Tallahassee Impact Fees by Project Type
Tallahassee: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in Tallahassee pays $4,670.93 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.
Water System Charge (SFR - Tallahassee, 1.0 ERC) and Sewer System Charge (SFR - Tallahassee, 1.0 ERC) are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.
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- Water System Charge (SFR - Tallahassee, 1.0 ERC)$1,139.25Requires confirmationTallahasseeOne-time City of Tallahassee water system charge for a single-family home inside city limits (5/8" meter, 1.0 residential equivalent). The amount shown is from the city's water and sewer rate sheet effective 10/1/2023. City Code Sec. 21-151(c) adjusts the system charges every October 1 by the prior year's CPI-U change, so the charge payable today reflects the 10/1/2024, 10/1/2025 and 10/1/2026 adjustments. Outside city limits the charge is 1.5 times the inside-city rate.
- Sewer System Charge (SFR - Tallahassee, 1.0 ERC)$3,531.68Requires confirmationTallahasseeOne-time City of Tallahassee sewer system charge for a single-family home inside city limits (5/8" meter, 1.0 residential equivalent). The amount shown is from the city's water and sewer rate sheet effective 10/1/2023. City Code Sec. 21-151(c) adjusts the system charges every October 1 by the prior year's CPI-U change, so the charge payable today reflects the 10/1/2024, 10/1/2025 and 10/1/2026 adjustments. Outside city limits the charge is 1.5 times the inside-city rate. A home on a separate irrigation meter pays no sewer charge for that meter. The city's rate sheet also lists a $275 sewer tap location fee on every meter size; the city has not said whether it applies to every new connection, so it is not included here.
- City Impact Fee (Tallahassee)$0.00City of TallahasseeThe City of Tallahassee charges no development impact fees. It manages growth through concurrency review, which tests traffic and stormwater capacity before a development order issues; where capacity is short, a project can proceed through an approved concurrency mitigation (proportionate share) agreement instead of a per-unit fee. No parks, police, fire, or transportation impact fees.
- County Impact Fee (Tallahassee)$0.00Leon CountyNo Leon County impact fee is collected on City of Tallahassee permits. The county levies no development impact fees; its code keeps only trust-account and refund provisions for road impact fees repealed in the 1990s, with no rate schedule.
Where in Leon 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.
Tallahassee: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in Tallahassee pays $4,670.93 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.
Water System Charge - ICL (Tallahassee, MF) and Sewer System Charge - ICL (Tallahassee, MF) are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.
View the Full Tallahassee Impact Fee Schedule
- Water System Charge - ICL (Tallahassee, MF)$1,139.25Requires confirmationTallahasseeOne-time City of Tallahassee water system charge for multifamily inside city limits. City Code Sec. 21-151(b) counts the first unit of a building as 1.0 residential equivalent and each additional unit as 0.8; the amount shown is the 1.0 rate, and each additional unit was $911.40 on the city's rate sheet effective 10/1/2023. Sec. 21-151(c) adjusts the charges every October 1 by the prior year's CPI-U change, so the charge payable today reflects the 10/1/2024, 10/1/2025 and 10/1/2026 adjustments. Outside city limits the charge is 1.5 times the inside-city rate.
- Sewer System Charge - ICL (Tallahassee, MF)$3,531.68Requires confirmationTallahasseeOne-time City of Tallahassee sewer system charge for multifamily inside city limits. City Code Sec. 21-151(b) counts the first unit of a building as 1.0 residential equivalent and each additional unit as 0.8; the amount shown is the 1.0 rate, and each additional unit was $2,825.34 on the city's rate sheet effective 10/1/2023. Sec. 21-151(c) adjusts the charges every October 1 by the prior year's CPI-U change, so the charge payable today reflects the 10/1/2024, 10/1/2025 and 10/1/2026 adjustments. Outside city limits the charge is 1.5 times the inside-city rate. The city's rate sheet also lists a $275 sewer tap location fee on every meter size; the city has not said whether it applies to every new connection, so it is not included here.
- City Impact Fee (Tallahassee, MF)$0.00City of TallahasseeThe City of Tallahassee charges no development impact fees. It manages growth through concurrency review, which tests traffic and stormwater capacity before a development order issues; where capacity is short, a project can proceed through an approved concurrency mitigation (proportionate share) agreement instead of a per-unit fee. No parks, police, fire, or transportation impact fees.
- County Impact Fee (Tallahassee, MF)$0.00Leon CountyNo Leon County impact fee is collected on City of Tallahassee permits. The county levies no development impact fees; its code keeps only trust-account and refund provisions for road impact fees repealed in the 1990s, with no rate schedule.
Where in Leon 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.
Tallahassee: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in Tallahassee pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $11,677.32 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $11,677.32. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter and Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.
View the Full Tallahassee Impact Fee Schedule
- Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$2,848.13 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCity of Tallahassee water system charge, inside city limits, set by water meter size (one ladder for all customer classes). Amount shown is the charge published effective October 1, 2023; city code raises the system charges every October 1 by the CPI-U, and the October 2024, 2025 and 2026 adjustments are not reflected. A water tap fee is billed at actual cost.
- Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$8,829.19 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCity of Tallahassee sewer system charge, inside city limits, set by water meter size (one ladder for all customer classes). Amount shown is the charge published effective October 1, 2023; city code raises the system charges every October 1 by the CPI-U, and the October 2024, 2025 and 2026 adjustments are not reflected. The city's rate sheet also lists a $275 sewer tap location fee on every meter size; the city has not said whether it applies to every new connection, so it is not included here.
- City Impact Fee (City of Tallahassee, Commercial) — none levied$0.00City of TallahasseeThe City of Tallahassee charges no impact fees. New development is reviewed under the city's concurrency management program, which can require negotiated proportionate-share mitigation for road capacity instead of a set fee.
- County Impact Fee (Leon County, Commercial) — none levied$0.00Leon CountyLeon County charges no impact fees, so none is collected on a City of Tallahassee permit. The county repealed its road impact fees in the 1990s and has not adopted any other impact fee.
Where in Leon 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.
Tallahassee: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in Tallahassee pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $11,677.32 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $11,677.32. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter and Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.
View the Full Tallahassee Impact Fee Schedule
- Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$2,848.13 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCity of Tallahassee water system charge, inside city limits, set by water meter size (one ladder for all customer classes). Amount shown is the charge published effective October 1, 2023; city code raises the system charges every October 1 by the CPI-U, and the October 2024, 2025 and 2026 adjustments are not reflected. A water tap fee is billed at actual cost.
- Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$8,829.19 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCity of Tallahassee sewer system charge, inside city limits, set by water meter size (one ladder for all customer classes). Amount shown is the charge published effective October 1, 2023; city code raises the system charges every October 1 by the CPI-U, and the October 2024, 2025 and 2026 adjustments are not reflected. The city's rate sheet also lists a $275 sewer tap location fee on every meter size; the city has not said whether it applies to every new connection, so it is not included here.
- City Impact Fee (City of Tallahassee, Industrial) — none levied$0.00City of TallahasseeThe City of Tallahassee charges no impact fees. New development is reviewed under the city's concurrency management program, which can require negotiated proportionate-share mitigation for road capacity instead of a set fee.
- County Impact Fee (Leon County, Industrial) — none levied$0.00Leon CountyLeon County charges no impact fees, so none is collected on a City of Tallahassee permit. The county repealed its road impact fees in the 1990s and has not adopted any other impact fee.
Where in Leon 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.
Tallahassee: Office Impact Fees
Office development in Tallahassee pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $11,677.32 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $11,677.32. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter and Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter are shown at the last published amount but have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; they are included in the totals here. Verify before budgeting.
View the Full Tallahassee Impact Fee Schedule
- Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$2,848.13 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCity of Tallahassee water system charge, inside city limits, set by water meter size (one ladder for all customer classes). Amount shown is the charge published effective October 1, 2023; city code raises the system charges every October 1 by the CPI-U, and the October 2024, 2025 and 2026 adjustments are not reflected. A water tap fee is billed at actual cost.
- Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$8,829.19 one-timeRequires confirmationCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCity of Tallahassee sewer system charge, inside city limits, set by water meter size (one ladder for all customer classes). Amount shown is the charge published effective October 1, 2023; city code raises the system charges every October 1 by the CPI-U, and the October 2024, 2025 and 2026 adjustments are not reflected. The city's rate sheet also lists a $275 sewer tap location fee on every meter size; the city has not said whether it applies to every new connection, so it is not included here.
- City Impact Fee (City of Tallahassee, Office) — none levied$0.00City of TallahasseeThe City of Tallahassee charges no impact fees. New development is reviewed under the city's concurrency management program, which can require negotiated proportionate-share mitigation for road capacity instead of a set fee.
- County Impact Fee (Leon County, Office) — none levied$0.00Leon CountyLeon County charges no impact fees, so none is collected on a City of Tallahassee permit. The county repealed its road impact fees in the 1990s and has not adopted any other impact fee.
Where in Leon 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.
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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 a 2021 amendment (Ch. 2021-63, Laws of Florida), 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.
Brush up on impact fee basics before you budget your next project.
Summary current as of September 2026. This is an editorial summary, not legal advice; see the official statute text and our terms of use.
Tallahassee Impact Fee FAQs
What are the total impact fees for a single-family home in Tallahassee, Florida?
A new single-family home in Tallahassee pays $4,670.93 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; verify before budgeting.
How much are commercial impact fees in Tallahassee?
Commercial development in Tallahassee pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $11,677.32 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; verify before budgeting.
Does Tallahassee charge its own impact fees?
Yes. Tallahassee levies its own municipal impact or utility fees. Leon County does not currently add county-level impact fees inside Tallahassee. The schedule on this page shows every fee that applies to development in Tallahassee.
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.
Compare unincorporated rates and every other city on the Leon County impact fees page.