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Lake Placid, Florida Impact Fees

Lake Placid 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 $5,000.00 per unit (rates sourced July 13, 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.

Lake Placid impact fees by project type

Lake Placid: Single-Family Impact Fees

A new single-family home in Lake Placid pays at least $5,000.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.

The largest line items are Sewer System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid) ($3,200.00) and Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid) ($1,800.00).

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.

View the full fee schedule
Water$1,800.00
  • Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid)
    Town of Lake Placid
    Town Code §135-205(2) water SDC, Lake Placid Regional Utility (LPRU): 3/4" single service inside Town = $1,800; separate $500 meter-setting charge (3/4") under §135-205(1). Out-of-town rates 25%+ above inside-town (§135-206). Amended Ord. 2025-17 (11/17/2025); Municode supp. 6.
    $1,800.00
Sewer$3,200.00
  • Sewer System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid)
    Town of Lake Placid
    Town Code §135-304 sewer SDC, Lake Placid Regional Utility (LPRU); keyed to water meter size, 3/4" = $3,200, eff. 1/1/2019 (Ord. 2017-745 §18; Ord. 2022-13; Ord. 2023-10). Collected on new construction before building-permit issuance. Out-of-town 25%+ above inside-town (§135-206). Municode supp. 6, codified through Ord. 2025-17 (11/17/2025).
    $3,200.00
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (Town of Lake Placid)
    Town of Lake Placid
    Town Code Ch. 143 contains only application/filing fees (variance $500, site plan $500, rezone $1,500, etc.) — no impact fees. No impact-fee chapter in the Lake Placid code. Water/sewer system development charges tracked separately (Ch. 135).
    $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. Lake Placid is inside every benefit district except law enforcement, so a Year-1 (10/1/2026) total would be $4,890.00 for a 2,000 sf single-family home and $2,465.25 for a mid-rise multifamily unit. 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Lake Placid): $5,000.00
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:Town of Lake Placid 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 feesAvon Park$2,780.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Lake Placid$5,000.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Lake Placid: Multifamily Impact Fees

A new multifamily unit in Lake Placid pays at least $650.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.

The largest line items are Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid, MF) ($650.00).

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$650.00
  • Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid, MF)
    Town of Lake Placid
    Town Code §135-205(2), Lake Placid Regional Utility. For master metering of multiple units the water SDC is the GREATER of $650/unit inside Town or the SDC for the meter size installed (3/4" $1,800 → 6" $90,000). Unit count = number of units PLUS ONE (a 10-unit complex counts as 11). Entered $650/unit as the canonical per-unit rate. Out-of-town 25%+ higher (§135-206). Ord. 2025-17 (11/17/2025).
    $650.00
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid, MF)
    Town of Lake Placid
    Town of Lake Placid Code Sec. 135-304 (Sewer System Development Charge), Lake Placid Regional Utility Sewer Code, as amended by Ord. No. 2022-13 (9-12-22) and Ord. No. 2023-10 (10-9-23). Subsection (B) states the charge 'shall be based upon the size of the water meter. Most residential units will be served by a three-quarter-inch water meter. Effective 1 January 2019, the Sewer System Development Charge shall be as follows:' 3/4-inch $3,200.00; 1-inch $5,460.00; 1.5-inch $11,200.00; 2-inch $21,440.00; 3-inch $48,960.00; 4-inch $86,400.00; 6-inch $192,000.00. There is no per-dwelling-unit rate; subsection (A) prices an increase in the number of units as the difference between the charge already paid and the charge for the larger meter. Meter-size-only pricing with the basis affirmatively published, so DOCUMENTED_0 per the multifamily rule. 8/5/2026.
    $0.00
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. Lake Placid is inside every benefit district except law enforcement, so a Year-1 (10/1/2026) total would be $4,890.00 for a 2,000 sf single-family home and $2,465.25 for a mid-rise multifamily unit. 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Lake Placid): $650.00
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:Town of Lake Placid 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 feesAvon Park$2,530.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Lake Placid$650.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$0.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Lake Placid: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in Lake Placid pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $10,635.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $10,635.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Sewer System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter ($5,460.00 one-time), Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter ($4,500.00 one-time) and Water Meter Setting Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter ($675.00 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$5,175.00 one-time
  • Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter
    Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid)
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Town Code §135-205(2), Water System Development Charges, single service, INSIDE the Town. Charged by meter size on all new or expanded service; one shared ladder for all customer classes (no separate nonres table). Amended by Ord. 2025-17 (11/17/2025); Municode supp. 6. Out-of-town service is 25% or more above inside-town rates (§135-206). Meter Setting Charge under §135-205(1) is additional. Full inside-town ladder: 3/4" $1,800; 1" $4,500; 1.5" $9,000; 2" $14,000; 3" $27,000; 4" $45,000; 6" $90,000. For master metering of multiple units the SDC is computed per the code's master-meter provision.
    $4,500.00 one-time
  • Water Meter Setting Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter
    Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid)
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Town Code §135-205(1) Meter Setting Charges, inside the Town — the physical meter-set charge, separate from and in addition to the §135-205(2) System Development Charge. Full inside-town ladder: 3/4" $500; 1" $675; 1.5" $1,725; 2" $2,100; 3" $4,000; 4" $6,100; 6" $11,650. Amended by Ord. 2025-17 (11/17/2025).
    $675.00 one-time
Sewer$5,460.00 one-time
  • Sewer System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter
    Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid)
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Town Code §135-304 Sewer System Development Charge, based on WATER METER SIZE (§135-304(B)), table effective 1/1/2019 (Ord. 2017-745 §18; Ord. 2022-13; Ord. 2023-10). Collected on all new construction before issuance of the building permit; an increase in meter size or unit count triggers an additional charge equal to the difference (§135-304(A)). One shared ladder for all customer classes. Out-of-town service 25%+ above inside-town (§135-206). Full inside-town ladder: 3/4" $3,200; 1" $5,460; 1.5" $11,200; 2" $21,440; 3" $48,960; 4" $86,400; 6" $192,000.
    $5,460.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (Town of Lake Placid, Commercial)
    Town of Lake Placid
    Confirmed $0 (checked 7/12/2026). Town Code Ch. 143 'Zoning, Planning and Fees and Charges' contains only application/filing fees (variance, site plan, rezoning, etc.) — no impact fees. No impact-fee chapter exists anywhere in the Lake Placid code (Municode supp. 6, codified through Ord. 2025-17, 11/17/2025). Water and sewer System Development Charges under Ch. 135 are utility charges, tracked in the Water/Sewer table, not city impact fees. No municipal impact fee applies to nonresidential development.
    $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. LAKE PLACID IS THE ONLY MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE FEE APPLIES (§13-23(a) names the unincorporated area and the Town of Lake Placid expressly). Transportation (§13-28) and EMS (§13-24) apply countywide. 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 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). VERIFY: Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Lake Placid): $10,635.00 one-time (≈ $10,635.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid) Town of Lake Placid 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 feesAvon Park$3,675.00*Includes unconfirmed fees
Lake Placid$10,635.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$5,408.26*Includes unconfirmed fees

Lake Placid: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in Lake Placid pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $10,635.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $10,635.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Sewer System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter ($5,460.00 one-time), Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter ($4,500.00 one-time) and Water Meter Setting Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter ($675.00 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$5,175.00 one-time
  • Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter
    Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid)
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Town Code §135-205(2), Water System Development Charges, single service, INSIDE the Town. Charged by meter size on all new or expanded service; one shared ladder for all customer classes (no separate nonres table). Amended by Ord. 2025-17 (11/17/2025); Municode supp. 6. Out-of-town service is 25% or more above inside-town rates (§135-206). Meter Setting Charge under §135-205(1) is additional. Full inside-town ladder: 3/4" $1,800; 1" $4,500; 1.5" $9,000; 2" $14,000; 3" $27,000; 4" $45,000; 6" $90,000. For master metering of multiple units the SDC is computed per the code's master-meter provision.
    $4,500.00 one-time
  • Water Meter Setting Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter
    Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid)
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Town Code §135-205(1) Meter Setting Charges, inside the Town — the physical meter-set charge, separate from and in addition to the §135-205(2) System Development Charge. Full inside-town ladder: 3/4" $500; 1" $675; 1.5" $1,725; 2" $2,100; 3" $4,000; 4" $6,100; 6" $11,650. Amended by Ord. 2025-17 (11/17/2025).
    $675.00 one-time
Sewer$5,460.00 one-time
  • Sewer System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter
    Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid)
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Town Code §135-304 Sewer System Development Charge, based on WATER METER SIZE (§135-304(B)), table effective 1/1/2019 (Ord. 2017-745 §18; Ord. 2022-13; Ord. 2023-10). Collected on all new construction before issuance of the building permit; an increase in meter size or unit count triggers an additional charge equal to the difference (§135-304(A)). One shared ladder for all customer classes. Out-of-town service 25%+ above inside-town (§135-206). Full inside-town ladder: 3/4" $3,200; 1" $5,460; 1.5" $11,200; 2" $21,440; 3" $48,960; 4" $86,400; 6" $192,000.
    $5,460.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (Town of Lake Placid, Industrial)
    Town of Lake Placid
    Confirmed $0 (checked 7/12/2026). Town Code Ch. 143 contains only application/filing fees — no impact fees; no impact-fee chapter anywhere in the Lake Placid code (Municode supp. 6, thru Ord. 2025-17). Ch. 135 water/sewer System Development Charges are utility charges, tracked in the Water/Sewer table. 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. Lake Placid is the ONLY municipality where the county Fire Rescue fee applies (§13-23(a)). Transportation (§13-28) and EMS (§13-24) apply countywide. 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 (Lake Placid): $10,635.00 one-time (≈ $10,635.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid) Town of Lake Placid 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 feesAvon Park$3,675.00*Includes unconfirmed fees
Lake Placid$10,635.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$5,408.26*Includes unconfirmed fees

Lake Placid: Office Impact Fees

Office development in Lake Placid pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $10,635.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026).

For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $10,635.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Sewer System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter ($5,460.00 one-time), Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter ($4,500.00 one-time) and Water Meter Setting Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter ($675.00 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$5,175.00 one-time
  • Water System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter
    Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid)
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Town Code §135-205(2), Water System Development Charges, single service, INSIDE the Town. Charged by meter size on all new or expanded service; one shared ladder for all customer classes (no separate nonres table). Amended by Ord. 2025-17 (11/17/2025); Municode supp. 6. Out-of-town service is 25% or more above inside-town rates (§135-206). Meter Setting Charge under §135-205(1) is additional. Full inside-town ladder: 3/4" $1,800; 1" $4,500; 1.5" $9,000; 2" $14,000; 3" $27,000; 4" $45,000; 6" $90,000. For master metering of multiple units the SDC is computed per the code's master-meter provision.
    $4,500.00 one-time
  • Water Meter Setting Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter
    Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid)
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Town Code §135-205(1) Meter Setting Charges, inside the Town — the physical meter-set charge, separate from and in addition to the §135-205(2) System Development Charge. Full inside-town ladder: 3/4" $500; 1" $675; 1.5" $1,725; 2" $2,100; 3" $4,000; 4" $6,100; 6" $11,650. Amended by Ord. 2025-17 (11/17/2025).
    $675.00 one-time
Sewer$5,460.00 one-time
  • Sewer System Development Charge (Town of Lake Placid / LPRU) — 1" meter
    Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid)
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Town Code §135-304 Sewer System Development Charge, based on WATER METER SIZE (§135-304(B)), table effective 1/1/2019 (Ord. 2017-745 §18; Ord. 2022-13; Ord. 2023-10). Collected on all new construction before issuance of the building permit; an increase in meter size or unit count triggers an additional charge equal to the difference (§135-304(A)). One shared ladder for all customer classes. Out-of-town service 25%+ above inside-town (§135-206). Full inside-town ladder: 3/4" $3,200; 1" $5,460; 1.5" $11,200; 2" $21,440; 3" $48,960; 4" $86,400; 6" $192,000.
    $5,460.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (Town of Lake Placid, Office)
    Town of Lake Placid
    Confirmed $0 (checked 7/12/2026). Town Code Ch. 143 contains only application/filing fees — no impact fees; no impact-fee chapter anywhere in the Lake Placid code (Municode supp. 6, thru Ord. 2025-17). Ch. 135 water/sewer System Development Charges are utility charges, tracked in the Water/Sewer table. 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. Lake Placid is the ONLY municipality where the county Fire Rescue fee applies (§13-23(a)). Transportation (§13-28) and EMS (§13-24) apply countywide. 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): Transportation $12,380; EMS $66.13; Fire Rescue $734.00. VERIFY: Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Lake Placid): $10,635.00 one-time (≈ $10,635.00 at 25,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:Lake Placid Regional Utility (Town of Lake Placid) Town of Lake Placid 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 feesAvon Park$3,675.00*Includes unconfirmed fees
Lake Placid$10,635.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$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 Lake Placid, Florida?

A new single-family home in Lake Placid pays at least $5,000.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 13, 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 Lake Placid?

Commercial development in Lake Placid pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $10,635.00 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 Lake Placid charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid, 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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