Glades County impact fees by project type
Where in Glades 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 Glades County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Moore Haven$2,300.00Includes unconfirmed feesUnincorporated Glades County: Single-Family Impact Fees
Unincorporated Glades County has no published impact fee amounts for a new single-family home (rates sourced July 23, 2026). The schedule below documents the status of each fee.
County Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated) is set by the county and has no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.
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Water$0.00
- Water (Glades County Unincorporated)$0.00None (private wells / various)Internal research note: Glades County government operates no water utility. EPA SDWIS geographic-area query for Glades County returns 33 systems, of which only three are community water systems: FL5220166 Lakeport Water Association (665 connections), FL5220192 Moore Haven WTP (1,448 connections) and FL5220235 River Oaks Utilities LLC (private, 65 connections). The remainder are transient non-community systems at campgrounds and locks. There is no 'Glades County Utilities' or any county-owned community water system. The county's own department list (myglades.com) has no utilities department — Public Works is the road department. County code ch. 82 art. II creates a City of Moore Haven—Glades County Public Works Authority (Ord. 95-2) empowered to levy water and sewer system development charges, but its boundary is the City of Moore Haven plus a small described portion of unincorporated county and no charge amount is published in the code or on the county site. Outside those areas, unincorporated Glades County is on private wells. 8/5/2026.
Sewer$0.00
- Sewer (Glades County Unincorporated)$0.00None (private septic)Internal research note: Glades County government operates no wastewater utility. FDEP WAFR layer 3 returns 23 wastewater facilities in Glades County and every domestic one is a private package plant serving an RV park, mobile home park, campground, small subdivision or the county jail (Northlake Estates RV Park, River Oaks Utilities, Meadowlark Campground, Canal Front RV Park, Turtle Cove RV Park, Fisheating Bay Village, Lakeport Lodge, Glades County Correctional, Lake View Estates, Buckhead Ridge Resort, Benbow Village, Aruba Camp Resort, West Glades Elementary, Golfers Haven, Moore Haven KOA, Calusa Lodge MHP, Maple Corner, Whisper Creek RV Resort). There is no county-operated or regional public sewer system. The county's own department list (myglades.com) has no utilities department — Public Works is the road department. County code ch. 82 art. II creates a City of Moore Haven—Glades County Public Works Authority (Ord. 95-2) with power to levy system development charges, but its boundary is the City of Moore Haven plus a small described portion of unincorporated county, it has never built a sewer system (no WAFR facility), and no system development charge amount is published. Development in unincorporated Glades County uses on-site septic systems. 8/5/2026.
City$0.00
- City Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated)$0.00N/AUnincorporated area — no municipal jurisdiction, so no city impact fees apply. Placeholder documenting that municipal fees were considered and are N/A.
County$0.00
- County Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated)Requires confirmationGlades CountyInternal research note: this single row hides FOUR separately adopted Glades County impact fees, all in Part II ch. 121 of the county code and all with their own published single-family schedules: (1) Public Educational Impact Fee — single-family detached $4,265.00; (2) Emergency Medical Service Impact Fee — single-family detached $121.00; (3) Road Impact Fee — single-family detached $5,716.00; (4) Park Impact Fee — single-family detached $390.85. Sum for a single-family detached unit = $10,492.85. STATUS COMPLICATION: Glades County suspended collection of all four fees in 2008 and re-extended the suspension repeatedly (2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 ordinances, then annually); the county's Building Department impact fee page still reads 'The Board of County Commissioners voted on March 11, 2025, to extend the temporary suspension of the collection of all impact fees until March 13, 2026.' Public hearings to consider the fees were held 3/23/2026 and the final hearing on reinstatement was 6/22/2026, at which all commissioners but one voted to re-implement impact fees for roads, schools, parks and recreation and EMS (WGCU, 7/3/2026: fees 'should start in the next few months'; one commissioner cited an example of '$11,333 to build a house'). Under F.S. 163.31801 a new or increased impact fee generally cannot be collected until 90 days after adoption, which puts the likely start date around late September 2026 — i.e. after today. I could not obtain the adopted 2026 ordinance text, its effective date, or confirmation that the reinstated schedule matches the codified amounts. SB 180 CHECK — MATERIAL: the reinstatement ordinances were adopted 6/22/2026, squarely inside the 8/1/2024—10/1/2027 window. Glades County was included in the federal disaster declarations for Hurricanes Debby/Helene/Milton and lies within 100 miles of Milton's track, so it is very likely an 'impacted local government' under SB 180; reinstating or increasing impact fees during the window is the same posture that led Walton County's counsel to declare its 2023 mobility fee ordinance void ab initio, and the 2026 fix bill (SB 840) died in House committee. This row should be held for owner review on both the split and the SB 180 question. Applicability: ch. 121 applies countywide — each article bars issuance of a building permit 'by the county or any municipality within the county' until the fee is paid — so the same four fees reach Moore Haven. 8/5/2026.
Total (unincorporated Glades County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 23, 2026Official fee schedules:None (private wells / various) None (private septic) N/A Glades County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Where in Glades 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 Glades County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Moore Haven$2,300.00Includes unconfirmed feesUnincorporated Glades County: Multifamily Impact Fees
Unincorporated Glades County has no published impact fee amounts for a new multifamily unit (rates sourced July 23, 2026). The schedule below documents the status of each fee.
County Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated, MF) is set by the county and has no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.
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Water$0.00
- Water (Glades County Unincorporated, MF)$0.00None (private wells / various)Internal research note: same finding as the Glades unincorporated SFR water row. Glades County government operates no water utility. The EPA SDWIS geographic-area query for Glades County returns 33 systems, of which only three are community water systems — Lakeport Water Association (665 connections), Moore Haven WTP (1,448 connections) and the private River Oaks Utilities LLC (65 connections) — and none is county-owned. The county has no utilities department; Public Works is the road department. The city-county Public Works Authority in code ch. 82 art. II may levy system development charges within its Moore Haven-centered boundary but publishes no amount. There is therefore no county water connection charge on multifamily units in the unincorporated county. 8/5/2026.
Sewer$0.00
- Sewer (Glades County Unincorporated, MF)$0.00None (private septic)Internal research note: same finding as the Glades unincorporated SFR sewer row. Glades County government operates no wastewater utility — FDEP WAFR returns 23 wastewater facilities in the county and every domestic one is a private package plant serving an RV park, mobile home park, campground, small subdivision or the county jail; there is no county-operated or regional public sewer system, and the county has no utilities department. County code ch. 82 art. II creates a City of Moore Haven—Glades County Public Works Authority with power to levy system development charges, but it has never built a sewer system and publishes no charge amount. There is therefore no county sewer connection charge on multifamily units in the unincorporated county. 8/5/2026.
City$0.00
- City Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated, MF)$0.00N/AUnincorporated area — no municipal jurisdiction, so no city impact fees apply. Placeholder documenting municipal fees were considered and are N/A.
County$0.00
- County Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated, MF)Requires confirmationGlades CountyInternal research note: this row hides four separately adopted Glades County impact fees, each with a published multifamily rate in Part II ch. 121 — Public Educational, multifamily unit $2,716.00; Emergency Medical Service, multifamily unit $83.00; Road, multifamily unit $4,026.00; Park, multifamily unit $363.12. Total per multifamily unit = $7,188.12. STATUS COMPLICATION: collection has been suspended since 2008 and re-extended repeatedly; the county's Building Department impact fee page still states the Board voted 3/11/2025 to extend the suspension until 3/13/2026. The Board voted 6/22/2026 to reinstate the fees, which per WGCU on 7/3/2026 'should start in the next few months'; the F.S. 163.31801 90-day notice requirement points to roughly late September 2026, i.e. after today, so the fees may not be collectible as of this date. I could not obtain the adopted 2026 ordinance text or its effective date. SB 180 CHECK — MATERIAL: adoption 6/22/2026 falls inside the 8/1/2024—10/1/2027 window and Glades County is very likely an 'impacted local government' under SB 180 (Debby/Helene/Milton federal declarations; within 100 miles of Milton's track), so the reinstatement carries the same exposure that caused Walton County to treat its 2023 mobility fee ordinance as void ab initio and refund about $1.5M. Hold for owner review on both the split and the SB 180 question. 8/5/2026.
Total (unincorporated Glades County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 23, 2026Official fee schedules:None (private wells / various) None (private septic) N/A Glades County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Where in Glades 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 Glades County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Moore Haven$2,450.00*Includes unconfirmed feesUnincorporated Glades County: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in unincorporated Glades County pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 23, 2026).
Sewer Connection/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated) and Water Connection/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated) are set by the utility and not published online. Road Impact Fee (Glades County, Commercial) is set by the county and has no published standard rate. 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/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated)Requires confirmationNone (private wells / various providers)$0 — Glades County operates NO county water utility, so it publishes no water connection/capacity fee of any kind for nonresidential development. Unincorporated communities (Palmdale, Muse, Ortona, Lakeport, etc.) are predominantly on private wells; the Buckhead Ridge area may receive water from the Okeechobee Utility Authority, and parcels adjacent to Moore Haven may be served by the city's system (the city also furnishes water to Washington Park, Bowdens Subdivision, Countryside Meadows, Branch's Circle Subdivision and Glades Little Ranches — see the Moore Haven water records for that ladder). ⚠️ UNCONFIRMED: the provider and therefore the applicable nonres connection fee must be determined per parcel — there is no countywide nonres schedule to enter. Sources checked 7/12/2026: county Community Development pages, county Code (Municode), county Impact Fees page. Contact Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. No county water utility and no countywide nonres water connection schedule exists to enter; the applicable fee is provider-specific and must be determined per parcel. This is not a research gap that further desk research can close — it needs a phone call to Community Development (863) 946-6020 to confirm the service-area map. Flagged for human follow-up.
Sewer$0.00
- Sewer Connection/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated)Requires confirmationNone (private septic) / CCPWA within district$0 — no general county sewer utility serving unincorporated Glades County; development is predominantly on private septic. The Moore Haven City/County Public Works Authority (CCPWA) wastewater district — a joint Glades County BOCC + City of Moore Haven special district (established 5/18/1995; Glades County Ord. 95-2 / Moore Haven Ord. 223) — covers only the Moore Haven area and extends into unincorporated territory. A nonresidential parcel INSIDE the CCPWA district boundary pays the CCPWA System Development Charge of $2,000.00 per ERU (Res. 2025-01, eff. 10/27/2025; 1 ERU = 150 gpd design flow, 1.0-ERU minimum) — see the Moore Haven sewer record. Outside the district there is no county-published sewer connection/capacity fee → $0. ⚠️ UNCONFIRMED: district boundary must be checked per parcel. Sources checked 7/12/2026: county Community Development pages, county Code (Municode), CCPWA Res. 2025-01. Contact Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020 / CCPWA (863) 946-0711. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. CCPWA page re-read: it confirms the Authority is a combined special district of the Glades County BOCC and the City of Moore Haven providing wastewater 'within the boundaries of the District', and posts a Boundary Map / Boundaries of Service link — but the applicable charge for an unincorporated parcel still turns on whether that parcel falls inside the district, which cannot be resolved parcel-agnostically. Not closable by further desk research; needs a call to CCPWA (863) 946-0711. Flagged for human follow-up.
City$0.00
- City Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated, Commercial)$0.00N/ACONFIRMED $0 — unincorporated area, no municipal jurisdiction, so no city impact fees can apply. Placeholder documenting that municipal fees were considered and are N/A. The applicable overlay is Glades County Ch. 121 (see County records). Verified 7/12/2026.
- City Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated, Commercial)$0.00CONFIRMED $0 — unincorporated area, no municipal jurisdiction, so no city impact fees can apply. Placeholder documenting that municipal fees were considered and are N/A. The applicable overlay is Glades County Ch. 121 (see County records). Created on audit 2026-07-23 to complete City-placeholder coverage (Commercial) — Office and Industrial placeholders already existed; Commercial was missing (a duplicate EMS/Commercial/Unincorporated record was deleted the same day).
County$0.00
- Park Impact Fee (Glades County, Commercial)$0.00Glades CountyCONFIRMED $0 — verified 7/12/2026. The Glades County park impact fee schedule (Ch. 121 Art. V §121-140) contains ONLY residential rows: single-family detached, multifamily, mobile home in a mobile home park, recreational vehicle, and motel/hotel per room. There are NO nonresidential (commercial/office/industrial) rows — the park impact fee does not reach general nonresidential development. Confirmed $0 independent of the county's collection suspension. Also note: the Public Education impact fee schedule (Ch. 121 Art. II §121-25, Ord. 2008-34) expressly reads 'Nonresidential ..... No fee' — not entered, per the project convention that FL school impact fees are residential-only. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — §121-140 schedule re-read off Municode and confirmed residential-only (single-family detached $390.85; multifamily $363.12; mobile home in a mobile home park $414.02; recreational vehicle $248.67; motel/hotel per room $116.00). No nonresidential row exists, so the confirmed $0 stands and the Unconfirmed box correctly stays unchecked. ⚠️ RECHECK EACH CYCLE: the county's Public Notices page shows 'BOCC Notice of Public Hearings to consider the adoption of Parks and Recreation Impact Fees on June 9, 2026, and June 22, 2026' — a new parks study could add nonresidential rows. No adopted schedule published as of 7/12/2026.
- Road Impact Fee (Glades County, Commercial)Requires confirmationGlades CountyCOLLECTION SUSPENDED / NOT RESUMED — $0 as of 7/12/2026. The BOCC's temporary suspension of collection of ALL impact fees (voted 3/11/2025) ran to 3/13/2026 and was not re-extended — that notice is still the ONLY content on the county's Impact Fees page. REFERENCE — codified rate, Ch. 121 Art. IV §121-100 (Ord. 2008-33; Nicholas 'Technical Memorandum', 7/17/2008): schedule row 'Commercial/retail — under 100,000 ft²' = $3,966.00 per 1,000 sq ft of floor area (applied fractionally below 1,000 sq ft). Other tiers: 100,000–199,999 = $8,636.00; 200,000–399,999 = $10,407.00; 400,000+ = $12,320.00. ⚠️ VERIFY new ordinance no., adopted nonres rate schedule and effective date → Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. (1) County Impact Fees page re-read: still shows ONLY the suspension-to-3/13/2026 notice. (2) Municode Ch. 121 still carries the 2008 ordinances (latest amendments 2017) — no 2026 impact-fee ordinance codified. (3) OFFICIAL SOURCE for the pending action (supersedes the WGCU news item, which is a lead only): the county's Public Notices page lists 'BOCC Notice of Public Hearings to consider the adoption of Transportation Impact Fees on June 9, 2026, and June 22, 2026' (with separate notices for Parks and Recreation, Public Education, and EMS). The road fee is being re-adopted as a TRANSPORTATION impact fee — expect a new fee name and a new study-based schedule. No adopted ordinance, rate schedule or effective date published as of 7/12/2026. (4) Codified reference rates above re-read off Municode §121-100 on audit — correct row, correct amounts.
Total (unincorporated Glades County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 23, 2026Official fee schedules:None (private wells / various providers) None (private septic) / CCPWA within district N/A Glades County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Where in Glades 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 Glades County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Moore Haven$2,450.00*Includes unconfirmed feesUnincorporated Glades County: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in unincorporated Glades County pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 23, 2026).
Sewer Connection/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated) and Water Connection/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated) are set by the utility and not published online. Road Impact Fee (Glades County, Industrial) and Emergency Medical Service Impact Fee (Glades County, Industrial) are set by the county and have no published standard rate. 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/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated)Requires confirmationNone (private wells / various providers)$0 — Glades County operates NO county water utility, so it publishes no water connection/capacity fee of any kind for nonresidential development. Unincorporated communities (Palmdale, Muse, Ortona, Lakeport, etc.) are predominantly on private wells; the Buckhead Ridge area may receive water from the Okeechobee Utility Authority, and parcels adjacent to Moore Haven may be served by the city's system (the city also furnishes water to Washington Park, Bowdens Subdivision, Countryside Meadows, Branch's Circle Subdivision and Glades Little Ranches — see the Moore Haven water records for that ladder). ⚠️ UNCONFIRMED: the provider and therefore the applicable nonres connection fee must be determined per parcel — there is no countywide nonres schedule to enter. Sources checked 7/12/2026: county Community Development pages, county Code (Municode), county Impact Fees page. Contact Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. No county water utility and no countywide nonres water connection schedule exists to enter; the applicable fee is provider-specific and must be determined per parcel. This is not a research gap that further desk research can close — it needs a phone call to Community Development (863) 946-6020 to confirm the service-area map. Flagged for human follow-up.
Sewer$0.00
- Sewer Connection/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated)Requires confirmationNone (private septic) / CCPWA within district$0 — no general county sewer utility serving unincorporated Glades County; development is predominantly on private septic. The Moore Haven City/County Public Works Authority (CCPWA) wastewater district — a joint Glades County BOCC + City of Moore Haven special district (established 5/18/1995; Glades County Ord. 95-2 / Moore Haven Ord. 223) — covers only the Moore Haven area and extends into unincorporated territory. A nonresidential parcel INSIDE the CCPWA district boundary pays the CCPWA System Development Charge of $2,000.00 per ERU (Res. 2025-01, eff. 10/27/2025; 1 ERU = 150 gpd design flow, 1.0-ERU minimum) — see the Moore Haven sewer record. Outside the district there is no county-published sewer connection/capacity fee → $0. ⚠️ UNCONFIRMED: district boundary must be checked per parcel. Sources checked 7/12/2026: county Community Development pages, county Code (Municode), CCPWA Res. 2025-01. Contact Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020 / CCPWA (863) 946-0711. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. CCPWA page re-read: it confirms the Authority is a combined special district of the Glades County BOCC and the City of Moore Haven providing wastewater 'within the boundaries of the District', and posts a Boundary Map / Boundaries of Service link — but the applicable charge for an unincorporated parcel still turns on whether that parcel falls inside the district, which cannot be resolved parcel-agnostically. Not closable by further desk research; needs a call to CCPWA (863) 946-0711. Flagged for human follow-up.
City$0.00
- City Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated, Industrial)$0.00N/ACONFIRMED $0 — unincorporated area, no municipal jurisdiction, so no city impact fees can apply. Placeholder documenting that municipal fees were considered and are N/A. The applicable overlay is Glades County Ch. 121 (see County records). Verified 7/12/2026.
County$0.00
- Park Impact Fee (Glades County, Industrial)$0.00Glades CountyCONFIRMED $0 — verified 7/12/2026. The Glades County park impact fee schedule (Ch. 121 Art. V §121-140) contains ONLY residential rows (single-family, multifamily, mobile home, recreational vehicle, motel/hotel per room). No nonresidential rows — the park impact fee does not reach industrial development. Confirmed $0 independent of the county's collection suspension. Public Education schedule (§121-25) likewise reads 'Nonresidential ..... No fee' — not entered per project convention. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — §121-140 schedule re-read off Municode and confirmed residential-only (single-family detached $390.85; multifamily $363.12; mobile home in a mobile home park $414.02; recreational vehicle $248.67; motel/hotel per room $116.00). No nonresidential row exists, so the confirmed $0 stands and the Unconfirmed box correctly stays unchecked. ⚠️ RECHECK EACH CYCLE: the county's Public Notices page shows 'BOCC Notice of Public Hearings to consider the adoption of Parks and Recreation Impact Fees on June 9, 2026, and June 22, 2026' — a new parks study could add nonresidential rows. No adopted schedule published as of 7/12/2026.
- Road Impact Fee (Glades County, Industrial)Requires confirmationGlades CountyCOLLECTION SUSPENDED / NOT RESUMED — $0 as of 7/12/2026. BOCC suspension of collection of ALL impact fees ran to 3/13/2026, not re-extended; that notice is still the only content on the county's Impact Fees page. REFERENCE — codified rate, Ch. 121 Art. IV §121-100 (Ord. 2008-33; Nicholas Technical Memorandum 7/17/2008): schedule row 'Industrial buildings — General industrial' = $3,644.00 per 1,000 sq ft of floor area. (Warehouse/storage row = $2,597.00 — not entered per default-row-only rule.) ⚠️ VERIFY new ordinance no./schedule/effective date → Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. (1) County Impact Fees page re-read: still shows ONLY the suspension-to-3/13/2026 notice. (2) Municode Ch. 121 still carries the 2008 ordinances (latest amendments 2017) — no 2026 impact-fee ordinance codified. (3) OFFICIAL SOURCE for the pending action (supersedes the WGCU news item, which is a lead only): the county's Public Notices page lists 'BOCC Notice of Public Hearings to consider the adoption of Transportation Impact Fees on June 9, 2026, and June 22, 2026' (with separate notices for Parks and Recreation, Public Education, and EMS). The road fee is being re-adopted as a TRANSPORTATION impact fee. No adopted ordinance, rate schedule or effective date published as of 7/12/2026. (4) Codified reference rates above re-read off Municode §121-100 on audit — correct row, correct amounts.
- Emergency Medical Service Impact Fee (Glades County, Industrial)Requires confirmationGlades CountyCOLLECTION SUSPENDED / NOT RESUMED — $0 as of 7/12/2026. BOCC suspension of collection ran to 3/13/2026, not re-extended; that notice is still the only content on the county's Impact Fees page. REFERENCE — codified rate, Ch. 121 Art. III §121-65 (Ord. 2008-32): schedule row 'Industrial buildings — General industrial' = $43.00 per 1,000 sq ft of floor area (includes 3% admin charge). (Warehouse/storage row = $22.00 — not entered per default-row-only rule.) ⚠️ VERIFY new ordinance no./schedule/effective date → Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. (1) County Impact Fees page re-read: still shows ONLY the suspension-to-3/13/2026 notice. (2) Municode Ch. 121 still carries the 2008 ordinances (latest amendments 2017) — no 2026 impact-fee ordinance codified. (3) OFFICIAL SOURCE for the pending action (supersedes the WGCU news item, which is a lead only): the county's Public Notices page lists 'BOCC Notice of Public Hearings to consider the adoption of Emergency Medical Services Impact Fees on June 9, 2026, and June 22, 2026' (with separate notices for Transportation, Parks and Recreation, and Public Education). No adopted ordinance, rate schedule or effective date published as of 7/12/2026. (4) Codified reference rates above re-read off Municode §121-65 on audit — correct row, correct amounts.
Total (unincorporated Glades County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 23, 2026Official fee schedules:None (private wells / various providers) None (private septic) / CCPWA within district N/A Glades County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Where in Glades 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 Glades County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Moore Haven$2,450.00*Includes unconfirmed feesUnincorporated Glades County: Office Impact Fees
Office development in unincorporated Glades County pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 23, 2026).
Sewer Connection/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated) and Water Connection/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated) are set by the utility and not published online. Emergency Medical Service Impact Fee (Glades County, Office) and Road Impact Fee (Glades County, Office) are set by the county and have no published standard rate. 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/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated)Requires confirmationNone (private wells / various providers)$0 — Glades County operates NO county water utility, so it publishes no water connection/capacity fee of any kind for nonresidential development. Unincorporated communities (Palmdale, Muse, Ortona, Lakeport, etc.) are predominantly on private wells; the Buckhead Ridge area may receive water from the Okeechobee Utility Authority, and parcels adjacent to Moore Haven may be served by the city's system (the city also furnishes water to Washington Park, Bowdens Subdivision, Countryside Meadows, Branch's Circle Subdivision and Glades Little Ranches — see the Moore Haven water records for that ladder). ⚠️ UNCONFIRMED: the provider and therefore the applicable nonres connection fee must be determined per parcel — there is no countywide nonres schedule to enter. Sources checked 7/12/2026: county Community Development pages, county Code (Municode), county Impact Fees page. Contact Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. No county water utility and no countywide nonres water connection schedule exists to enter; the applicable fee is provider-specific and must be determined per parcel. This is not a research gap that further desk research can close — it needs a phone call to Community Development (863) 946-6020 to confirm the service-area map. Flagged for human follow-up.
Sewer$0.00
- Sewer Connection/Capacity Fee (Glades County Unincorporated)Requires confirmationNone (private septic) / CCPWA within district$0 — no general county sewer utility serving unincorporated Glades County; development is predominantly on private septic. The Moore Haven City/County Public Works Authority (CCPWA) wastewater district — a joint Glades County BOCC + City of Moore Haven special district (established 5/18/1995; Glades County Ord. 95-2 / Moore Haven Ord. 223) — covers only the Moore Haven area and extends into unincorporated territory. A nonresidential parcel INSIDE the CCPWA district boundary pays the CCPWA System Development Charge of $2,000.00 per ERU (Res. 2025-01, eff. 10/27/2025; 1 ERU = 150 gpd design flow, 1.0-ERU minimum) — see the Moore Haven sewer record. Outside the district there is no county-published sewer connection/capacity fee → $0. ⚠️ UNCONFIRMED: district boundary must be checked per parcel. Sources checked 7/12/2026: county Community Development pages, county Code (Municode), CCPWA Res. 2025-01. Contact Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020 / CCPWA (863) 946-0711. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. CCPWA page re-read: it confirms the Authority is a combined special district of the Glades County BOCC and the City of Moore Haven providing wastewater 'within the boundaries of the District', and posts a Boundary Map / Boundaries of Service link — but the applicable charge for an unincorporated parcel still turns on whether that parcel falls inside the district, which cannot be resolved parcel-agnostically. Not closable by further desk research; needs a call to CCPWA (863) 946-0711. Flagged for human follow-up.
City$0.00
- City Impact Fee (Glades County Unincorporated, Office)$0.00N/ACONFIRMED $0 — unincorporated area, no municipal jurisdiction, so no city impact fees can apply. Placeholder documenting that municipal fees were considered and are N/A. The applicable overlay is Glades County Ch. 121 (see County records). Verified 7/12/2026.
County$0.00
- Park Impact Fee (Glades County, Office)$0.00Glades CountyCONFIRMED $0 — verified 7/12/2026. The Glades County park impact fee schedule (Ch. 121 Art. V §121-140) contains ONLY residential rows (single-family, multifamily, mobile home, recreational vehicle, motel/hotel per room). No nonresidential rows — the park impact fee does not reach office development. Confirmed $0 independent of the county's collection suspension. Public Education schedule (§121-25) likewise reads 'Nonresidential ..... No fee' — not entered per project convention. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — §121-140 schedule re-read off Municode and confirmed residential-only (single-family detached $390.85; multifamily $363.12; mobile home in a mobile home park $414.02; recreational vehicle $248.67; motel/hotel per room $116.00). No nonresidential row exists, so the confirmed $0 stands and the Unconfirmed box correctly stays unchecked. ⚠️ RECHECK EACH CYCLE: the county's Public Notices page shows 'BOCC Notice of Public Hearings to consider the adoption of Parks and Recreation Impact Fees on June 9, 2026, and June 22, 2026' — a new parks study could add nonresidential rows. No adopted schedule published as of 7/12/2026.
- Emergency Medical Service Impact Fee (Glades County, Office)Requires confirmationGlades CountyCOLLECTION SUSPENDED / NOT RESUMED — $0 as of 7/12/2026. BOCC suspension of collection ran to 3/13/2026, not re-extended; that notice is still the only content on the county's Impact Fees page. REFERENCE — codified rate, Ch. 121 Art. III §121-65 (Ord. 2008-32): schedule row 'Offices — under 100,000 ft²' = $78.00 per 1,000 sq ft of floor area (includes 3% admin charge). Other tiers: 100,000–199,999 = $70.00; 200,000+ = $66.00. (Medical offices row = $106.00 — not entered per default-row-only rule.) ⚠️ VERIFY new ordinance no./schedule/effective date → Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. (1) County Impact Fees page re-read: still shows ONLY the suspension-to-3/13/2026 notice. (2) Municode Ch. 121 still carries the 2008 ordinances (latest amendments 2017) — no 2026 impact-fee ordinance codified. (3) OFFICIAL SOURCE for the pending action (supersedes the WGCU news item, which is a lead only): the county's Public Notices page lists 'BOCC Notice of Public Hearings to consider the adoption of Emergency Medical Services Impact Fees on June 9, 2026, and June 22, 2026' (with separate notices for Transportation, Parks and Recreation, and Public Education). No adopted ordinance, rate schedule or effective date published as of 7/12/2026. (4) Codified reference rates above re-read off Municode §121-65 on audit — correct row, correct amounts.
- Road Impact Fee (Glades County, Office)Requires confirmationGlades CountyCOLLECTION SUSPENDED / NOT RESUMED — $0 as of 7/12/2026. BOCC suspension of collection of ALL impact fees ran to 3/13/2026, not re-extended; that notice is still the only content on the county's Impact Fees page. REFERENCE — codified rate, Ch. 121 Art. IV §121-100 (Ord. 2008-33; Nicholas Technical Memorandum 7/17/2008): schedule row 'Offices — under 100,000 ft²' = $4,831.00 per 1,000 sq ft of floor area. Other tiers: 100,000–199,999 = $3,745.00; 200,000+ = $4,046.00. ⚠️ VERIFY new ordinance no./schedule/effective date → Glades County Community Development (863) 946-6020. AUDIT 7/12/2026 — re-verified; still $0, still Unconfirmed. (1) County Impact Fees page re-read: still shows ONLY the suspension-to-3/13/2026 notice. (2) Municode Ch. 121 still carries the 2008 ordinances (latest amendments 2017) — no 2026 impact-fee ordinance codified. (3) OFFICIAL SOURCE for the pending action (supersedes the WGCU news item, which is a lead only): the county's Public Notices page lists 'BOCC Notice of Public Hearings to consider the adoption of Transportation Impact Fees on June 9, 2026, and June 22, 2026' (with separate notices for Parks and Recreation, Public Education, and EMS). The road fee is being re-adopted as a TRANSPORTATION impact fee. No adopted ordinance, rate schedule or effective date published as of 7/12/2026. (4) Codified reference rates above re-read off Municode §121-100 on audit — correct row, correct amounts.
Total (unincorporated Glades County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 23, 2026Official fee schedules:None (private wells / various providers) None (private septic) / CCPWA within district N/A Glades 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
How much are commercial impact fees in Glades County?
Unincorporated Glades County does not currently levy impact fees on commercial development.
Do cities in Glades County charge their own impact fees?
Yes. Every incorporated city applies its own fee schedule. 1 of 1 cities in Glades County levy municipal impact or utility fees; each city page shows the full schedule that applies inside its limits.
Can Florida impact fees increase at any time?
No. Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes limits increases to 50% at most, phased in over two to four years, unless the local government makes extraordinary-circumstances findings and approves the increase by at least a two-thirds vote.
Fee amounts on this page are compiled from official published schedules and are provided for planning purposes only. Rates change, and project specifics (unit size, meter size, location within special districts) can alter what applies. Always verify current fees with the jurisdiction and utility before relying on them.