Fellsmere impact fees by project type
Fellsmere: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in Fellsmere pays $10,852.63 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026). Of that, Indian River County-levied fees account for $9,222.63 and municipal or utility fees for $1,630.00.
The largest line items are County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere) ($8,894.00) and Water Impact Fee (Fellsmere Utilities) ($1,630.00).
Sewer Capacity Charge (Fellsmere) 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.
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- Water Impact Fee (Fellsmere Utilities)$1,630.00City of FellsmerePer ERU (5/8" meter = 1 ERU). Eff. Oct 1, 2022 (Appendix A – Water System Rates, Capacity Charge). Also charges connection fee $471 (5/8" tap). Source: Fellsmere Utility Rate Schedule Appendix A.
- Sewer Capacity Charge (Fellsmere)$328.63Requires confirmationCity of Fellsmere / Indian River CountyCity's own published capacity charge = $328.63 per ERU (Appendix B — Wastewater System Rates, Sec. 3.B, eff. Oct 1, 2022). STILL UNCONFIRMED AS AN ALL-IN FIGURE: the same Appendix B, Sec. 3.D (Other Charges), separately states "Capacity charge per ERU — As set by Indian River County Resolution," and IRCDUS confirms it provides BULK SEWER TREATMENT to Fellsmere. So a developer likely pays the City's $328.63/ERU PLUS an IRC-set capacity charge (IRC's own retail sewer impact fee is $2,624/ERU), but the schedule does not state the pass-through amount or whether the two stack. Confirm with Fellsmere Public Works, (772) 646-6300. Note the posted Appendix has a blank resolution number/adoption date and is 4 years old — also confirm no newer schedule.
- City Impact Fee (Fellsmere)$0.00N/ANo city-specific impact fees found. All development impact fees collected by Indian River County (Ord. #2020-005). Checked Fellsmere website and code.
- County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere)$8,894.00Indian River CountyEff. July 1, 2020 (Ord. #2020-005), carried in the county's CURRENT posted schedule Impact_Fee_Schedule-Effective-101122.pdf — re-verified 7/12/2026. IRC-collected for Fellsmere. SF 1,501–2,499 sf: Public Buildings $415 + Fire/Emer. Svcs $278 + Transportation $6,632 + Educational $1,310 = Net $8,635 + 2% city admin $173 + 1% county admin $86 = Total $8,894. No Law Enforcement or Parks & Rec for municipalities.
Where in Indian River 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.
Fellsmere: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in Fellsmere pays $6,544.63 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026). Of that, Indian River County-levied fees account for $4,914.63 and municipal or utility fees for $1,630.00.
The largest line items are County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere, MF) ($4,586.00) and Water Impact Fee (Fellsmere Utilities, MF) ($1,630.00).
Sewer Capacity Charge (Fellsmere, MF) 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.
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
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- Water Impact Fee (Fellsmere Utilities, MF)$1,630.00City of FellsmereRe-confirmed 7/12/2026 from Fellsmere Appendix A — Water System Rates (eff. Oct 1, 2022): Capacity Charge (impact fee) $1,630 per ERU at 5/8" (1.00 ERU); Appendix A Sec. 1.A(b) sets Multi-Family/Master Meter at 1.00 ERU per dwelling unit, so MF = $1,630/unit. Separate connection charge $471 (5/8" tap). WATCH: the posted Appendix carries a blank resolution number/adoption date and is 4 years old — confirm no newer adopted schedule.
- Sewer Capacity Charge (Fellsmere, MF)$328.63Requires confirmationCity of Fellsmere / Indian River CountyCity's own published capacity charge = $328.63 per ERU (Appendix B — Wastewater System Rates, Sec. 3.B, eff. Oct 1, 2022). Fellsmere's Appendix A treats Multi-Family/Master Meter as 1.00 ERU per dwelling unit, so the MF per-unit charge = $328.63. STILL UNCONFIRMED AS AN ALL-IN FIGURE: Appendix B Sec. 3.D separately states "Capacity charge per ERU — As set by Indian River County Resolution," and IRCDUS provides BULK SEWER TREATMENT to Fellsmere, so an IRC-set charge likely stacks on top (IRC retail sewer impact fee is $2,624/ERU). MF is hit hardest since it needs many ERUs at once. Confirm with Fellsmere Public Works, (772) 646-6300.
- City Impact Fee (Fellsmere, MF)$0.00N/ANo city-specific impact fees found. IRC collects all development impact fees for Fellsmere.
- County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere, MF)$4,586.00Indian River CountyEff. July 1, 2020 (Ord. #2020-005). Components: PB $225 + Fire/EMS $152 + Transportation $3,536 + Educational $539 = Net $4,452 + 2% county admin $89 + 1% city admin $45 = Total $4,586.
Where in Indian River 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.
Fellsmere: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in Fellsmere pays $6.28 per square foot in impact fees, plus $5,494.15 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $319,394.15. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Water Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1" meter ($5,133.45 one-time) and County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere, Commercial) ($6.28/sq ft).
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
Sewer Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1 ERU 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.
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- Water Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1" meter$5,133.45 one-timeCity of FellsmereCANONICAL 1" DEFAULT. AUDIT 2026-07-13: rate updated to the CURRENT posted schedule. Fellsmere Utility Rate Schedule, Appendix A (Water System Rates), Sec. 1.B Capacity Charge, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024 ("2024-2025 Utility Rates", city Public Works & Utilities page). Prior value $4,889.00 was the superseded 2023-2024 column. This record: 1.0" meter, ERU factor 3.00 ($1,711.50 base x 3.00). Commercial ladder runs 5/8" through 12". The separate Meter Charge ($511.75 at 1") and tap Connection Charge ($1,483.65 at 1") are NOT part of the capacity/impact fee and are not entered. Posted schedule carries a blank Resolution # and adoption date. WATCH: city has NOT posted a FY2025-26 schedule though its rates step up each Oct 1 — recheck each cycle.
- Sewer Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1 ERU$360.70 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of FellsmereSTILL UNCONFIRMED AS AN ALL-IN NONRES FIGURE. AUDIT 2026-07-13: amount updated to the CURRENT posted schedule — Fellsmere Utility Rate Schedule, Appendix B (Wastewater System Rates), Sec. 3.B Capacity Charge = $360.70 per ERU, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024 ("2024-2025 Utility Rates"). Prior value $328.63 came from the superseded 2022-2023 schedule (2023-2024 column was $343.52). Amount entered is the city's published 1-ERU charge. TWO OPEN ITEMS REVERIFIED AND STILL OPEN: (1) NO nonres ERU basis is published for wastewater — Appendix B gives no meter ladder and no square-footage/flow table, and it is unclear whether Appendix A's WATER ERU factors (5/8"=1.0, 1"=3.0, 2"=8.0 ...) carry over to sewer. (2) Appendix B Sec. 3.D (Other Charges) still states "Capacity charge per ERU — As set by Indian River County Resolution," and IRCDUS provides BULK SEWER TREATMENT to Fellsmere (confirmed on IRCDUS's own rate-study site) — so a nonres developer likely pays the City's $360.70/ERU PLUS an IRC-set pass-through (IRC's retail sewer impact fee is $2,624/ERU), but the schedule states neither the amount nor whether the two stack. Posted schedule still carries a blank Resolution # and adoption date. CONFIRM BOTH with Fellsmere Utilities: Kevin Burge, Utility Director, (772) 646-6323, or Utilities Dept (772) 571-0127.
- City Impact Fee (Fellsmere, Commercial)$0.00City of FellsmereConfirmed $0 — Fellsmere levies NO municipal impact fee. Indian River County adopts and collects all development impact fees inside the city under Ord. #2020-005; the city's only cut is the 2% City Admin Fee riding on the county fee (see the County record), which is a collection fee, not a separate city impact fee. NOTE (excluded by project rule): Fellsmere DOES levy a one-time Stormwater Utility Impact Fee, now $945 per EDU (Utility Rate Schedule Appendix C, Code §78-134; raised from $900 eff. 10-1-2024). Its basis is the equivalent drainage unit / impervious area, not building GFA, so it is outside the impact-fee model per the 2026-07-11 impervious-area exclusion. Reconfirmed on audit 2026-07-13 against the city's current 2024-2025 Utility Rates schedule.
- County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere, Commercial)$6.28/sq ftIndian River CountyCounty fee applies inside the city and is county-collected. Shared municipal schedule (Fellsmere / Orchid / Sebastian / Vero Beach), Ord. #2020-005, eff. 7-1-2020, carried in the county's current posted schedule, read 2026-07-13. Schedule row: LUC 820 Retail/Shopping Center, unit = 1,000 sf GLA. Total $6,278 = Net $6,095 (Public Buildings $205 + Fire/Emer. Svcs $287 + Transportation $5,603) + 2% city admin $122 + 1% county admin $61. No Law Enforcement or Parks & Rec component inside municipalities; Educational is n/a for nonres.
Where in Indian River 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 or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Fellsmere: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in Fellsmere pays $2.02 per square foot in impact fees, plus $5,494.15 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $106,344.15. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Water Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1" meter ($5,133.45 one-time) and County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere, Industrial) ($2.02/sq ft).
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
Sewer Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1 ERU 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.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1" meter$5,133.45 one-timeCity of FellsmereCANONICAL 1" DEFAULT. AUDIT 2026-07-13: rate updated to the CURRENT posted schedule. Fellsmere Utility Rate Schedule, Appendix A (Water System Rates), Sec. 1.B Capacity Charge, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024 ("2024-2025 Utility Rates", city Public Works & Utilities page). Prior value $4,889.00 was the superseded 2023-2024 column. This record: 1.0" meter, ERU factor 3.00 ($1,711.50 base x 3.00). Commercial ladder runs 5/8" through 12". The separate Meter Charge ($511.75 at 1") and tap Connection Charge ($1,483.65 at 1") are NOT part of the capacity/impact fee and are not entered. Posted schedule carries a blank Resolution # and adoption date. WATCH: city has NOT posted a FY2025-26 schedule though its rates step up each Oct 1 — recheck each cycle.
- Sewer Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1 ERU$360.70 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of FellsmereSTILL UNCONFIRMED AS AN ALL-IN NONRES FIGURE. AUDIT 2026-07-13: amount updated to the CURRENT posted schedule — Fellsmere Utility Rate Schedule, Appendix B (Wastewater System Rates), Sec. 3.B Capacity Charge = $360.70 per ERU, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024 ("2024-2025 Utility Rates"). Prior value $328.63 came from the superseded 2022-2023 schedule (2023-2024 column was $343.52). Amount entered is the city's published 1-ERU charge. TWO OPEN ITEMS REVERIFIED AND STILL OPEN: (1) NO nonres ERU basis is published for wastewater — Appendix B gives no meter ladder and no square-footage/flow table, and it is unclear whether Appendix A's WATER ERU factors (5/8"=1.0, 1"=3.0, 2"=8.0 ...) carry over to sewer. (2) Appendix B Sec. 3.D (Other Charges) still states "Capacity charge per ERU — As set by Indian River County Resolution," and IRCDUS provides BULK SEWER TREATMENT to Fellsmere (confirmed on IRCDUS's own rate-study site) — so a nonres developer likely pays the City's $360.70/ERU PLUS an IRC-set pass-through (IRC's retail sewer impact fee is $2,624/ERU), but the schedule states neither the amount nor whether the two stack. Posted schedule still carries a blank Resolution # and adoption date. CONFIRM BOTH with Fellsmere Utilities: Kevin Burge, Utility Director, (772) 646-6323, or Utilities Dept (772) 571-0127.
- City Impact Fee (Fellsmere, Industrial)$0.00City of FellsmereConfirmed $0 — Fellsmere levies no municipal impact fee; IRC adopts and collects all development impact fees in the city (Ord. #2020-005), with the city taking only a 2% admin fee. Excluded by project rule: one-time Stormwater Utility Impact Fee, now $945/EDU (Appendix C, Code §78-134; raised from $900 eff. 10-1-2024) — impervious-area basis, not building GFA. Reconfirmed on audit 2026-07-13 against the city's current 2024-2025 Utility Rates schedule.
- County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere, Industrial)$2.02/sq ftIndian River CountyShared municipal schedule (Fellsmere / Orchid / Sebastian / Vero Beach), Ord. #2020-005, eff. 7-1-2020, read 2026-07-13. Schedule row: LUC 110 General Light Industrial, unit = 1,000 sf GFA. Total $2,017 = Net $1,958 (Public Buildings $68 + Fire/Emer. Svcs $95 + Transportation $1,795) + 2% city admin $39 + 1% county admin $20.
Where in Indian River 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 or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Fellsmere: Office Impact Fees
Office development in Fellsmere pays $3.93 per square foot in impact fees, plus $5,494.15 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $103,844.15. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Water Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1" meter ($5,133.45 one-time) and County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere, Office) ($3.93/sq ft).
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
Sewer Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1 ERU 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.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1" meter$5,133.45 one-timeCity of FellsmereCANONICAL 1" DEFAULT. AUDIT 2026-07-13: rate updated to the CURRENT posted schedule. Fellsmere Utility Rate Schedule, Appendix A (Water System Rates), Sec. 1.B Capacity Charge, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024 ("2024-2025 Utility Rates", city Public Works & Utilities page). Prior value $4,889.00 was the superseded 2023-2024 column. This record: 1.0" meter, ERU factor 3.00 ($1,711.50 base x 3.00). Commercial ladder runs 5/8" through 12". The separate Meter Charge ($511.75 at 1") and tap Connection Charge ($1,483.65 at 1") are NOT part of the capacity/impact fee and are not entered. Posted schedule carries a blank Resolution # and adoption date. WATCH: city has NOT posted a FY2025-26 schedule though its rates step up each Oct 1 — recheck each cycle.
- Sewer Capacity Charge (City of Fellsmere) — 1 ERU$360.70 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of FellsmereSTILL UNCONFIRMED AS AN ALL-IN NONRES FIGURE. AUDIT 2026-07-13: amount updated to the CURRENT posted schedule — Fellsmere Utility Rate Schedule, Appendix B (Wastewater System Rates), Sec. 3.B Capacity Charge = $360.70 per ERU, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024 ("2024-2025 Utility Rates"). Prior value $328.63 came from the superseded 2022-2023 schedule (2023-2024 column was $343.52). Amount entered is the city's published 1-ERU charge. TWO OPEN ITEMS REVERIFIED AND STILL OPEN: (1) NO nonres ERU basis is published for wastewater — Appendix B gives no meter ladder and no square-footage/flow table, and it is unclear whether Appendix A's WATER ERU factors (5/8"=1.0, 1"=3.0, 2"=8.0 ...) carry over to sewer. (2) Appendix B Sec. 3.D (Other Charges) still states "Capacity charge per ERU — As set by Indian River County Resolution," and IRCDUS provides BULK SEWER TREATMENT to Fellsmere (confirmed on IRCDUS's own rate-study site) — so a nonres developer likely pays the City's $360.70/ERU PLUS an IRC-set pass-through (IRC's retail sewer impact fee is $2,624/ERU), but the schedule states neither the amount nor whether the two stack. Posted schedule still carries a blank Resolution # and adoption date. CONFIRM BOTH with Fellsmere Utilities: Kevin Burge, Utility Director, (772) 646-6323, or Utilities Dept (772) 571-0127.
- City Impact Fee (Fellsmere, Office)$0.00City of FellsmereConfirmed $0 — Fellsmere levies no municipal impact fee; IRC adopts and collects all development impact fees in the city (Ord. #2020-005), with the city taking only a 2% admin fee on the county fee. Excluded by project rule: one-time Stormwater Utility Impact Fee, now $945/EDU (Appendix C, Code §78-134; raised from $900 eff. 10-1-2024) — impervious-area basis, not building GFA. Reconfirmed on audit 2026-07-13 against the city's current 2024-2025 Utility Rates schedule.
- County Impact Fee (Indian River County — Fellsmere, Office)$3.93/sq ftIndian River CountyShared municipal schedule (Fellsmere / Orchid / Sebastian / Vero Beach), Ord. #2020-005, eff. 7-1-2020, in the county's current posted schedule, read 2026-07-13. Schedule row: LUC 710 General Office, unit = 1,000 sf GFA. Total $3,934 = Net $3,820 (Public Buildings $121 + Fire/Emer. Svcs $169 + Transportation $3,530) + 2% city admin $76 + 1% county admin $38.
Where in Indian River 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 or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
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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 Fellsmere, Florida?
A new single-family home in Fellsmere pays $10,852.63 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 13, 2026). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; verify before budgeting.
How much are commercial impact fees in Fellsmere?
Commercial development in Fellsmere pays $6.28 per square foot in impact fees, plus $5,494.15 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (assuming a 1-inch meter), about $319,394.15 for a 50,000 sq ft building. This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; verify before budgeting.
Does Fellsmere charge its own impact fees?
Yes. Fellsmere 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 Fellsmere, 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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