Bowling Green, Florida Impact Fees

AUDIT 7/12/2026 — City of Bowling Green IS codified on Municode (prior note wrongly said the city publishes nothing). Code Ch. 38, Art. II (Water and Wastewater Utility Service Ordinance, Ord. 2007-07 as amended by 2009-06, 2014-01, 2016-10). Sec. 38-23(b) establishes a water CAPACITY FEE per applicant; Sec. 38-23(n)-(o) establish meter-installation and tap/connection fees. All AMOUNTS are set by resolution of the city commission and are on file with the city clerk — none codified, none posted online. Water ERU = 300 gpd. NOTE Sec. 38-23(c)(2): the ordinance itself established an immediate capacity-fee WAIVER moratorium (waiver by contract, max 4 ERCs/applicant), terminable by resolution — confirm whether the waiver is still in force. Amount unconfirmed: City Hall (863) 375-2255.

AUDIT 7/12/2026 — PROVIDER RESOLVED: the City of Bowling Green operates its OWN wastewater collection, treatment and disposal system (POTW/WWTP defined in Code Sec. 38-19; Ord. 2007-07). It is not routed to HCUD's Vandolah WWTF. Sec. 38-23(b) establishes a wastewater capacity fee; amount set by commission resolution, not codified and not posted. Wastewater ERU = 225 gpd. Sec. 38-23(c)(2) established an immediate capacity-fee waiver moratorium terminable by resolution — confirm current status. Amount unconfirmed: City Hall (863) 375-2255.

No municipal development impact fee program. AUDIT 7/12/2026: re-proved from the city's own codifier — Bowling Green Code of Ordinances (Municode) has no impact-fee chapter; Ch. 38 (Utilities) carries only water/wastewater capacity, tap and meter fees. ~3,000 pop. Prior URL was the bare city homepage (fails URL-liveness check); repointed to the codifier.

Hardee County does NOT currently levy development impact fees (confirmed BOCC agenda Nov 19, 2024). No county school impact fee. Applies countywide incl. Bowling Green. Researched June 10, 2026.

AUDIT 7/12/2026 — Bowling Green IS codified on Municode: Ch. 38, Art. II (Ord. 2007-07 as amended). Sec. 38-23(b) establishes a water capacity fee based on anticipated average daily demand; water ERU = 300 gpd. MF is served by MASTER METER (Sec. 38-19 definition) and capacity is calculated per ERU by the city engineer — do NOT assume the SFR rate per unit. All amounts set by commission resolution (on file with the city clerk), none codified or posted. Sec. 38-23(c)(2) capacity-fee waiver moratorium — confirm status. Amount unconfirmed: City Hall (863) 375-2255.

AUDIT 7/12/2026 — PROVIDER RESOLVED: Bowling Green operates its own wastewater collection/treatment (POTW/WWTP per Code Sec. 38-19, Ord. 2007-07) — not HCUD's Vandolah WWTF. Sec. 38-23(b) wastewater capacity fee; wastewater ERU = 225 gpd; MF assessed by master meter / engineer's ERU calc. Amounts by commission resolution, not codified or posted. Amount unconfirmed: City Hall (863) 375-2255.

No municipal development impact fee program. AUDIT 7/12/2026: re-proved from the city's codifier — Bowling Green Code of Ordinances (Municode) has no impact-fee chapter; Ch. 38 (Utilities) carries only water/wastewater capacity, tap and meter fees. Prior URL was the bare city homepage (fails URL-liveness check); repointed to the codifier.

Hardee County does NOT currently levy development impact fees (confirmed BOCC agenda Nov 19, 2024). No county school impact fee. Applies countywide incl. Bowling Green. Researched June 10, 2026.

City of Bowling Green operates its own water utility. Code Ch. 38, Art. II (Water and Wastewater Utility Service Ordinance, Ord. 2007-07 as amended by Ord. 2009-06, 2014-01, 2016-10). Sec. 38-23(b) establishes a water CAPACITY FEE assessed on the applicant's anticipated average daily demand; Sec. 38-23(n)-(o) establish meter-installation and tap/connection fees. Ch. 38 has only Art. I-IV — there is no separate utility impact-fee article. ALL AMOUNTS are set by resolution of the city commission and are on file with the city clerk: none are codified and none are posted online, so NO nonres meter-size ladder and NO per-ERU dollar rate is published anywhere. Water ERU = 300 gpd; commercial/industrial units are never less than 1 ERU regardless of projected flow (Sec. 38-19(b) definition). CAVEAT — Sec. 38-23(c)(2) established an immediate capacity-fee WAIVER moratorium (waiver by contract, max 4 ERCs per applicant), terminable by resolution; confirm whether the waiver is still in force, since it could zero this fee legitimately. AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED — request the current utility rate/fee resolution: City Hall (863) 375-2255, or utilityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org / cityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org. AUDIT 7/12/2026: Code Ch. 38 Art. II re-read live on Municode — every detail above reconfirmed, still no published amount. ⚠️ DOMAIN MIGRATION: the city's live site is now bowlinggreenfl.net (Elementor, current through 7/2026); the old bowlinggreenfl.org site is STALE (last content 2022) — use .net. Searched the new site's Documentation library end-to-end: no fee schedule, no rate resolution posted. ⚠️ LEAD: the city held a UTILITIES WORKSHOP on 5/21/2026 (agenda posted at bowlinggreenfl.net/ova_doc/utilities-workshop-agenda-may-21-2026/) and issued an RFQ for Engineering Services 5/19/2026 — a rate/capacity-fee study may be underway. Re-check the .net document library each cycle for an adopted rate resolution.

PROVIDER: the City of Bowling Green operates its OWN wastewater collection, treatment and disposal system (POTW/WWTP defined in Code Sec. 38-19; Ord. 2007-07) — it is NOT routed to Hardee County Utilities' Vandolah WWTF. Code Ch. 38, Art. II, Sec. 38-23(b) establishes a wastewater CAPACITY FEE assessed on anticipated average daily flow. Wastewater ERU = 225 gpd; commercial/industrial units are never less than 1 ERU regardless of projected flow (Sec. 38-19(b) definition). All amounts are set by commission resolution and held on file with the city clerk — not codified, not posted online; no nonres meter ladder or per-ERU rate published. CAVEAT — Sec. 38-23(c)(2) capacity-fee WAIVER moratorium (max 4 ERCs per applicant, terminable by resolution); confirm current status. AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED — request the current utility rate/fee resolution: City Hall (863) 375-2255, or utilityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org / cityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org. AUDIT 7/12/2026: Code Ch. 38 Art. II re-read live on Municode — every detail above reconfirmed, still no published amount. ⚠️ DOMAIN MIGRATION: the city's live site is now bowlinggreenfl.net; the old bowlinggreenfl.org site is STALE (last content 2022) — use .net. Searched the new site's Documentation library end-to-end: no fee schedule, no rate resolution posted. ⚠️ LEAD: UTILITIES WORKSHOP held 5/21/2026 (agenda at bowlinggreenfl.net/ova_doc/utilities-workshop-agenda-may-21-2026/) plus an Engineering Services RFQ 5/19/2026 — a rate/capacity-fee study may be underway. Re-check the .net document library each cycle for an adopted rate resolution.

No municipal development impact fee program. Proved from the city's own codifier (Municode): the Code of Ordinances runs Ch. 1 through Ch. 38 plus Appendix A (Unified Land Development Code) with NO impact-fee chapter. Ch. 38 (Utilities) has only Art. I–IV and carries only water/wastewater capacity, tap and meter fees — utility fees, not city impact fees (recorded in the Water/Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table). Confirmed $0. Pop. ~3,000. Verify: City Hall (863) 375-2255. Researched 7/12/2026.

Hardee County levies NO development impact fees of any kind. Proved two ways: (1) the county's Unified Land Development Code (Municode, codified through Ord. 2024-10, enacted 11-19-2024) contains 13 articles and NO impact-fee article — Art. 8 is 'Public Facilities Monitoring and Performance' (concurrency), not an impact fee; (2) BOCC agenda 11-19-2024 states 'the County does not currently have impact fees.' County adopted impact fees in 2007-08 (Ord. 2007-07 et al.) then suspended/repealed them (Ord. 2008-22) during the recession; never reinstated. 2026 activity is Ord. 2026-06 'Cost Recovery' (Code Ch. 2, Art. IV) — reimbursement of land-development application REVIEW costs, not an impact fee. No county school impact fee (and FL school fees do not apply to nonres regardless). Confirmed $0; applies countywide incl. Bowling Green. Verify: Community Development (863) 767-1964. Researched 7/12/2026.

City of Bowling Green operates its own water utility. Code Ch. 38, Art. II (Water and Wastewater Utility Service Ordinance, Ord. 2007-07 as amended by Ord. 2009-06, 2014-01, 2016-10). Sec. 38-23(b) establishes a water CAPACITY FEE assessed on the applicant's anticipated average daily demand; Sec. 38-23(n)-(o) establish meter-installation and tap/connection fees. Ch. 38 has only Art. I-IV — there is no separate utility impact-fee article. ALL AMOUNTS are set by resolution of the city commission and are on file with the city clerk: none are codified and none are posted online, so NO nonres meter-size ladder and NO per-ERU dollar rate is published anywhere. Water ERU = 300 gpd; commercial/industrial units are never less than 1 ERU regardless of projected flow (Sec. 38-19(b) definition). CAVEAT — Sec. 38-23(c)(2) established an immediate capacity-fee WAIVER moratorium (waiver by contract, max 4 ERCs per applicant), terminable by resolution; confirm whether the waiver is still in force, since it could zero this fee legitimately. AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED — request the current utility rate/fee resolution: City Hall (863) 375-2255, or utilityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org / cityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org. AUDIT 7/12/2026: Code Ch. 38 Art. II re-read live on Municode — every detail above reconfirmed, still no published amount. ⚠️ DOMAIN MIGRATION: the city's live site is now bowlinggreenfl.net (Elementor, current through 7/2026); the old bowlinggreenfl.org site is STALE (last content 2022) — use .net. Searched the new site's Documentation library end-to-end: no fee schedule, no rate resolution posted. ⚠️ LEAD: the city held a UTILITIES WORKSHOP on 5/21/2026 (agenda posted at bowlinggreenfl.net/ova_doc/utilities-workshop-agenda-may-21-2026/) and issued an RFQ for Engineering Services 5/19/2026 — a rate/capacity-fee study may be underway. Re-check the .net document library each cycle for an adopted rate resolution.

PROVIDER: the City of Bowling Green operates its OWN wastewater collection, treatment and disposal system (POTW/WWTP defined in Code Sec. 38-19; Ord. 2007-07) — it is NOT routed to Hardee County Utilities' Vandolah WWTF. Code Ch. 38, Art. II, Sec. 38-23(b) establishes a wastewater CAPACITY FEE assessed on anticipated average daily flow. Wastewater ERU = 225 gpd; commercial/industrial units are never less than 1 ERU regardless of projected flow (Sec. 38-19(b) definition). All amounts are set by commission resolution and held on file with the city clerk — not codified, not posted online; no nonres meter ladder or per-ERU rate published. CAVEAT — Sec. 38-23(c)(2) capacity-fee WAIVER moratorium (max 4 ERCs per applicant, terminable by resolution); confirm current status. AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED — request the current utility rate/fee resolution: City Hall (863) 375-2255, or utilityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org / cityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org. AUDIT 7/12/2026: Code Ch. 38 Art. II re-read live on Municode — every detail above reconfirmed, still no published amount. ⚠️ DOMAIN MIGRATION: the city's live site is now bowlinggreenfl.net; the old bowlinggreenfl.org site is STALE (last content 2022) — use .net. Searched the new site's Documentation library end-to-end: no fee schedule, no rate resolution posted. ⚠️ LEAD: UTILITIES WORKSHOP held 5/21/2026 (agenda at bowlinggreenfl.net/ova_doc/utilities-workshop-agenda-may-21-2026/) plus an Engineering Services RFQ 5/19/2026 — a rate/capacity-fee study may be underway. Re-check the .net document library each cycle for an adopted rate resolution.

No municipal development impact fee program. Proved from the city's own codifier (Municode): the Code of Ordinances runs Ch. 1 through Ch. 38 plus Appendix A (Unified Land Development Code) with NO impact-fee chapter. Ch. 38 (Utilities) has only Art. I–IV and carries only water/wastewater capacity, tap and meter fees — utility fees, not city impact fees (recorded in the Water/Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table). Confirmed $0. Pop. ~3,000. Verify: City Hall (863) 375-2255. Researched 7/12/2026.

Hardee County levies NO development impact fees of any kind. Proved two ways: (1) the county's Unified Land Development Code (Municode, codified through Ord. 2024-10, enacted 11-19-2024) contains 13 articles and NO impact-fee article — Art. 8 is 'Public Facilities Monitoring and Performance' (concurrency), not an impact fee; (2) BOCC agenda 11-19-2024 states 'the County does not currently have impact fees.' County adopted impact fees in 2007-08 (Ord. 2007-07 et al.) then suspended/repealed them (Ord. 2008-22) during the recession; never reinstated. 2026 activity is Ord. 2026-06 'Cost Recovery' (Code Ch. 2, Art. IV) — reimbursement of land-development application REVIEW costs, not an impact fee. No county school impact fee (and FL school fees do not apply to nonres regardless). Confirmed $0; applies countywide incl. Bowling Green. Verify: Community Development (863) 767-1964. Researched 7/12/2026.

City of Bowling Green operates its own water utility. Code Ch. 38, Art. II (Water and Wastewater Utility Service Ordinance, Ord. 2007-07 as amended by Ord. 2009-06, 2014-01, 2016-10). Sec. 38-23(b) establishes a water CAPACITY FEE assessed on the applicant's anticipated average daily demand; Sec. 38-23(n)-(o) establish meter-installation and tap/connection fees. Ch. 38 has only Art. I-IV — there is no separate utility impact-fee article. ALL AMOUNTS are set by resolution of the city commission and are on file with the city clerk: none are codified and none are posted online, so NO nonres meter-size ladder and NO per-ERU dollar rate is published anywhere. Water ERU = 300 gpd; commercial/industrial units are never less than 1 ERU regardless of projected flow (Sec. 38-19(b) definition). CAVEAT — Sec. 38-23(c)(2) established an immediate capacity-fee WAIVER moratorium (waiver by contract, max 4 ERCs per applicant), terminable by resolution; confirm whether the waiver is still in force, since it could zero this fee legitimately. AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED — request the current utility rate/fee resolution: City Hall (863) 375-2255, or utilityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org / cityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org. AUDIT 7/12/2026: Code Ch. 38 Art. II re-read live on Municode — every detail above reconfirmed, still no published amount. ⚠️ DOMAIN MIGRATION: the city's live site is now bowlinggreenfl.net (Elementor, current through 7/2026); the old bowlinggreenfl.org site is STALE (last content 2022) — use .net. Searched the new site's Documentation library end-to-end: no fee schedule, no rate resolution posted. ⚠️ LEAD: the city held a UTILITIES WORKSHOP on 5/21/2026 (agenda posted at bowlinggreenfl.net/ova_doc/utilities-workshop-agenda-may-21-2026/) and issued an RFQ for Engineering Services 5/19/2026 — a rate/capacity-fee study may be underway. Re-check the .net document library each cycle for an adopted rate resolution.

PROVIDER: the City of Bowling Green operates its OWN wastewater collection, treatment and disposal system (POTW/WWTP defined in Code Sec. 38-19; Ord. 2007-07) — it is NOT routed to Hardee County Utilities' Vandolah WWTF. Code Ch. 38, Art. II, Sec. 38-23(b) establishes a wastewater CAPACITY FEE assessed on anticipated average daily flow. Wastewater ERU = 225 gpd; commercial/industrial units are never less than 1 ERU regardless of projected flow (Sec. 38-19(b) definition). All amounts are set by commission resolution and held on file with the city clerk — not codified, not posted online; no nonres meter ladder or per-ERU rate published. CAVEAT — Sec. 38-23(c)(2) capacity-fee WAIVER moratorium (max 4 ERCs per applicant, terminable by resolution); confirm current status. AMOUNT UNCONFIRMED — request the current utility rate/fee resolution: City Hall (863) 375-2255, or utilityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org / cityclerk@bowlinggreenflorida.org. AUDIT 7/12/2026: Code Ch. 38 Art. II re-read live on Municode — every detail above reconfirmed, still no published amount. ⚠️ DOMAIN MIGRATION: the city's live site is now bowlinggreenfl.net; the old bowlinggreenfl.org site is STALE (last content 2022) — use .net. Searched the new site's Documentation library end-to-end: no fee schedule, no rate resolution posted. ⚠️ LEAD: UTILITIES WORKSHOP held 5/21/2026 (agenda at bowlinggreenfl.net/ova_doc/utilities-workshop-agenda-may-21-2026/) plus an Engineering Services RFQ 5/19/2026 — a rate/capacity-fee study may be underway. Re-check the .net document library each cycle for an adopted rate resolution.

No municipal development impact fee program. Proved from the city's own codifier (Municode): the Code of Ordinances runs Ch. 1 through Ch. 38 plus Appendix A (Unified Land Development Code) with NO impact-fee chapter. Ch. 38 (Utilities) has only Art. I–IV and carries only water/wastewater capacity, tap and meter fees — utility fees, not city impact fees (recorded in the Water/Sewer Fees - Nonresidential table). Confirmed $0. Pop. ~3,000. Verify: City Hall (863) 375-2255. Researched 7/12/2026.

Hardee County levies NO development impact fees of any kind. Proved two ways: (1) the county's Unified Land Development Code (Municode, codified through Ord. 2024-10, enacted 11-19-2024) contains 13 articles and NO impact-fee article — Art. 8 is 'Public Facilities Monitoring and Performance' (concurrency), not an impact fee; (2) BOCC agenda 11-19-2024 states 'the County does not currently have impact fees.' County adopted impact fees in 2007-08 (Ord. 2007-07 et al.) then suspended/repealed them (Ord. 2008-22) during the recession; never reinstated. 2026 activity is Ord. 2026-06 'Cost Recovery' (Code Ch. 2, Art. IV) — reimbursement of land-development application REVIEW costs, not an impact fee. No county school impact fee (and FL school fees do not apply to nonres regardless). Confirmed $0; applies countywide incl. Bowling Green. Verify: Community Development (863) 767-1964. Researched 7/12/2026.