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Sebring, Florida Impact Fees

Sebring applies its own fee schedule: municipal fees plus the Highlands County-levied fees that apply inside city limits. There are currently no published impact fee amounts for a new single-family home (rates sourced July 13, 2026). The full breakdown is below.

Sebring impact fees by project type

Sebring: Single-Family Impact Fees

Sebring 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.

Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Sebring) and Water Capacity Fee (City of Sebring) are set by the utility and not published online. 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; they are not included as dollar figures here.

View the full fee schedule
Water$0.00
  • Water Capacity Fee (City of Sebring)
    City of Sebring
    City of Sebring Code Sec. 23-36 establishes a water system development charge applying to all meter connections, allocated by meter size and equivalent residential connection (ERC) per AWWA; Sec. 23-40 requires it to be paid in advance. Sec. 23-66 provides that all water rates, fees, deposits and charges 'shall be as established by resolution' - a codified charge with the dollar amount deferred. The current rate resolution is Res. 2025-23, adopted 10/7/2025 effective 11/1/2025 (20% sewer rate increase and 5% new-service fee increase). The resolution exhibit is not on mysebring.com: the 10/7/2025 council agenda PDF contains the hearing item but not the rate schedule, the FY2025-26 adopted budget shows only water/sewer connection fee revenue lines ($400,000 water, $183,750 sewer), and a full-site search for 'capacity fee' / 'system development charge' returns no rate document. 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Sebring)
    City of Sebring
    City of Sebring Code Sec. 23-141 provides that all rates, fees, deposits and charges for the city's sewerage system 'shall be as established by resolution' (Ord. No. 932, 5-2-1995) - a codified charge with the dollar amount deferred to the rate resolution. The current resolution is Res. 2025-23, adopted 10/7/2025 effective 11/1/2025. The exhibit with the sewer capacity/system development charge is not published on mysebring.com (checked the 10/7/2025 agenda PDF, the FY2025-26 adopted budget, the Document Center and the site search). 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (City of Sebring)
    City of Sebring
    Sebring Code has no impact-fee chapter (full chapter list re-checked 7/12/2026; Ch. 23 Utilities carries only water/sewer charges set by resolution). 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 (Sebring): $0.00
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Sebring 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 feesLake Placid$5,000.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees

Sebring: Multifamily Impact Fees

Sebring 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.

Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Sebring, MF) and Water Capacity Fee (City of Sebring, MF) are set by the utility and not published online. 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; they are not included as dollar figures here.

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Water$0.00
  • Water Capacity Fee (City of Sebring, MF)
    City of Sebring
    City of Sebring Code Sec. 23-36 establishes a water system development charge applying to all meter connections, allocated by meter size and equivalent residential connection (ERC) per AWWA; Sec. 23-40 requires it to be paid in advance. Sec. 23-66 provides that all water rates, fees, deposits and charges 'shall be as established by resolution' - a codified charge with the dollar amount deferred. The current rate resolution is Res. 2025-23, adopted 10/7/2025 effective 11/1/2025 (20% sewer rate increase and 5% new-service fee increase). The resolution exhibit is not on mysebring.com: the 10/7/2025 council agenda PDF contains the hearing item but not the rate schedule, the FY2025-26 adopted budget shows only water/sewer connection fee revenue lines ($400,000 water, $183,750 sewer), and a full-site search for 'capacity fee' / 'system development charge' returns no rate document. Sebring prices the charge by meter size and ERC; no per-multifamily-unit rate is published. 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (City of Sebring, MF)
    City of Sebring
    City of Sebring Code Sec. 23-141 provides that all rates, fees, deposits and charges for the city's sewerage system 'shall be as established by resolution' (Ord. No. 932, 5-2-1995) - a codified charge with the dollar amount deferred to the rate resolution. The current resolution is Res. 2025-23, adopted 10/7/2025 effective 11/1/2025. The exhibit with the sewer capacity/system development charge is not published on mysebring.com (checked the 10/7/2025 agenda PDF, the FY2025-26 adopted budget, the Document Center and the site search). No per-multifamily-unit rate is published. 8/5/2026.
    Requires confirmation
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 (Sebring): $0.00
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Sebring 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 feesLake Placid$650.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees

Sebring: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in Sebring pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,408.26 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 $5,408.26. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Sewer Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter ($2,900.50 one-time), Water Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter ($1,688.01 one-time) and Water Meter Setting Charge (City of Sebring) — 1" meter ($819.75 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$2,507.76 one-time
  • Water Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter
    City of Sebring Utilities Department
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). RESOLVED ON AUDIT 7/13/2026 — amount previously $0/Unconfirmed. Source: City of Sebring Resolution 2025-23, adopted at the 10/7/2025 Council public hearing (F.S. 180.191), effective 11/1/2025, §II.1.F 'Commercial Connection Fees', Single Service, INSIDE City. The resolution is not posted on the city website or in Municode (Code §23-66 / §23-141 set all rates by resolution) — it exists only as pages 136–141 of the 10/7/2025 Council agenda packet (image-only scan). Full inside-city commercial single-service ladder (equivalent multiplier in parens): 5/8" & 3/4" (1.0) $998.12; 1" (1.7) $1,688.01; 1.5" (3.5) $3,492.77; 2" (6.7) $6,700.91; 3" (15.0) $14,998.02; 4" (27.0) $26,991.21; 6" (60.0) $59,886.98; 8" (114.0) $113,785.27; 10" set by the Utilities Director. Outside-city column is separate (1" = $2,280.86) and a Master Meter column applies to multi-unit services (1" inside = $5,426.03). The commercial single-service ladder is identical to the §II.1.B single-family ladder — one shared table for all customer classes, not residential contamination. Meter Setting Charge (§II.1.A) is additional. Some subdivisions (Lake Haven Estates, Sebring Country Estates, Sebring Hills, Highway 27 South) carry an additional system development charge on top.
    $1,688.01 one-time
  • Water Meter Setting Charge (City of Sebring) — 1" meter
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Res. 2025-23 (adopted 10/7/2025, eff. 11/1/2025) §II.1.A 'Meter Setting Charge (Residential and Commercial)' — the physical meter-set charge, separate from and IN ADDITION TO the §II.1.F commercial connection fee. Inside-city ladder: 5/8" & 3/4" $668.92; 1" $819.75; 1.5" $1,799.98; 2" $1,880.82; 3" $4,493.52; 4" $7,389.19; 6" $10,144.93; 8" $13,655.42; 10" set by the Utilities Director. Outside city is a separate higher column (1" = $1,017.79). Source: pages 138-139 of the 10/7/2025 Council agenda packet (image-only scan; resolution not posted separately and not in Municode). Per §II.1.E, commercial developers bear the cost of furnishing and installing meters (RF module + dual check valve).
    $819.75 one-time
Sewer$2,900.50 one-time
  • Sewer Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter
    City of Sebring Utilities Department
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). RESOLVED ON AUDIT 7/13/2026 — amount previously $0/Unconfirmed. Source: City of Sebring Resolution 2025-23, adopted 10/7/2025, effective 11/1/2025, §I.1.B 'Sewer Connection Fees', INSIDE City. Not posted on the city website or in Municode (Code §23-66 / §23-141 set all rates by resolution) — it exists only as pages 136–137 of the 10/7/2025 Council agenda packet (image-only scan). Fee is ERU-based but published as a WATER-METER-SIZE ladder (1 ERU = 350 gpd average daily flow; larger meters = multiple ERUs). Full inside-city ladder (equivalent multiplier in parens): 5/8" & 3/4" (1.0) $1,689.57; 1" (1.7) $2,900.50; 1.5" (3.5) $5,970.35; 2" (6.7) $11,321.64; 3" (15.0) $25,582.75; 4" (27.0) $46,048.02; 6" (60.0) $102,336.93; 8" (114.0) $194,462.95. Outside city = 125% of inside (1" = $3,624.48). Master-water-meter multi-unit properties pay the greater of $969.83/unit or the meter-size fee. Collected at building permit issuance; meter upsizing triggers the difference. One shared ladder for all customer classes.
    $2,900.50 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (City of Sebring, Commercial)
    City of Sebring
    Confirmed $0 (checked 7/12/2026). The City of Sebring Code of Ordinances has NO impact-fee chapter — full chapter list reviewed. Ch. 23 (Utilities) carries only water/sewer charges, all of which are set 'by resolution' (§23-66) and are tracked in the Water/Sewer table. No municipal impact fee applies to nonresidential development. County Ch. 13 impact fees are collected by Highlands County on permits within the city (see County record).
    $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; Fire Rescue (§13-23) applies ONLY in the unincorporated area and the Town of Lake Placid, so it does NOT apply in Sebring; 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: Transportation ITE 820 'Retail 50,000 gsf or less' = $12,153; EMS same row = $113.65. Retail measured on gross LEASABLE area per §13-2(a)(8). VERIFY: Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Sebring): $5,408.26 one-time (≈ $5,408.26 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Sebring Utilities Department City of Sebring 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 feesLake Placid$10,635.00*Includes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$5,408.26*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees

Sebring: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in Sebring pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,408.26 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 $5,408.26. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Sewer Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter ($2,900.50 one-time), Water Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter ($1,688.01 one-time) and Water Meter Setting Charge (City of Sebring) — 1" meter ($819.75 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$2,507.76 one-time
  • Water Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter
    City of Sebring Utilities Department
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). RESOLVED ON AUDIT 7/13/2026 — amount previously $0/Unconfirmed. Source: City of Sebring Resolution 2025-23, adopted at the 10/7/2025 Council public hearing (F.S. 180.191), effective 11/1/2025, §II.1.F 'Commercial Connection Fees', Single Service, INSIDE City. The resolution is not posted on the city website or in Municode (Code §23-66 / §23-141 set all rates by resolution) — it exists only as pages 136–141 of the 10/7/2025 Council agenda packet (image-only scan). Full inside-city commercial single-service ladder (equivalent multiplier in parens): 5/8" & 3/4" (1.0) $998.12; 1" (1.7) $1,688.01; 1.5" (3.5) $3,492.77; 2" (6.7) $6,700.91; 3" (15.0) $14,998.02; 4" (27.0) $26,991.21; 6" (60.0) $59,886.98; 8" (114.0) $113,785.27; 10" set by the Utilities Director. Outside-city column is separate (1" = $2,280.86) and a Master Meter column applies to multi-unit services (1" inside = $5,426.03). The commercial single-service ladder is identical to the §II.1.B single-family ladder — one shared table for all customer classes, not residential contamination. Meter Setting Charge (§II.1.A) is additional. Some subdivisions (Lake Haven Estates, Sebring Country Estates, Sebring Hills, Highway 27 South) carry an additional system development charge on top.
    $1,688.01 one-time
  • Water Meter Setting Charge (City of Sebring) — 1" meter
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Res. 2025-23 (adopted 10/7/2025, eff. 11/1/2025) §II.1.A 'Meter Setting Charge (Residential and Commercial)' — the physical meter-set charge, separate from and IN ADDITION TO the §II.1.F commercial connection fee. Inside-city ladder: 5/8" & 3/4" $668.92; 1" $819.75; 1.5" $1,799.98; 2" $1,880.82; 3" $4,493.52; 4" $7,389.19; 6" $10,144.93; 8" $13,655.42; 10" set by the Utilities Director. Outside city is a separate higher column (1" = $1,017.79). Source: pages 138-139 of the 10/7/2025 Council agenda packet (image-only scan; resolution not posted separately and not in Municode). Per §II.1.E, commercial developers bear the cost of furnishing and installing meters (RF module + dual check valve).
    $819.75 one-time
Sewer$2,900.50 one-time
  • Sewer Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter
    City of Sebring Utilities Department
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). RESOLVED ON AUDIT 7/13/2026 — amount previously $0/Unconfirmed. Source: City of Sebring Resolution 2025-23, adopted 10/7/2025, effective 11/1/2025, §I.1.B 'Sewer Connection Fees', INSIDE City. Not posted on the city website or in Municode (Code §23-66 / §23-141 set all rates by resolution) — it exists only as pages 136–137 of the 10/7/2025 Council agenda packet (image-only scan). Fee is ERU-based but published as a WATER-METER-SIZE ladder (1 ERU = 350 gpd average daily flow; larger meters = multiple ERUs). Full inside-city ladder (equivalent multiplier in parens): 5/8" & 3/4" (1.0) $1,689.57; 1" (1.7) $2,900.50; 1.5" (3.5) $5,970.35; 2" (6.7) $11,321.64; 3" (15.0) $25,582.75; 4" (27.0) $46,048.02; 6" (60.0) $102,336.93; 8" (114.0) $194,462.95. Outside city = 125% of inside (1" = $3,624.48). Master-water-meter multi-unit properties pay the greater of $969.83/unit or the meter-size fee. Collected at building permit issuance; meter upsizing triggers the difference. One shared ladder for all customer classes.
    $2,900.50 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (City of Sebring, Industrial)
    City of Sebring
    Confirmed $0 (checked 7/12/2026). No impact-fee chapter in the Sebring Code; Ch. 23 Utilities carries only water/sewer charges set by resolution (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. 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 Sebring; 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 (Sebring): $5,408.26 one-time (≈ $5,408.26 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Sebring Utilities Department City of Sebring 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 feesLake Placid$10,635.00*Includes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$5,408.26*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees

Sebring: Office Impact Fees

Office development in Sebring pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,408.26 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 $5,408.26. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Sewer Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter ($2,900.50 one-time), Water Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter ($1,688.01 one-time) and Water Meter Setting Charge (City of Sebring) — 1" meter ($819.75 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$2,507.76 one-time
  • Water Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter
    City of Sebring Utilities Department
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). RESOLVED ON AUDIT 7/13/2026 — amount previously $0/Unconfirmed. Source: City of Sebring Resolution 2025-23, adopted at the 10/7/2025 Council public hearing (F.S. 180.191), effective 11/1/2025, §II.1.F 'Commercial Connection Fees', Single Service, INSIDE City. The resolution is not posted on the city website or in Municode (Code §23-66 / §23-141 set all rates by resolution) — it exists only as pages 136–141 of the 10/7/2025 Council agenda packet (image-only scan). Full inside-city commercial single-service ladder (equivalent multiplier in parens): 5/8" & 3/4" (1.0) $998.12; 1" (1.7) $1,688.01; 1.5" (3.5) $3,492.77; 2" (6.7) $6,700.91; 3" (15.0) $14,998.02; 4" (27.0) $26,991.21; 6" (60.0) $59,886.98; 8" (114.0) $113,785.27; 10" set by the Utilities Director. Outside-city column is separate (1" = $2,280.86) and a Master Meter column applies to multi-unit services (1" inside = $5,426.03). The commercial single-service ladder is identical to the §II.1.B single-family ladder — one shared table for all customer classes, not residential contamination. Meter Setting Charge (§II.1.A) is additional. Some subdivisions (Lake Haven Estates, Sebring Country Estates, Sebring Hills, Highway 27 South) carry an additional system development charge on top.
    $1,688.01 one-time
  • Water Meter Setting Charge (City of Sebring) — 1" meter
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). Res. 2025-23 (adopted 10/7/2025, eff. 11/1/2025) §II.1.A 'Meter Setting Charge (Residential and Commercial)' — the physical meter-set charge, separate from and IN ADDITION TO the §II.1.F commercial connection fee. Inside-city ladder: 5/8" & 3/4" $668.92; 1" $819.75; 1.5" $1,799.98; 2" $1,880.82; 3" $4,493.52; 4" $7,389.19; 6" $10,144.93; 8" $13,655.42; 10" set by the Utilities Director. Outside city is a separate higher column (1" = $1,017.79). Source: pages 138-139 of the 10/7/2025 Council agenda packet (image-only scan; resolution not posted separately and not in Municode). Per §II.1.E, commercial developers bear the cost of furnishing and installing meters (RF module + dual check valve).
    $819.75 one-time
Sewer$2,900.50 one-time
  • Sewer Connection Fee (City of Sebring) — 1" meter
    City of Sebring Utilities Department
    CANONICAL DEFAULT (1" meter). RESOLVED ON AUDIT 7/13/2026 — amount previously $0/Unconfirmed. Source: City of Sebring Resolution 2025-23, adopted 10/7/2025, effective 11/1/2025, §I.1.B 'Sewer Connection Fees', INSIDE City. Not posted on the city website or in Municode (Code §23-66 / §23-141 set all rates by resolution) — it exists only as pages 136–137 of the 10/7/2025 Council agenda packet (image-only scan). Fee is ERU-based but published as a WATER-METER-SIZE ladder (1 ERU = 350 gpd average daily flow; larger meters = multiple ERUs). Full inside-city ladder (equivalent multiplier in parens): 5/8" & 3/4" (1.0) $1,689.57; 1" (1.7) $2,900.50; 1.5" (3.5) $5,970.35; 2" (6.7) $11,321.64; 3" (15.0) $25,582.75; 4" (27.0) $46,048.02; 6" (60.0) $102,336.93; 8" (114.0) $194,462.95. Outside city = 125% of inside (1" = $3,624.48). Master-water-meter multi-unit properties pay the greater of $969.83/unit or the meter-size fee. Collected at building permit issuance; meter upsizing triggers the difference. One shared ladder for all customer classes.
    $2,900.50 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (City of Sebring, Office)
    City of Sebring
    Confirmed $0 (checked 7/12/2026). No impact-fee chapter in the Sebring Code; Ch. 23 Utilities carries only water/sewer charges set by resolution (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. 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 Sebring; 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 same row = $66.13. VERIFY: Development Services (863) 402-6650 / lsauls@highlandsfl.gov.
    Requires confirmation
Total (Sebring): $5,408.26 one-time (≈ $5,408.26 at 25,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 13, 2026Official fee schedules:City of Sebring Utilities Department City of Sebring 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 feesLake Placid$10,635.00*Includes unconfirmed fees
Sebring$5,408.26*this pageIncludes 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

How much are commercial impact fees in Sebring?

Commercial development in Sebring pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,408.26 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 Sebring charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Sebring 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 Sebring, 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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