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Highlands County, Florida Impact Fees

Impact fees in Highlands County depend on where you build. This page details the rates for unincorporated Highlands County, which currently has no published impact fees for single-family homes as of July 13, 2026. Inside city limits, each city applies its own schedule and fees may be completely different. Pick your city below.

Highlands County impact fees by project type

Where in Highlands 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 Highlands County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Avon Park$2,780.00Includes unconfirmed feesLake Placid$5,000.00Includes unconfirmed feesSebring$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Unincorporated Highlands County: Single-Family Impact Fees

Unincorporated Highlands County has no published impact fee amounts for a new single-family home (rates sourced July 13, 2026). The schedule below documents the status of each fee.

County Impact Fee (Highlands 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.

View the full fee schedule
Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated)
    Highlands County does not own or operate a water or wastewater utility. The county's adopted Schedule of Fees effective October 1, 2025 enumerates every county charge by department (Building, Fire Rescue, Engineering, Development Services, Parks, Solid Waste, Libraries, EMS, etc.) and contains no water or sewer connection, tap or capacity charge; the only utility-related entries are rights-of-way permits (General Utility Permit $400, permit to move a structure including utility connection $190). The county's department roster likewise contains no utilities department. Water and sewer service in the unincorporated county is supplied by independent special districts (e.g. Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District, Spring Lake Improvement District), the Lake Placid Regional Utility, municipal systems in Sebring and Avon Park, private utilities, or private wells and septic systems. Land Development Regulations art. 14 requires connection to those central systems where available but sets no county charge. 8/5/2026.
    $0.00
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated)
    Highlands County does not own or operate a water or wastewater utility. The county's adopted Schedule of Fees effective October 1, 2025 enumerates every county charge by department (Building, Fire Rescue, Engineering, Development Services, Parks, Solid Waste, Libraries, EMS, etc.) and contains no water or sewer connection, tap or capacity charge; the only utility-related entries are rights-of-way permits (General Utility Permit $400, permit to move a structure including utility connection $190). The county's department roster likewise contains no utilities department. Water and sewer service in the unincorporated county is supplied by independent special districts (e.g. Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District, Spring Lake Improvement District), the Lake Placid Regional Utility, municipal systems in Sebring and Avon Park, private utilities, or private wells and septic systems. Land Development Regulations art. 14 requires connection to those central systems where available but sets no county charge. 8/5/2026.
    $0.00
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated)
    Highlands County
    Highlands County's codified impact fee chapter suspended all impact fees through and including June 30, 2026 (last extended by Ord. 24-25-014, codified at Sec. 13-29(3), Municode Supp. 30, codified through Ord. 25-26-01). The Board noticed Ordinance 25-26-15 (adopting the Benesch 2026 Highlands County Impact Fee Study and an amended/restated Chapter 13) for a final public hearing on 6/30/2026; the agenda packet is CivicClerk event 4879, file 3405 (https://highlandscofl.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3405,plainText=false)). Draft Sec. 13-201(d) phases rates: 10/1/2026-9/30/2028 multi-modal transportation 100% and all other facilities 25%; 50% in FY2028-29; 75% in FY2029-30; 100% from 10/1/2030. Appendix A calculated (100%) county-roads-basis rates: SF detached 1,500-2,499 sf = $9,147 total (Fire $1,311, EMS $55, Law Enf $705, Corrections $844, Gen Govt $1,290, Library $462, Parks $492, Env. Sensitive Lands $282, Net MMTIF county roads $3,706); MF mid-rise (ITE 221) = $5,303 total (Fire $832, EMS $38, Law Enf $443, Corrections $583, Gen Govt $890, Library $318, Parks $338, ESL $194, MMTIF $1,667). Benefit districts in draft Sec. 13-201(c): law enforcement = unincorporated county ONLY; fire rescue = unincorporated + Town of Lake Placid only; EMS, corrections, general government, libraries, parks, environmentally sensitive lands and multi-modal transportation = unincorporated county PLUS Lake Placid, Avon Park and Sebring. Adoption on 6/30/2026 could not be established from any published minutes, ordinance text or news source as of today: CivicClerk shows no minutes for the meeting; Municode's uncodified-ordinance list for 2026 tracked only through 7/1/2026 and shows nothing past Ord. 25-26-06; the county's impact fee webpage still describes adoption as a pending next step; and the FY2026-27 budget workshop packet (file 3440) contains no impact fee revenue. Because the old chapter's suspension lapsed 6/30/2026 and the replacement rates would not begin collection until 10/1/2026, the amount payable today cannot be stated from a published source. Holding as INFERRED_0 for owner review. Year-1 (10/1/2026-9/30/2028) total for the unincorporated county would be $5,066.25 for a 2,000 sf single-family home and $2,576.00 for a mid-rise multifamily unit. 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Total (unincorporated Highlands County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedule:Highlands County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Highlands 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 Highlands County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Avon Park$2,530.00Includes unconfirmed feesLake Placid$650.00Includes unconfirmed feesSebring$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Unincorporated Highlands County: Multifamily Impact Fees

Unincorporated Highlands County has no published impact fee amounts for a new multifamily unit (rates sourced July 13, 2026). The schedule below documents the status of each fee.

County Impact Fee (Highlands 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.

View the full fee schedule
Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated, MF)
    Highlands County does not own or operate a water or wastewater utility. The county's adopted Schedule of Fees effective October 1, 2025 enumerates every county charge by department (Building, Fire Rescue, Engineering, Development Services, Parks, Solid Waste, Libraries, EMS, etc.) and contains no water or sewer connection, tap or capacity charge; the only utility-related entries are rights-of-way permits (General Utility Permit $400, permit to move a structure including utility connection $190). The county's department roster likewise contains no utilities department. Water and sewer service in the unincorporated county is supplied by independent special districts (e.g. Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District, Spring Lake Improvement District), the Lake Placid Regional Utility, municipal systems in Sebring and Avon Park, private utilities, or private wells and septic systems. Land Development Regulations art. 14 requires connection to those central systems where available but sets no county charge. 8/5/2026.
    $0.00
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated, MF)
    Highlands County does not own or operate a water or wastewater utility. The county's adopted Schedule of Fees effective October 1, 2025 enumerates every county charge by department (Building, Fire Rescue, Engineering, Development Services, Parks, Solid Waste, Libraries, EMS, etc.) and contains no water or sewer connection, tap or capacity charge; the only utility-related entries are rights-of-way permits (General Utility Permit $400, permit to move a structure including utility connection $190). The county's department roster likewise contains no utilities department. Water and sewer service in the unincorporated county is supplied by independent special districts (e.g. Sun 'n Lake of Sebring Improvement District, Spring Lake Improvement District), the Lake Placid Regional Utility, municipal systems in Sebring and Avon Park, private utilities, or private wells and septic systems. Land Development Regulations art. 14 requires connection to those central systems where available but sets no county charge. 8/5/2026.
    $0.00
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated, MF)
    Highlands County
    Highlands County's codified impact fee chapter suspended all impact fees through and including June 30, 2026 (last extended by Ord. 24-25-014, codified at Sec. 13-29(3), Municode Supp. 30, codified through Ord. 25-26-01). The Board noticed Ordinance 25-26-15 (adopting the Benesch 2026 Highlands County Impact Fee Study and an amended/restated Chapter 13) for a final public hearing on 6/30/2026; the agenda packet is CivicClerk event 4879, file 3405 (https://highlandscofl.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=3405,plainText=false)). Draft Sec. 13-201(d) phases rates: 10/1/2026-9/30/2028 multi-modal transportation 100% and all other facilities 25%; 50% in FY2028-29; 75% in FY2029-30; 100% from 10/1/2030. Appendix A calculated (100%) county-roads-basis rates: SF detached 1,500-2,499 sf = $9,147 total (Fire $1,311, EMS $55, Law Enf $705, Corrections $844, Gen Govt $1,290, Library $462, Parks $492, Env. Sensitive Lands $282, Net MMTIF county roads $3,706); MF mid-rise (ITE 221) = $5,303 total (Fire $832, EMS $38, Law Enf $443, Corrections $583, Gen Govt $890, Library $318, Parks $338, ESL $194, MMTIF $1,667). Benefit districts in draft Sec. 13-201(c): law enforcement = unincorporated county ONLY; fire rescue = unincorporated + Town of Lake Placid only; EMS, corrections, general government, libraries, parks, environmentally sensitive lands and multi-modal transportation = unincorporated county PLUS Lake Placid, Avon Park and Sebring. Adoption on 6/30/2026 could not be established from any published minutes, ordinance text or news source as of today: CivicClerk shows no minutes for the meeting; Municode's uncodified-ordinance list for 2026 tracked only through 7/1/2026 and shows nothing past Ord. 25-26-06; the county's impact fee webpage still describes adoption as a pending next step; and the FY2026-27 budget workshop packet (file 3440) contains no impact fee revenue. Because the old chapter's suspension lapsed 6/30/2026 and the replacement rates would not begin collection until 10/1/2026, the amount payable today cannot be stated from a published source. Holding as INFERRED_0 for owner review. Year-1 (10/1/2026-9/30/2028) total for the unincorporated county would be $5,066.25 for a 2,000 sf single-family home and $2,576.00 for a mid-rise multifamily unit. 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Total (unincorporated Highlands County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedule:Highlands County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Highlands 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 Highlands County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Avon Park$3,675.00*Includes unconfirmed feesLake Placid$10,635.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSebring$5,408.26*Includes unconfirmed fees

Unincorporated Highlands County: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in unincorporated Highlands County pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026).

Sewer Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated) and Water Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated) are set by the utility and not published online. County Impact Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated, 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.

View the full fee schedule
Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated)
    Various — no county water utility
    $0 + UNCONFIRMED — NO county-owned water utility, so there is no single countywide nonres connection/capacity charge. Unincorporated parcels are served provider-by-provider; VERIFY the provider for a given parcel and use that provider's nonres meter schedule: Highlands County Development Services (863) 402-6650. Known providers: (1) CITY OF SEBRING serves outlying unincorporated subdivisions (Sebring Hills, Sebring Country Estates, Lake Haven Estates, Highway 27 South) — Res. 2025-23 (eff. 11/1/2025) OUTSIDE-city commercial connection fee ladder: 3/4" $1,348.32; 1" $2,280.86; 1.5" $4,713.86; 2" $9,044.71; 3" $20,245.69; 4" $36,437.26; 6" $80,847.43; 8" $153,610.11, plus the outside-city meter setting charge (1" = $1,017.79) and, in those four subdivisions, an additional system development charge ($267.56–$535.12 per 3/4" meter, scaled proportionately for larger meters). (2) LAKE PLACID REGIONAL UTILITY (LPRU) serves the unincorporated area around the Town — its §135-205(2) meter ladder applies with the out-of-town uplift of 25%+ (§135-206), so a 1" nonres service is at least $5,625 SDC plus at least $844 meter setting. (3) Sun 'n Lake of Sebring and Spring Lake improvement districts serve their own areas under their own schedules. (4) Elsewhere: private wells or PSC-regulated private utilities. Audited 7/13/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated)
    Various — no county sewer utility
    $0 + UNCONFIRMED — NO county-owned sewer utility, so there is no single countywide nonres connection/capacity charge. Unincorporated parcels are served provider-by-provider; VERIFY the provider for a given parcel and use that provider's nonres meter schedule: Highlands County Development Services (863) 402-6650. Known providers: (1) CITY OF SEBRING serves outlying unincorporated subdivisions — Res. 2025-23 (eff. 11/1/2025) sets outside-city sewer connection fees at 125% of the inside-city ladder: 3/4" $2,128.52; 1" $3,624.48; 1.5" $7,461.83; 2" $14,151.68; 3" $31,978.79; 4" $57,561.53; 6" $127,921.16; 8" $243,078.68. (2) LAKE PLACID REGIONAL UTILITY (LPRU) serves the unincorporated area around the Town — its §135-304 meter ladder applies with the out-of-town uplift of 25%+ (§135-206), so a 1" nonres service is at least $6,825. (3) Sun 'n Lake of Sebring and Spring Lake improvement districts serve their own areas under their own schedules. (4) Elsewhere: private septic or PSC-regulated private utilities. Audited 7/13/2026.
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated, Commercial)
    Highlands County
    Highlands County Code Ch. 13 (Ord. 05-06-44, eff. 1/1/2007). In the unincorporated area the nonres components are Transportation (§13-28), EMS (§13-24) and Fire Rescue (§13-23). Correctional (§13-21), Law Enforcement (§13-22), Library (§13-25), Parks & Recreation (§13-26) and Education (§13-27) are residential-only and publish no nonres rows. §13-29(3) suspended ALL §§13-21—13-28 fees 'through and including June 30, 2026' — lapsed on paper (Municode current through 7/1/2026; no further extension codified) — but the county has collected no impact fees since 2009 and its own Impact Fee Study page (checked 7/12/2026) states the Board has yet to decide which fees to adopt and at what rate following the 5/12/2026 workshop on the April 2026 consultant report. §13-29(2) further imposes these fees at only 30% of the codified rate, subject to annual index resolutions (none adopted since 2009). $0 + Unconfirmed. Codified (suspended) nonres Commercial rates, per 1,000 sf, schedule row 'Retail 50,000 gsf or less' (ITE 820): Transportation $12,153; EMS $113.65; Fire Rescue $1,261.42. Retail measured on gross LEASABLE area per §13-2(a)(8). Transportation and Parks fees are split into Avon Park / Sebring / Lake Placid benefit districts, but the nonres rate table is countywide (single rate). VERIFY: Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
    Requires confirmation
Total (unincorporated Highlands County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:Various — no county water utility Various — no county sewer utility Highlands County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Highlands 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 Highlands County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Avon Park$3,675.00*Includes unconfirmed feesLake Placid$10,635.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSebring$5,408.26*Includes unconfirmed fees

Unincorporated Highlands County: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in unincorporated Highlands County pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026).

Sewer Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated) and Water Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated) are set by the utility and not published online. County Impact Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated, Industrial) 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.

View the full fee schedule
Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated)
    Various — no county water utility
    $0 + UNCONFIRMED — NO county-owned water utility, so there is no single countywide nonres connection/capacity charge. Unincorporated parcels are served provider-by-provider; VERIFY the provider for a given parcel and use that provider's nonres meter schedule: Highlands County Development Services (863) 402-6650. Known providers: (1) CITY OF SEBRING serves outlying unincorporated subdivisions (Sebring Hills, Sebring Country Estates, Lake Haven Estates, Highway 27 South) — Res. 2025-23 (eff. 11/1/2025) OUTSIDE-city commercial connection fee ladder: 3/4" $1,348.32; 1" $2,280.86; 1.5" $4,713.86; 2" $9,044.71; 3" $20,245.69; 4" $36,437.26; 6" $80,847.43; 8" $153,610.11, plus the outside-city meter setting charge (1" = $1,017.79) and, in those four subdivisions, an additional system development charge ($267.56–$535.12 per 3/4" meter, scaled proportionately for larger meters). (2) LAKE PLACID REGIONAL UTILITY (LPRU) serves the unincorporated area around the Town — its §135-205(2) meter ladder applies with the out-of-town uplift of 25%+ (§135-206), so a 1" nonres service is at least $5,625 SDC plus at least $844 meter setting. (3) Sun 'n Lake of Sebring and Spring Lake improvement districts serve their own areas under their own schedules. (4) Elsewhere: private wells or PSC-regulated private utilities. Audited 7/13/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated)
    Various — no county sewer utility
    $0 + UNCONFIRMED — NO county-owned sewer utility, so there is no single countywide nonres connection/capacity charge. Unincorporated parcels are served provider-by-provider; VERIFY the provider for a given parcel and use that provider's nonres meter schedule: Highlands County Development Services (863) 402-6650. Known providers: (1) CITY OF SEBRING serves outlying unincorporated subdivisions — Res. 2025-23 (eff. 11/1/2025) sets outside-city sewer connection fees at 125% of the inside-city ladder: 3/4" $2,128.52; 1" $3,624.48; 1.5" $7,461.83; 2" $14,151.68; 3" $31,978.79; 4" $57,561.53; 6" $127,921.16; 8" $243,078.68. (2) LAKE PLACID REGIONAL UTILITY (LPRU) serves the unincorporated area around the Town — its §135-304 meter ladder applies with the out-of-town uplift of 25%+ (§135-206), so a 1" nonres service is at least $6,825. (3) Sun 'n Lake of Sebring and Spring Lake improvement districts serve their own areas under their own schedules. (4) Elsewhere: private septic or PSC-regulated private utilities. Audited 7/13/2026.
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated, Industrial)
    Highlands County
    Highlands County Code Ch. 13 (Ord. 05-06-44, eff. 1/1/2007). Unincorporated nonres components: Transportation (§13-28), EMS (§13-24), Fire Rescue (§13-23). Correctional, Law Enforcement, Library, Parks and Education fees are residential-only. §13-29(3) suspended ALL §§13-21—13-28 fees through and including 6/30/2026 — lapsed on paper (Municode current 7/1/2026; no further extension codified) — but the county has collected no impact fees since 2009 and its Impact Fee Study page (checked 7/12/2026) says the Board has yet to decide which fees to adopt and at what rate after the 5/12/2026 workshop. §13-29(2) imposes these at only 30% of the codified rate, subject to annual index resolutions (none since 2009). $0 + Unconfirmed. Codified (suspended) nonres Industrial rates, per 1,000 sf GFA, schedule row 'General industrial/industrial park' (ITE 110): Transportation $4,663; EMS $27.32; Fire Rescue $303.27. VERIFY: Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
    Requires confirmation
Total (unincorporated Highlands County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:Various — no county water utility Various — no county sewer utility Highlands County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Highlands 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 Highlands County$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Avon Park$3,675.00*Includes unconfirmed feesLake Placid$10,635.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSebring$5,408.26*Includes unconfirmed fees

Unincorporated Highlands County: Office Impact Fees

Office development in unincorporated Highlands County pays no per-square-foot impact fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026).

Sewer Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated) and Water Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated) are set by the utility and not published online. County Impact Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated, Office) 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.

View the full fee schedule
Water$0.00
  • Water Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated)
    Various — no county water utility
    $0 + UNCONFIRMED — NO county-owned water utility, so there is no single countywide nonres connection/capacity charge. Unincorporated parcels are served provider-by-provider; VERIFY the provider for a given parcel and use that provider's nonres meter schedule: Highlands County Development Services (863) 402-6650. Known providers: (1) CITY OF SEBRING serves outlying unincorporated subdivisions (Sebring Hills, Sebring Country Estates, Lake Haven Estates, Highway 27 South) — Res. 2025-23 (eff. 11/1/2025) OUTSIDE-city commercial connection fee ladder: 3/4" $1,348.32; 1" $2,280.86; 1.5" $4,713.86; 2" $9,044.71; 3" $20,245.69; 4" $36,437.26; 6" $80,847.43; 8" $153,610.11, plus the outside-city meter setting charge (1" = $1,017.79) and, in those four subdivisions, an additional system development charge ($267.56–$535.12 per 3/4" meter, scaled proportionately for larger meters). (2) LAKE PLACID REGIONAL UTILITY (LPRU) serves the unincorporated area around the Town — its §135-205(2) meter ladder applies with the out-of-town uplift of 25%+ (§135-206), so a 1" nonres service is at least $5,625 SDC plus at least $844 meter setting. (3) Sun 'n Lake of Sebring and Spring Lake improvement districts serve their own areas under their own schedules. (4) Elsewhere: private wells or PSC-regulated private utilities. Audited 7/13/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Connection Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated)
    Various — no county sewer utility
    $0 + UNCONFIRMED — NO county-owned sewer utility, so there is no single countywide nonres connection/capacity charge. Unincorporated parcels are served provider-by-provider; VERIFY the provider for a given parcel and use that provider's nonres meter schedule: Highlands County Development Services (863) 402-6650. Known providers: (1) CITY OF SEBRING serves outlying unincorporated subdivisions — Res. 2025-23 (eff. 11/1/2025) sets outside-city sewer connection fees at 125% of the inside-city ladder: 3/4" $2,128.52; 1" $3,624.48; 1.5" $7,461.83; 2" $14,151.68; 3" $31,978.79; 4" $57,561.53; 6" $127,921.16; 8" $243,078.68. (2) LAKE PLACID REGIONAL UTILITY (LPRU) serves the unincorporated area around the Town — its §135-304 meter ladder applies with the out-of-town uplift of 25%+ (§135-206), so a 1" nonres service is at least $6,825. (3) Sun 'n Lake of Sebring and Spring Lake improvement districts serve their own areas under their own schedules. (4) Elsewhere: private septic or PSC-regulated private utilities. Audited 7/13/2026.
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County Unincorporated, Office)
    Highlands County
    Highlands County Code Ch. 13 (Ord. 05-06-44, eff. 1/1/2007). Unincorporated nonres components: Transportation (§13-28), EMS (§13-24), Fire Rescue (§13-23). Correctional, Law Enforcement, Library, Parks and Education fees are residential-only. §13-29(3) suspended ALL §§13-21—13-28 fees through and including 6/30/2026 — lapsed on paper (Municode current 7/1/2026; no further extension codified) — but the county has collected no impact fees since 2009 and its Impact Fee Study page (checked 7/12/2026) says the Board has yet to decide which fees to adopt and at what rate after the 5/12/2026 workshop. §13-29(2) imposes these at only 30% of the codified rate, subject to annual index resolutions (none since 2009). $0 + Unconfirmed. Codified (suspended) nonres Office rates, per 1,000 sf GFA, schedule row 'Office 50,000 sf or less' (ITE 710 — the tier containing 25,000 sf): Transportation $12,380; EMS $66.13; Fire Rescue $734.00. VERIFY: Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
    Requires confirmation
Total (unincorporated Highlands County): $0.00
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:Various — no county water utility Various — no county sewer utility Highlands County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

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How impact fees work in Florida

Florida impact fees are one-time charges on new development, governed by Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes (the Florida Impact Fee Act). The statute requires fees to be based on the most recent and localized data, spent on the infrastructure category they were collected for, and adopted by ordinance.

Since 2021, the law also limits how fast fees can rise: increases up to 25% phase in over two years, increases of 25–50% phase in over four years, and increases above 50% are allowed only with a demonstrated extraordinary-circumstances study and at least a two-thirds vote of the governing body.

Counties and cities can both levy impact fees. Inside an incorporated city, a project typically pays the county's countywide fees plus any municipal fees the city has adopted, which is why totals differ between a city and the unincorporated county around it.

Frequently asked questions

How much are commercial impact fees in Highlands County?

Unincorporated Highlands County does not currently levy impact fees on commercial development.

Do cities in Highlands County charge their own impact fees?

Yes. Every incorporated city applies its own fee schedule. 3 of 3 cities in Highlands 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.

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