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Estero, Florida Impact Fees

Estero applies its own fee schedule: municipal fees plus the Lee County-levied fees that apply inside city limits. Combined, a new single-family home pays at least $9,854.75 per unit (rates sourced July 14, 2026). 2 additional fees have no published standard amounts and are not included, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting. The full breakdown is below.

Estero impact fees by project type

Estero: Single-Family Impact Fees

A new single-family home in Estero pays at least $9,854.75 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). All of it is levied by Lee County.

The largest line items are Roads Impact Fee (SFR - Lee County, 52.5%) ($5,248.00), School Impact Fee (SFR - Lee County, 52.5%) ($2,879.00) and Fire/EMS Impact Fee (SFR - Estero fire district) ($921.75).

Water Connection Fee (Estero — BSU / Lee County Utilities) and Sewer Connection Fee (Estero — BSU / Lee County Utilities) are set by the utility and not published online. 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 Connection Fee (Estero — BSU / Lee County Utilities)
    BSU or Lee County Utilities
    Placeholder — Estero water provider is Bonita Springs Utilities or Lee County Utilities depending on location. Capacity/connection fee not confirmed. ⚠️ VERIFY provider + fee. Village of Estero (239) 221-5035.
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fees (Village of Estero)
    Village of Estero
    CONFIRMED $0 additional (resolved 7/13/2026). Estero LDC Ch. 8, Sec. 8-1 levies only two municipal impact fees - Road (§8-102) and Park (§8-103) - and adopts the Lee County base fee schedule verbatim ($9,996/$7,750/$5,760/$4,700 roads by MF tier; $1,535 parks SFR). Those amounts are already carried on this jurisdiction's Roads and Parks records. The Village levies NO separate fire, police, library or general-government impact fee (fire = Estero Fire District county fee; law enforcement = Lee County Sheriff). Verified against Municode LDC Ch. 8.
    $0.00
County$9,854.75
Total (Estero): $9,854.75
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedules:BSU or Lee County Utilities Village of Estero Lee County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Lee 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 Lee County$16,229.75Bonita Springs$31,136.95Includes unconfirmed feesCape Coral$22,601.66
Estero$9,854.75this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Fort Myers$16,086.25Includes unconfirmed feesFort Myers Beach$16,229.75Includes unconfirmed feesSanibel$9,759.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Estero: Multifamily Impact Fees

A new multifamily unit in Estero pays at least $5,429.75 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). All of it is levied by Lee County.

The largest line items are Roads Impact Fee - Mid-Rise (3-10 stories, 52.5%) ($3,024.00), School Impact Fee (MF - Lee County, 52.5%) ($1,115.00) and Fire/EMS Impact Fee (MF - Estero fire district) ($680.75).

Water Connection Fee (MF - Estero BSU / Lee County Utilities) and Sewer Connection Fee (MF - Estero BSU / Lee County Utilities) are set by the utility and not published online. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.

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$0.00
Sewer$0.00
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fees (MF - Village of Estero)
    CONFIRMED $0 additional (resolved 7/13/2026). Estero LDC Ch. 8, Sec. 8-1 levies only two municipal impact fees - Road (§8-102) and Park (§8-103) - adopting the Lee County base fee schedule verbatim (MF roads $7,750 low-rise / $5,760 mid-rise / $4,700 high-rise; parks $1,162 MF). Those amounts are already carried on this jurisdiction's Roads and Parks records. The Village levies NO separate fire, police, library or general-government impact fee. Verified against Municode LDC Ch. 8.
    $0.00
County$5,429.75
Total (Estero): $5,429.75
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedule:Lee County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Lee 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 Lee County$10,573.50Bonita Springs$22,056.55Includes unconfirmed feesCape Coral$17,705.28Includes unconfirmed fees
Estero$5,429.75this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Fort Myers$10,849.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Myers Beach$10,545.75Includes unconfirmed feesSanibel$5,369.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Estero: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in Estero pays $12.46 per square foot in impact fees, plus $26,082.50 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $649,320.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Wastewater ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter ($11,147.50 one-time), Water ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter ($8,560.00 one-time) and Sewer Capacity Fee (Lee County Utilities — Estero) — 200 gpd minimum ($3,325.00 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.

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Water$11,610.00 one-time
  • Water ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter
    Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc.
    SECOND PROVIDER. Bonita Springs Utilities serves the southern portion of the Village of Estero (Lee County Utilities serves the rest — see the LCU records). BSU Aid-to-New-Construction (ANC) Fee, General Service commercial meter ladder, tariff eff. 1-1-2026. 1" = 2.5 ERC × $3,424/ERC = $8,560. Full ladder: 3/4" (1 ERC) $3,424; 1.5" (5) $17,120; 2" (8) $27,392; 3" (16) $54,784; 4" (25) $85,600; 6" (50) $171,200; 8" (80) $273,920. One ERC = 250 gpd.
    $8,560.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (Lee County Utilities — Estero) — 250 gpd minimum
    Lee County Utilities
    Lee County Utilities capacity fee, increased 5-5-2026. LCU does NOT publish a nonresidential meter-size ladder — the commercial/nonresidential capacity fee is FLOW-BASED: gallons-per-day contribution per Florida Administrative Code Ch. 62-6.008 for the land use, × $12.20/gpd for water, with a MINIMUM of 250 gpd. Amount entered = the published 250-gpd minimum (250 × $12.20 = $3,050), which equals the single-family 1.00-ERU water fee (shared flow basis, not residential contamination). Actual fee scales with the FAC 62-6.008 flow for the specific use. LCU serves much of Estero; the southern part of the Village is served by Bonita Springs Utilities (separate BSU records).
    $3,050.00 one-time
Sewer$14,472.50 one-time
  • Wastewater ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter
    Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc.
    SECOND PROVIDER (southern Estero). BSU ANC Fee, General Service commercial meter ladder, tariff eff. 1-1-2026. 1" = 2.5 ERC × $4,459/ERC = $11,147.50. Full ladder: 3/4" (1 ERC) $4,459; 1.5" (5) $22,295; 2" (8) $35,672; 3" (16) $71,344; 4" (25) $111,475; 6" (50) $222,950; 8" (80) $356,720.
    $11,147.50 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Lee County Utilities — Estero) — 200 gpd minimum
    Lee County Utilities
    Lee County Utilities capacity fee, increased 5-5-2026. No nonresidential meter ladder — flow-based: FAC Ch. 62-6.008 gpd contribution × $16.625/gpd for sewer, MINIMUM 200 gpd. Amount entered = the published 200-gpd minimum (200 × $16.625 = $3,325), which equals the single-family 1.00-ERU sewer fee (shared flow basis). One ERU = 250 gpd water / 200 gpd sewer.
    $3,325.00 one-time
City$11.48/sq ft
  • Road Impact Fee (Village of Estero, Commercial)
    Village of Estero (collected by Lee County under interlocal)
    Estero LDC Ch. 8, Sec. 8-102, Table 8-102.B (Road Impact Fee Schedule). Schedule row: 'Shopping Center', $11,476 per 1,000 sq. ft. IMPORTANT: Estero charges the FULL road impact fee ('Road Impact Fee Due' column) — it does NOT apply Lee County's 52.5% collection-rate discount, so Estero's rate is nearly double the county's in-county rate for the identical land-use row. Village LDC §8-102: 'All buildings, structures, and facilities capable of being used by the public shall be charged the full road impact fee set forth for that use in Table 8-102.B.' Collected by Lee County on the Village's behalf under the 9-1-2015 impact-fee interlocal, at the rate adopted by the Village. Up to 3% admin fee added.
    $11.48/sq ft
  • Park Impact Fee (Village of Estero, Commercial)
    Village of Estero
    CONFIRMED $0. Estero LDC Sec. 8-103, Table 8-103.C (Park Impact Fee Schedule) contains only single-family, multiple-family/townhouse/timeshare, hotel/motel room and mobile home/RV pad rows. No commercial/office/industrial row — nonresidential pays no Village park impact fee.
    $0.00
County$0.99/sq ft
  • Fire Impact Fee (Estero Fire District, Commercial)
    Lee County (collected for Estero Fire Rescue District)
    Lee County LDC Ch. 2, Art. VII, Div. 5, amended by Lee Ord. 26-01 (2-3-2026). Estero fire-district column; all three retail size tiers = $922.50 per 1,000 sq. ft. Rate eff. 5-4-2026. NEXT STEP-UP 5-4-2027 = $1,025.00 (then $1,127.50, $1,230.00). The 9-1-2015 Estero interlocal has Lee County collect fire impact fees within the Village and forward them to the Estero and San Carlos Park fire districts. 3% admin fee added.
    $0.92/sq ft
  • EMS Impact Fee (Lee County, Commercial)
    Lee County Division of Public Safety
    Lee County LDC Ch. 2, Art. VII, Div. 5 (EMS), Lee Ord. 26-01 (2-3-2026). Countywide Non-Residential 'Retail' row, eff. 5-4-2026. The 9-1-2015 Estero interlocal expressly provides that 'Lee County will retain all EMS impact fees since this service is provided countywide by the Lee County Division of Public Safety.' NEXT STEP-UP 5-4-2027 = $73.50. 3% admin fee added.
    $0.07/sq ft
  • Roads Impact Fee (Lee County — not applicable in Estero, Commercial)
    Lee County
    $0 — CONFIRMED. Added on audit 2026-07-13 for completeness (the other six Lee jurisdictions all carry a county-roads record; Estero had none). Lee County's road impact fee reaches a municipality only under an interlocal per LDC Sec. 2-262 — Fort Myers and Sanibel are the participants; Estero is not. Estero instead levies its OWN road impact fee under Village LDC Ch. 8, Table 8-102.B, which adopts the Lee County road impact fee land-use schedule at the FULL adopted base fee rather than the county's 52.5% collection rate (see the Estero City-type 'Road Impact Fee (Village of Estero)' records: $11,476 / $7,614 / $3,380 per 1,000 sq ft). No separate county road impact fee is therefore collected in Estero. County FIRE (Estero Fire District) and EMS DO apply — see those records.
    $0.00
Total (Estero): $12.46/sq ft + $26,082.50 one-time (≈ $649,320.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedules:Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc. Lee County Utilities Village of Estero (collected by Lee County under interlocal) Village of Estero Lee County (collected for Estero Fire Rescue District) Lee County Division of Public Safety Lee County
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

Where in Lee 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.

Unincorporated Lee County$357,062.50Includes unconfirmed feesBonita Springs$778,145.00Cape Coral$359,631.50Includes unconfirmed fees
Estero$649,320.00this page
Fort Myers$341,703.00Fort Myers Beach$357,057.50Includes unconfirmed feesSanibel$345,557.50Includes unconfirmed fees

Estero: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in Estero pays $3.55 per square foot in impact fees, plus $26,082.50 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $203,695.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Wastewater ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter ($11,147.50 one-time), Water ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter ($8,560.00 one-time) and Sewer Capacity Fee (Lee County Utilities — Estero) — 200 gpd minimum ($3,325.00 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.

View the full fee schedule
Water$11,610.00 one-time
  • Water ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter
    Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc.
    SECOND PROVIDER. Bonita Springs Utilities serves the southern portion of the Village of Estero (Lee County Utilities serves the rest — see the LCU records). BSU Aid-to-New-Construction (ANC) Fee, General Service commercial meter ladder, tariff eff. 1-1-2026. 1" = 2.5 ERC × $3,424/ERC = $8,560. Full ladder: 3/4" (1 ERC) $3,424; 1.5" (5) $17,120; 2" (8) $27,392; 3" (16) $54,784; 4" (25) $85,600; 6" (50) $171,200; 8" (80) $273,920. One ERC = 250 gpd.
    $8,560.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (Lee County Utilities — Estero) — 250 gpd minimum
    Lee County Utilities
    Lee County Utilities capacity fee, increased 5-5-2026. LCU does NOT publish a nonresidential meter-size ladder — the commercial/nonresidential capacity fee is FLOW-BASED: gallons-per-day contribution per Florida Administrative Code Ch. 62-6.008 for the land use, × $12.20/gpd for water, with a MINIMUM of 250 gpd. Amount entered = the published 250-gpd minimum (250 × $12.20 = $3,050), which equals the single-family 1.00-ERU water fee (shared flow basis, not residential contamination). Actual fee scales with the FAC 62-6.008 flow for the specific use. LCU serves much of Estero; the southern part of the Village is served by Bonita Springs Utilities (separate BSU records).
    $3,050.00 one-time
Sewer$14,472.50 one-time
  • Wastewater ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter
    Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc.
    SECOND PROVIDER (southern Estero). BSU ANC Fee, General Service commercial meter ladder, tariff eff. 1-1-2026. 1" = 2.5 ERC × $4,459/ERC = $11,147.50. Full ladder: 3/4" (1 ERC) $4,459; 1.5" (5) $22,295; 2" (8) $35,672; 3" (16) $71,344; 4" (25) $111,475; 6" (50) $222,950; 8" (80) $356,720.
    $11,147.50 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Lee County Utilities — Estero) — 200 gpd minimum
    Lee County Utilities
    Lee County Utilities capacity fee, increased 5-5-2026. No nonresidential meter ladder — flow-based: FAC Ch. 62-6.008 gpd contribution × $16.625/gpd for sewer, MINIMUM 200 gpd. Amount entered = the published 200-gpd minimum (200 × $16.625 = $3,325), which equals the single-family 1.00-ERU sewer fee (shared flow basis). One ERU = 250 gpd water / 200 gpd sewer.
    $3,325.00 one-time
City$3.38/sq ft
  • Road Impact Fee (Village of Estero, Industrial)
    Village of Estero (collected by Lee County under interlocal)
    Estero LDC Table 8-102.B, row 'Industrial park or general industrial', $3,380 per 1,000 sq. ft. FULL fee — no 52.5% collection-rate discount. Collected by Lee County under the 9-1-2015 interlocal. Up to 3% admin fee added.
    $3.38/sq ft
  • Park Impact Fee (Village of Estero, Industrial)
    Village of Estero
    CONFIRMED $0. Estero LDC Table 8-103.C is residential + hotel/motel only; no industrial row.
    $0.00
County$0.17/sq ft
  • Fire Impact Fee (Estero Fire District, Industrial)
    Lee County (collected for Estero Fire Rescue District)
    Lee Ord. 26-01 (2-3-2026), Estero fire-district column, 'General Industrial' row — $162.25, slightly below the standard district rate of $164.25. Eff. 5-4-2026. NEXT STEP-UP 5-4-2027 = $178.50 (then $194.75, $211.00). Separate 'Public or Private Warehouse' row = $87.50 (not entered). 3% admin fee added.
    $0.16/sq ft
  • EMS Impact Fee (Lee County, Industrial)
    Lee County Division of Public Safety
    Lee Ord. 26-01 (2-3-2026), countywide EMS 'General Industrial' row, eff. 5-4-2026; flat at $10.00 through 2029. 3% admin fee added.
    $0.01/sq ft
  • Roads Impact Fee (Lee County — not applicable in Estero, Industrial)
    Lee County
    $0 — CONFIRMED. Added on audit 2026-07-13 for completeness (the other six Lee jurisdictions all carry a county-roads record; Estero had none). Lee County's road impact fee reaches a municipality only under an interlocal per LDC Sec. 2-262 — Fort Myers and Sanibel are the participants; Estero is not. Estero instead levies its OWN road impact fee under Village LDC Ch. 8, Table 8-102.B, which adopts the Lee County road impact fee land-use schedule at the FULL adopted base fee rather than the county's 52.5% collection rate (see the Estero City-type 'Road Impact Fee (Village of Estero)' records: $11,476 / $7,614 / $3,380 per 1,000 sq ft). No separate county road impact fee is therefore collected in Estero. County FIRE (Estero Fire District) and EMS DO apply — see those records.
    $0.00
Total (Estero): $3.55/sq ft + $26,082.50 one-time (≈ $203,695.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedules:Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc. Lee County Utilities Village of Estero (collected by Lee County under interlocal) Village of Estero Lee County (collected for Estero Fire Rescue District) Lee County Division of Public Safety Lee County
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

Where in Lee 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.

Unincorporated Lee County$103,837.50Includes unconfirmed feesBonita Springs$237,270.00Cape Coral$148,819.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Estero$203,695.00this page
Fort Myers$109,608.00Fort Myers Beach$103,812.50Includes unconfirmed feesSanibel$96,525.00Includes unconfirmed fees

Estero: Office Impact Fees

Office development in Estero pays $8.09 per square foot in impact fees, plus $26,082.50 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).

For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $228,401.25. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Wastewater ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter ($11,147.50 one-time), Water ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter ($8,560.00 one-time) and Sewer Capacity Fee (Lee County Utilities — Estero) — 200 gpd minimum ($3,325.00 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.

View the full fee schedule
Water$11,610.00 one-time
  • Water ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter
    Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc.
    SECOND PROVIDER. Bonita Springs Utilities serves the southern portion of the Village of Estero (Lee County Utilities serves the rest — see the LCU records). BSU Aid-to-New-Construction (ANC) Fee, General Service commercial meter ladder, tariff eff. 1-1-2026. 1" = 2.5 ERC × $3,424/ERC = $8,560. Full ladder: 3/4" (1 ERC) $3,424; 1.5" (5) $17,120; 2" (8) $27,392; 3" (16) $54,784; 4" (25) $85,600; 6" (50) $171,200; 8" (80) $273,920. One ERC = 250 gpd.
    $8,560.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (Lee County Utilities — Estero) — 250 gpd minimum
    Lee County Utilities
    Lee County Utilities capacity fee, increased 5-5-2026. LCU does NOT publish a nonresidential meter-size ladder — the commercial/nonresidential capacity fee is FLOW-BASED: gallons-per-day contribution per Florida Administrative Code Ch. 62-6.008 for the land use, × $12.20/gpd for water, with a MINIMUM of 250 gpd. Amount entered = the published 250-gpd minimum (250 × $12.20 = $3,050), which equals the single-family 1.00-ERU water fee (shared flow basis, not residential contamination). Actual fee scales with the FAC 62-6.008 flow for the specific use. LCU serves much of Estero; the southern part of the Village is served by Bonita Springs Utilities (separate BSU records).
    $3,050.00 one-time
Sewer$14,472.50 one-time
  • Wastewater ANC Fee (Bonita Springs Utilities — Estero) — 1" meter
    Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc.
    SECOND PROVIDER (southern Estero). BSU ANC Fee, General Service commercial meter ladder, tariff eff. 1-1-2026. 1" = 2.5 ERC × $4,459/ERC = $11,147.50. Full ladder: 3/4" (1 ERC) $4,459; 1.5" (5) $22,295; 2" (8) $35,672; 3" (16) $71,344; 4" (25) $111,475; 6" (50) $222,950; 8" (80) $356,720.
    $11,147.50 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Lee County Utilities — Estero) — 200 gpd minimum
    Lee County Utilities
    Lee County Utilities capacity fee, increased 5-5-2026. No nonresidential meter ladder — flow-based: FAC Ch. 62-6.008 gpd contribution × $16.625/gpd for sewer, MINIMUM 200 gpd. Amount entered = the published 200-gpd minimum (200 × $16.625 = $3,325), which equals the single-family 1.00-ERU sewer fee (shared flow basis). One ERU = 250 gpd water / 200 gpd sewer.
    $3,325.00 one-time
City$7.61/sq ft
  • Road Impact Fee (Village of Estero, Office)
    Village of Estero (collected by Lee County under interlocal)
    Estero LDC Table 8-102.B, row 'Office' (Office/Institutional), $7,614 per 1,000 sq. ft. FULL fee — no 52.5% collection-rate discount (unlike Lee County). Collected by Lee County under the 9-1-2015 interlocal. Up to 3% admin fee added.
    $7.61/sq ft
  • Park Impact Fee (Village of Estero, Office)
    Village of Estero
    CONFIRMED $0. Estero LDC Table 8-103.C is residential + hotel/motel only; no office row.
    $0.00
County$0.48/sq ft
  • Fire Impact Fee (Estero Fire District, Office)
    Lee County (collected for Estero Fire Rescue District)
    Lee Ord. 26-01 (2-3-2026), Estero fire-district column, 'Office' row. Eff. 5-4-2026. NEXT STEP-UP 5-4-2027 = $497.50 (then $547.25, $597.00). 3% admin fee added.
    $0.45/sq ft
  • EMS Impact Fee (Lee County, Office)
    Lee County Division of Public Safety
    Lee Ord. 26-01 (2-3-2026), countywide EMS 'Office' row, eff. 5-4-2026. NEXT STEP-UP 5-4-2027 = $33.00. 3% admin fee added.
    $0.03/sq ft
  • Roads Impact Fee (Lee County — not applicable in Estero, Office)
    Lee County
    $0 — CONFIRMED. Added on audit 2026-07-13 for completeness (the other six Lee jurisdictions all carry a county-roads record; Estero had none). Lee County's road impact fee reaches a municipality only under an interlocal per LDC Sec. 2-262 — Fort Myers and Sanibel are the participants; Estero is not. Estero instead levies its OWN road impact fee under Village LDC Ch. 8, Table 8-102.B, which adopts the Lee County road impact fee land-use schedule at the FULL adopted base fee rather than the county's 52.5% collection rate (see the Estero City-type 'Road Impact Fee (Village of Estero)' records: $11,476 / $7,614 / $3,380 per 1,000 sq ft). No separate county road impact fee is therefore collected in Estero. County FIRE (Estero Fire District) and EMS DO apply — see those records.
    $0.00
Total (Estero): $8.09/sq ft + $26,082.50 one-time (≈ $228,401.25 at 25,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked July 14, 2026Official fee schedules:Bonita Springs Utilities, Inc. Lee County Utilities Village of Estero (collected by Lee County under interlocal) Village of Estero Lee County (collected for Estero Fire Rescue District) Lee County Division of Public Safety Lee County
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

Where in Lee 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.

Unincorporated Lee County$118,268.75Includes unconfirmed feesBonita Springs$266,826.25Cape Coral$101,009.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Estero$228,401.25this page
Fort Myers$122,441.75Fort Myers Beach$118,277.50Includes unconfirmed feesSanibel$110,658.75Includes 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 Estero, Florida?

A new single-family home in Estero pays at least $9,854.75 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). 2 additional fees have no published standard amounts and are not included, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting.

How much are commercial impact fees in Estero?

Commercial development in Estero pays $12.46 per square foot in impact fees, plus $26,082.50 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (assuming a 1-inch meter), about $649,320.00 for a 50,000 sq ft building.

Does Estero charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Estero 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 Estero, 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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