of the city.' §102-210.1(2) CPI-indexes water/sewer rates each Oct 1 (10%/yr cap) since 10/1/2023, so the repealed pre-2023 figure is superseded and NOT entered. Nonres ERU multiplier also unpublished. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22; lcfla.com (Utilities, Growth Management, Ordinances); FY2026 adopted budget; meetings.municode.com council portal. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
- Sewer Tap Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(3) requires a one-time fee to connect to the utility system (sewer tap), separate from and in addition to the sewer impact fee under §102-210.4(4). Ord. No. 2023-2257 (10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 in its entirety, deleting former §102-32 (which had carried sewer tap fees by service-line size: 6"=$300, 8"=$350, 10"=$800, 12"=$1,300) and moving all dollar figures into the SOFRAD, adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b) and held on file at city offices. Those repealed figures are superseded and NOT entered; the current size table is unpublished, so no tiers can be built. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22; lcfla.com (Utilities, Growth Management, Ordinances); FY2026 adopted budget; meetings.municode.com. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
City$0.00
- City Impact Fees (City of Lake City, Commercial) — None$0.00City of Lake CityNo city-level nonresidential impact fees. Lake City Code of Ordinances (Municode Supp. 22, codified through Ord. No. 2025-2343, enacted 12-1-2025; online content updated 7-1-2026) contains NO impact-fee chapter — no transportation, parks, police, fire, or public-facilities impact fee. Chapters reviewed: 22 (Buildings), 74 (Planning), 86 (Streets), 90 (Subdivisions), 102 (Utilities). The city's adopted Current Permit Fees schedule (eff. 9-3-2025, linked) levies only regulatory building/fire permit fees (ICC-valuation based, .012 multiplier for commercial new construction) plus the 2.5% state F.S. 553 surcharge — these are cost-recovery permit fees, not impact fees, and are not entered. Lake City's only one-time development charges are the utility tap and water/sewer impact fees under Ch. 102, recorded in the Water Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table. Confirmed $0 — not unverified. Checked 7/12/2026.
County$0.00
- County Impact Fees (Columbia County, Commercial) — Suspended$0.00Columbia CountyColumbia County Ch. 56 (Comprehensive Impact Fee Ordinance, Ord. No. 2007-40, 10-18-2007) imposes EMS (§56-24), fire protection (§56-44), correctional facilities (§56-64) and roads (§56-84) impact fees COUNTYWIDE, including inside Lake City. ALL FOUR ARE SUSPENDED for building-permit applications submitted on/after 1/1/2009 under the Economic Recovery and Incentive Program, §56-142 (Ord. No. 2011-16, 7-21-2011): '§56-142(b) During the suspension period, the county shall not collect the emergency medical services impact fees imposed pursuant to section 56-24, the fire protection impact fees imposed pursuant to section 56-44, the correctional facilities impact fees imposed pursuant to section 54-64 or the roads impact fees imposed pursuant to section 56-84.' Suspension is not limited to residential — §56-24(d) and parallel sections suspend all 'impact construction.' The Board's 4/18/2024 motion to resume road fees 10/1/2024 at 2007 rates was recommended for RESCISSION by the County Attorney on 9/19/2024 (2007 schedule incompatible with F.S. 163.31801(11); the §56-152 90-day published-notice requirement was never met); staff directed to complete a new fee study first. No adopted schedule and no §56-152 notice found through 7/12/2026 → fees remain suspended, $0. The county's school/educational impact fee applies to residential dwelling units only and is not levied on nonresidential development (FL nonres policy) — not entered. Confirmed $0; recheck each cycle. Building Dept (386) 758-1008.
Total (Lake City): $0.00
Sources last checked July 22, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Lake City 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 feesFort White$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Lake City$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake City: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in Lake City pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 22, 2026).
Water Impact Fee (City of Lake City), Water Tap Fee (City of Lake City), Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City), and Sewer Tap Fee (City of Lake City) 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 Impact Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(4): 'Prior to connecting to the city's utilities system, the customer shall pay an impact fee to the city on each new residential and NONRESIDENTIAL development' — so a nonres water impact fee is levied. Ord. No. 2023-2257 (adopted 10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 IN ITS ENTIRETY, deleting former §102-36 (which had carried $1,050/ERU water impact) and moving every dollar figure into the 'City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits' (SOFRAD), adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b) and held 'on file in the offices of the city.' §102-210.1(2) further CPI-indexes water/sewer rates every Oct 1 (10%/yr cap) starting 10/1/2023, so the repealed pre-2023 figure is superseded and is NOT entered. The nonres ERU/meter multiplier is likewise unpublished, so no meter-size tiers can be built. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22 (current through Ord. 2025-2343); lcfla.com Utilities, Growth Management (incl. Current Permit Fees 9-3-25 and Utility Tap Permit 1-1-25 — neither carries the rates), Ordinances index; FY2026 adopted budget (shows an Impact Fee Trust Fund but no rate schedule); meetings.municode.com council portal. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
- Water Tap Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(3): 'There shall be a fee paid to the utility department to connect to the utility system' — a one-time tap/connection fee, separate from and in addition to the water impact fee under §102-210.4(4). Ord. No. 2023-2257 (10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 in its entirety, deleting former §102-32 (which had carried meter-size water tap fees: 3/4"=$310, 1"=$390, 1.5"=$770, 2"=$1,930) and moving all dollar figures into the SOFRAD (City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits), adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b) and held on file at city offices. Those repealed figures are superseded and NOT entered; the current meter-size table is unpublished, so no meter tiers can be built and no 1" canonical default can be set. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22; lcfla.com (Utilities, Growth Management — the Utility Tap Permit notice eff. 1-1-2025 announces permitting responsibility but carries no rates — and Ordinances index); FY2026 adopted budget; meetings.municode.com. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
Sewer$0.00
- Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(4) levies an impact fee on 'each new residential and NONRESIDENTIAL development' connecting to the utility system; the city's sewer impact fee is the wastewater component. Ord. No. 2023-2257 (10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 in its entirety, deleting former §102-36 (which had carried $3,120/ERU sewer impact) and moving every dollar figure into the SOFRAD (City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits), adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b), held 'on file in the offices of the city.' §102-210.1(2) CPI-indexes water/sewer rates each Oct 1 (10%/yr cap) since 10/1/2023, so the repealed pre-2023 figure is superseded and NOT entered. Nonres ERU multiplier also unpublished. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22; lcfla.com (Utilities, Growth Management, Ordinances); FY2026 adopted budget; meetings.municode.com council portal. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
- Sewer Tap Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(3) requires a one-time fee to connect to the utility system (sewer tap), separate from and in addition to the sewer impact fee under §102-210.4(4). Ord. No. 2023-2257 (10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 in its entirety, deleting former §102-32 (which had carried sewer tap fees by service-line size: 6"=$300, 8"=$350, 10"=$800, 12"=$1,300) and moving all dollar figures into the SOFRAD, adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b) and held on file at city offices. Those repealed figures are superseded and NOT entered; the current size table is unpublished, so no tiers can be built. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22; lcfla.com (Utilities, Growth Management, Ordinances); FY2026 adopted budget; meetings.municode.com. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
City$0.00
- City Impact Fees (City of Lake City, Industrial) — None$0.00City of Lake CityNo city-level nonresidential impact fees. Lake City Code of Ordinances (Municode Supp. 22, codified through Ord. No. 2025-2343, enacted 12-1-2025) contains NO impact-fee chapter — no transportation, parks, police, fire, or public-facilities impact fee. Chapters reviewed: 22, 74, 86, 90, 102. The city's adopted Current Permit Fees schedule (eff. 9-3-2025, linked) levies only regulatory building/fire permit fees plus the 2.5% state F.S. 553 surcharge — not impact fees. Water/sewer tap and impact fees under Ch. 102 are recorded in the Water Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table. Confirmed $0 — not unverified. Checked 7/12/2026.
County$0.00
- County Impact Fees (Columbia County, Industrial) — Suspended$0.00Columbia CountyColumbia 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 Lake City. 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 Board motion to resume road fees 10/1/2024 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.
Total (Lake City): $0.00
Sources last checked July 22, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Lake City 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 feesFort White$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Lake City$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake City: Office Impact Fees
Office development in Lake City pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 22, 2026).
Water Impact Fee (City of Lake City), Water Tap Fee (City of Lake City), Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City), and Sewer Tap Fee (City of Lake City) 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 Impact Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(4): 'Prior to connecting to the city's utilities system, the customer shall pay an impact fee to the city on each new residential and NONRESIDENTIAL development' — so a nonres water impact fee is levied. Ord. No. 2023-2257 (adopted 10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 IN ITS ENTIRETY, deleting former §102-36 (which had carried $1,050/ERU water impact) and moving every dollar figure into the 'City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits' (SOFRAD), adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b) and held 'on file in the offices of the city.' §102-210.1(2) further CPI-indexes water/sewer rates every Oct 1 (10%/yr cap) starting 10/1/2023, so the repealed pre-2023 figure is superseded and is NOT entered. The nonres ERU/meter multiplier is likewise unpublished, so no meter-size tiers can be built. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22 (current through Ord. 2025-2343); lcfla.com Utilities, Growth Management (incl. Current Permit Fees 9-3-25 and Utility Tap Permit 1-1-25 — neither carries the rates), Ordinances index; FY2026 adopted budget (shows an Impact Fee Trust Fund but no rate schedule); meetings.municode.com council portal. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
- Water Tap Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(3): 'There shall be a fee paid to the utility department to connect to the utility system' — a one-time tap/connection fee, separate from and in addition to the water impact fee under §102-210.4(4). Ord. No. 2023-2257 (10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 in its entirety, deleting former §102-32 (which had carried meter-size water tap fees: 3/4"=$310, 1"=$390, 1.5"=$770, 2"=$1,930) and moving all dollar figures into the SOFRAD (City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits), adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b) and held on file at city offices. Those repealed figures are superseded and NOT entered; the current meter-size table is unpublished, so no meter tiers can be built and no 1" canonical default can be set. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22; lcfla.com (Utilities, Growth Management — the Utility Tap Permit notice eff. 1-1-2025 announces permitting responsibility but carries no rates — and Ordinances index); FY2026 adopted budget; meetings.municode.com. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
Sewer$0.00
- Sewer Impact Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(4) levies an impact fee on 'each new residential and NONRESIDENTIAL development' connecting to the utility system; the city's sewer impact fee is the wastewater component. Ord. No. 2023-2257 (10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 in its entirety, deleting former §102-36 (which had carried $3,120/ERU sewer impact) and moving every dollar figure into the SOFRAD (City of Lake City Utility Schedule of Fees, Rates and Deposits), adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b), held 'on file in the offices of the city.' §102-210.1(2) CPI-indexes water/sewer rates each Oct 1 (10%/yr cap) since 10/1/2023, so the repealed pre-2023 figure is superseded and NOT entered. Nonres ERU multiplier also unpublished. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22; lcfla.com (Utilities, Growth Management, Ordinances); FY2026 adopted budget; meetings.municode.com council portal. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
- Sewer Tap Fee (City of Lake City)Requires confirmationCity of Lake CityFEE EXISTS BUT AMOUNT IS NOT PUBLISHED. Lake City Code §102-210.4(3) requires a one-time fee to connect to the utility system (sewer tap), separate from and in addition to the sewer impact fee under §102-210.4(4). Ord. No. 2023-2257 (10-16-2023) repealed and replaced Ch. 102 in its entirety, deleting former §102-32 (which had carried sewer tap fees by service-line size: 6"=$300, 8"=$350, 10"=$800, 12"=$1,300) and moving all dollar figures into the SOFRAD, adopted by reference at §102-110.3(1)(b) and held on file at city offices. Those repealed figures are superseded and NOT entered; the current size table is unpublished, so no tiers can be built. SOURCES EXHAUSTED 7/12/2026: Municode Supp. 22; lcfla.com (Utilities, Growth Management, Ordinances); FY2026 adopted budget; meetings.municode.com. CONFIRM: Lake City Utilities (386) 752-2031 opt. 1; Growth Management (386) 719-5750 / growthmanagement@lcfla.com.
City$0.00
- City Impact Fees (City of Lake City, Office) — None$0.00City of Lake CityNo city-level nonresidential impact fees. Lake City Code of Ordinances (Municode Supp. 22, codified through Ord. No. 2025-2343, enacted 12-1-2025) contains NO impact-fee chapter — no transportation, parks, police, fire, or public-facilities impact fee. Chapters reviewed: 22, 74, 86, 90, 102. The city's adopted Current Permit Fees schedule (eff. 9-3-2025, linked) levies only regulatory building/fire permit fees plus the 2.5% state F.S. 553 surcharge — not impact fees. Water/sewer tap and impact fees under Ch. 102 are recorded in the Water Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table. Confirmed $0 — not unverified. Checked 7/12/2026.
County$0.00
- County Impact Fees (Columbia County, Office) — Suspended$0.00Columbia CountyColumbia 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 Lake City. ALL FOUR SUSPENDED for permit applications on/after 1/1/2009 per §56-142 (Ord. No. 2011-16); suspension covers nonresidential 'impact construction,' not just residential. The 4/18/2024 Board motion to resume road fees 10/1/2024 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.
Total (Lake City): $0.00
Sources last checked July 22, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Lake City Columbia County
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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.
Frequently asked questions
What are the total impact fees for a single-family home in Lake City, Florida?
A new single-family home in Lake City pays $4,780.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 22, 2026). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; verify before budgeting.
How much are commercial impact fees in Lake City?
Lake City does not currently levy impact fees on commercial development.
Does Lake City charge its own impact fees?
Yes. Lake City levies its own municipal impact or utility fees. Columbia County does not currently add county-level impact fees inside Lake City. The schedule on this page shows every fee that applies to development in Lake City.
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 Columbia County impact fees page.