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Avon Park, Florida Impact Fees

Avon Park applies its own fee schedule: municipal fees plus the Highlands County-levied fees that apply inside city limits. Combined, a new single-family home pays at least $2,780.00 per unit (rates sourced August 4, 2026). One additional fee has no published standard amount and is not included, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting. The full breakdown is below.

Avon Park impact fees by project type

Avon Park: Single-Family Impact Fees

A new single-family home in Avon Park pays at least $2,780.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.

The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) ($1,250.00), Water Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) ($980.00) and Water Tap Fee (City of Avon Park) ($450.00).

County Impact Fee (Highlands County) 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$1,430.00
Sewer$1,350.00
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (City of Avon Park)
    City of Avon Park
    No city-level impact-fee chapter in Avon Park Municode (Ch. 98 covers utilities only). Confirmed no city development impact fees.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County)
    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. This city is inside every benefit district except fire rescue and law enforcement, so a Year-1 (10/1/2026) total would be $4,562.25 for a 2,000 sf single-family home and $2,257.25 for a mid-rise multifamily unit. 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Avon Park): $2,780.00
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Avon Park 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$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Avon Park$2,780.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake Placid$5,000.00Includes unconfirmed feesSebring$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Avon Park: Multifamily Impact Fees

A new multifamily unit in Avon Park pays at least $2,530.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.

The largest line items are Water Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park, MF) ($980.00), Water Tap Fee (City of Avon Park, MF) ($450.00) and Sewer Tap Fee (City of Avon Park, MF) ($100.00).

Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park, MF) — 2BR = 200 gpd = 0.8 ERC × $1,250/ERC is shown at the last published amount but has not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; it is included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.

County Impact Fee (Highlands County, 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$1,430.00
  • Water Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park, MF)
    City of Avon Park
    Per unit, minimum 3/4" meter ($980 inside city). Outside city: $1,225. Larger buildings may require larger meters at higher rates. Eff. 10/1/2025. Source: City of Avon Park Utilities Rates schedule.
    $980.00
  • Water Tap Fee (City of Avon Park, MF)
    City of Avon Park
    3/4" meter per unit. Eff. 10/1/2025. Source: City of Avon Park Utilities Rates schedule.
    $450.00
Sewer$1,100.00
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County, 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. This city is inside every benefit district except fire rescue and law enforcement, so a Year-1 (10/1/2026) total would be $4,562.25 for a 2,000 sf single-family home and $2,257.25 for a mid-rise multifamily unit. 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Avon Park): $2,530.00
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Avon Park Highlands County
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

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

Avon Park: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in Avon Park pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,675.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $3,675.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Water Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter ($1,650.00 one-time), Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1.0 ERC minimum × $1,250/ERC ($1,250.00 one-time) and Water Tap Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter ($525.00 one-time).

Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.

County Impact Fee (Highlands County, Commercial) 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$2,175.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter
    City of Avon Park
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). City of Avon Park Utilities, INSIDE-city rate. Source: Code §98-76 meter-size capacity fee table (Ord. 01-21, §3, 3-8-2021), which matches the city's posted Utilities Rates schedule eff. 10/1/2025 (avonpark.city/media/10831). Per §98-75(a) an applicant's capacity fee is based on water meter size; per the §98-76 footnote, COMMERCIAL flows are based on the capacity rating of the meter. These are MINIMUM charges — the city may adjust upward using the §98-236(b) flow table or engineering calculations if projected flows exceed the meter rating. Outside-city rate for a 1" meter is $2,062.50 (25% surcharge). §98-4 provides for annual indexing of capacity fees. Full inside-city ladder: 3/4" $980; 1" $1,650; 1.5" $3,250; 2" $5,250; 3" $9,800; 4" $16,350; 6" $32,650.
    $1,650.00 one-time
  • Water Tap Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter
    City of Avon Park
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Separate from the §98-76 capacity fee — this is the physical tap/meter-set charge, payable in addition. Source: City of Avon Park Utilities Rates schedule eff. 10/1/2025. Full ladder: 3/4" $450; 1" $525; 1.5" $1,050; 2" $1,200; 3" $2,400; 4" $3,000; 6" $6,000. Backflow device charges are additional (3/4" $33.20 to 2" $339.00).
    $525.00 one-time
Sewer$1,500.00 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1.0 ERC minimum × $1,250/ERC
    City of Avon Park
    NO METER TABLE FOR SEWER — ERC-based. Code §98-236(a)(2): wastewater capacity fee = $1,250.00 PER ERC, with 1 ERC = 250 gallons per day (§98-236(a)(1)). Nonresidential/commercial/industrial capacity fees are computed on a gallons-per-day basis (§98-2(b)(2)) using the minimum flow-rate table in §98-236(b) (derived from FAC Rule 64E-6.008, Table 1), EXCEPT that no single commercial unit may be assigned an ERC value of less than 1.00. This record stores the published 1.0-ERC nonres MINIMUM = $1,250.00 inside city; the actual fee = (design flow gpd ÷ 250) × $1,250, minimum 1.0 ERC. Outside city = $1,562.50 (25% surcharge, §98-235). The city's posted rate schedule (eff. 10/1/2025) shows only the residential figure and refers commercial users to the ordinance. Same $/ERC applies to residential, so the nonres minimum legitimately equals the SFR amount (shared ERC basis, not residential contamination). §98-4 provides for annual indexing.
    $1,250.00 one-time
  • Sewer Connection Charge (City of Avon Park)
    City of Avon Park
    Physical sewer tap/connection charge, separate from and in addition to the §98-236 sewer capacity fee. Code §98-237: charged only where city personnel perform the connection — $250.00 to a usable existing service stubout (entered here as the base case); $325.00 if a new sewer tap and/or stubout is required; $500.00 if street patching is also required. Not meter-size based. A permit and plumbing inspection fee is additional.
    $250.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (City of Avon Park, Commercial)
    City of Avon Park
    Confirmed $0 (checked 7/12/2026). The City of Avon Park Code of Ordinances has NO impact-fee or development-fee chapter — full chapter list reviewed; Ch. 98 (Utilities) carries only water/sewer capacity, tap and connection charges, which are tracked in the Water/Sewer table. The city posts no development fee schedule. Nonresidential development in Avon Park pays no municipal impact fee; the only impact fees are the county's Ch. 13 fees (currently uncollected — see County record). Water/sewer capacity fees are NOT city impact fees and are excluded from this record by design.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County, Commercial)
    Highlands County
    Highlands County Code Ch. 13 (Ord. 05-06-44, eff. 1/1/2007); the county collects its impact fees on permits issued inside municipalities. Nonres components: Transportation (§13-28) and EMS (§13-24) apply countywide, inside and outside cities; Fire Rescue (§13-23) applies ONLY in the unincorporated area and the Town of Lake Placid, so it does NOT apply in Avon Park; 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: Transportation ITE 820 'Retail 50,000 gsf or less' = $12,153; EMS 'Retail 50,000 gsf or less' = $113.65. Retail is measured on gross LEASABLE area per §13-2(a)(8); all other uses on GFA. VERIFY: Highlands County Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Avon Park): $3,675.00 one-time (≈ $3,675.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Avon Park Highlands County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

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$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Avon Park$3,675.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake Placid$10,635.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSebring$5,408.26*Includes unconfirmed fees

Avon Park: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in Avon Park pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,675.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $3,675.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Water Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter ($1,650.00 one-time), Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1.0 ERC minimum × $1,250/ERC ($1,250.00 one-time) and Water Tap Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter ($525.00 one-time).

Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.

County Impact Fee (Highlands County, Industrial) 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$2,175.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter
    City of Avon Park
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). City of Avon Park Utilities, INSIDE-city rate. Source: Code §98-76 meter-size capacity fee table (Ord. 01-21, §3, 3-8-2021), which matches the city's posted Utilities Rates schedule eff. 10/1/2025 (avonpark.city/media/10831). Per §98-75(a) an applicant's capacity fee is based on water meter size; per the §98-76 footnote, COMMERCIAL flows are based on the capacity rating of the meter. These are MINIMUM charges — the city may adjust upward using the §98-236(b) flow table or engineering calculations if projected flows exceed the meter rating. Outside-city rate for a 1" meter is $2,062.50 (25% surcharge). §98-4 provides for annual indexing of capacity fees. Full inside-city ladder: 3/4" $980; 1" $1,650; 1.5" $3,250; 2" $5,250; 3" $9,800; 4" $16,350; 6" $32,650.
    $1,650.00 one-time
  • Water Tap Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter
    City of Avon Park
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Separate from the §98-76 capacity fee — this is the physical tap/meter-set charge, payable in addition. Source: City of Avon Park Utilities Rates schedule eff. 10/1/2025. Full ladder: 3/4" $450; 1" $525; 1.5" $1,050; 2" $1,200; 3" $2,400; 4" $3,000; 6" $6,000. Backflow device charges are additional (3/4" $33.20 to 2" $339.00).
    $525.00 one-time
Sewer$1,500.00 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1.0 ERC minimum × $1,250/ERC
    City of Avon Park
    NO METER TABLE FOR SEWER — ERC-based. Code §98-236(a)(2): wastewater capacity fee = $1,250.00 PER ERC, with 1 ERC = 250 gallons per day (§98-236(a)(1)). Nonresidential/commercial/industrial capacity fees are computed on a gallons-per-day basis (§98-2(b)(2)) using the minimum flow-rate table in §98-236(b) (derived from FAC Rule 64E-6.008, Table 1), EXCEPT that no single commercial unit may be assigned an ERC value of less than 1.00. This record stores the published 1.0-ERC nonres MINIMUM = $1,250.00 inside city; the actual fee = (design flow gpd ÷ 250) × $1,250, minimum 1.0 ERC. Outside city = $1,562.50 (25% surcharge, §98-235). The city's posted rate schedule (eff. 10/1/2025) shows only the residential figure and refers commercial users to the ordinance. Same $/ERC applies to residential, so the nonres minimum legitimately equals the SFR amount (shared ERC basis, not residential contamination). §98-4 provides for annual indexing.
    $1,250.00 one-time
  • Sewer Connection Charge (City of Avon Park)
    City of Avon Park
    Physical sewer tap/connection charge, separate from and in addition to the §98-236 sewer capacity fee. Code §98-237: charged only where city personnel perform the connection — $250.00 to a usable existing service stubout (entered here as the base case); $325.00 if a new sewer tap and/or stubout is required; $500.00 if street patching is also required. Not meter-size based. A permit and plumbing inspection fee is additional.
    $250.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (City of Avon Park, Industrial)
    City of Avon Park
    Confirmed $0 (checked 7/12/2026). No impact-fee or development-fee chapter exists in the Avon Park Code (Ch. 98 Utilities covers water/sewer capacity/tap fees only, tracked in the Water/Sewer table); no separately posted development fee schedule. No municipal impact fee applies to nonresidential development.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County, Industrial)
    Highlands County
    Highlands County Code Ch. 13 (Ord. 05-06-44, eff. 1/1/2007); the county collects its impact fees on permits issued inside municipalities. Nonres components: Transportation (§13-28) and EMS (§13-24) apply countywide; Fire Rescue (§13-23) applies ONLY in the unincorporated area and the Town of Lake Placid, so it does NOT apply in Avon Park; 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: Transportation ITE 110 'General industrial/industrial park' = $4,663; EMS same row = $27.32. VERIFY: Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Avon Park): $3,675.00 one-time (≈ $3,675.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Avon Park Highlands County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

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$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Avon Park$3,675.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake Placid$10,635.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSebring$5,408.26*Includes unconfirmed fees

Avon Park: Office Impact Fees

Office development in Avon Park pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,675.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $3,675.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Water Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter ($1,650.00 one-time), Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1.0 ERC minimum × $1,250/ERC ($1,250.00 one-time) and Water Tap Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter ($525.00 one-time).

Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.

County Impact Fee (Highlands County, Office) 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$2,175.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter
    City of Avon Park
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). City of Avon Park Utilities, INSIDE-city rate. Source: Code §98-76 meter-size capacity fee table (Ord. 01-21, §3, 3-8-2021), which matches the city's posted Utilities Rates schedule eff. 10/1/2025 (avonpark.city/media/10831). Per §98-75(a) an applicant's capacity fee is based on water meter size; per the §98-76 footnote, COMMERCIAL flows are based on the capacity rating of the meter. These are MINIMUM charges — the city may adjust upward using the §98-236(b) flow table or engineering calculations if projected flows exceed the meter rating. Outside-city rate for a 1" meter is $2,062.50 (25% surcharge). §98-4 provides for annual indexing of capacity fees. Full inside-city ladder: 3/4" $980; 1" $1,650; 1.5" $3,250; 2" $5,250; 3" $9,800; 4" $16,350; 6" $32,650.
    $1,650.00 one-time
  • Water Tap Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1" meter
    City of Avon Park
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Separate from the §98-76 capacity fee — this is the physical tap/meter-set charge, payable in addition. Source: City of Avon Park Utilities Rates schedule eff. 10/1/2025. Full ladder: 3/4" $450; 1" $525; 1.5" $1,050; 2" $1,200; 3" $2,400; 4" $3,000; 6" $6,000. Backflow device charges are additional (3/4" $33.20 to 2" $339.00).
    $525.00 one-time
Sewer$1,500.00 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Avon Park) — 1.0 ERC minimum × $1,250/ERC
    City of Avon Park
    NO METER TABLE FOR SEWER — ERC-based. Code §98-236(a)(2): wastewater capacity fee = $1,250.00 PER ERC, with 1 ERC = 250 gallons per day (§98-236(a)(1)). Nonresidential/commercial/industrial capacity fees are computed on a gallons-per-day basis (§98-2(b)(2)) using the minimum flow-rate table in §98-236(b) (derived from FAC Rule 64E-6.008, Table 1), EXCEPT that no single commercial unit may be assigned an ERC value of less than 1.00. This record stores the published 1.0-ERC nonres MINIMUM = $1,250.00 inside city; the actual fee = (design flow gpd ÷ 250) × $1,250, minimum 1.0 ERC. Outside city = $1,562.50 (25% surcharge, §98-235). The city's posted rate schedule (eff. 10/1/2025) shows only the residential figure and refers commercial users to the ordinance. Same $/ERC applies to residential, so the nonres minimum legitimately equals the SFR amount (shared ERC basis, not residential contamination). §98-4 provides for annual indexing.
    $1,250.00 one-time
  • Sewer Connection Charge (City of Avon Park)
    City of Avon Park
    Physical sewer tap/connection charge, separate from and in addition to the §98-236 sewer capacity fee. Code §98-237: charged only where city personnel perform the connection — $250.00 to a usable existing service stubout (entered here as the base case); $325.00 if a new sewer tap and/or stubout is required; $500.00 if street patching is also required. Not meter-size based. A permit and plumbing inspection fee is additional.
    $250.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (City of Avon Park, Office)
    City of Avon Park
    Confirmed $0 (checked 7/12/2026). No impact-fee or development-fee chapter exists in the Avon Park Code (Ch. 98 Utilities covers water/sewer capacity/tap fees only, tracked in the Water/Sewer table); no separately posted development fee schedule. No municipal impact fee applies to nonresidential development.
    $0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee (Highlands County, Office)
    Highlands County
    Highlands County Code Ch. 13 (Ord. 05-06-44, eff. 1/1/2007); the county collects its impact fees on permits issued inside municipalities. Nonres components: Transportation (§13-28) and EMS (§13-24) apply countywide; Fire Rescue (§13-23) applies ONLY in the unincorporated area and the Town of Lake Placid, so it does NOT apply in Avon Park; 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: Transportation ITE 710 'Office 50,000 sf or less' = $12,380; EMS 'Office 50,000 sf or less' = $66.13 (schedule row containing 25,000 sf). VERIFY: Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
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Total (Avon Park): $3,675.00 one-time (≈ $3,675.00 at 25,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Avon Park Highlands County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

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$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Avon Park$3,675.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Lake Placid$10,635.00*Includes unconfirmed feesSebring$5,408.26*Includes unconfirmed fees

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How impact fees work in Florida

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

What are the total impact fees for a single-family home in Avon Park, Florida?

A new single-family home in Avon Park pays at least $2,780.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026). One additional fee has no published standard amount and is not included, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting.

How much are commercial impact fees in Avon Park?

Commercial development in Avon Park pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,675.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). One additional fee has no published standard amount and is not included, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting.

Does Avon Park charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Avon Park levies its own municipal impact or utility fees, and county-levied fees also apply inside city limits. The schedule on this page shows every fee that applies to development in Avon Park, with the combined total.

Can Florida impact fees increase at any time?

No. Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes limits increases to 50% at most, phased in over two to four years, unless the local government makes extraordinary-circumstances findings and approves the increase by at least a two-thirds vote.

Fee amounts on this page are compiled from official published schedules and are provided for planning purposes only. Rates change, and project specifics (unit size, meter size, location within special districts) can alter what applies. Always verify current fees with the jurisdiction and utility before relying on them.

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