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.
The largest line items are Sewer System Charge (SFR - Tallahassee, 1.0 ERC) ($3,531.68) and Water System Charge (SFR - Tallahassee, 1.0 ERC) ($1,139.25).
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- Water System Charge (SFR - Tallahassee, 1.0 ERC)$1,139.25TallahasseeICL (Inside City Limits) water System Charge, 5/8" meter = 1.0 ERC. Source: City of Tallahassee Water Sewer Rates, eff. 10/1/2023 — re-confirmed 7/13/2026 as the currently posted schedule (amount unchanged). NOTE: the sheet's Oct-1 CPI escalator applies to MONTHLY rates only, not to system charges. Same rate per ERC as MF (MF = 1.0 ERC 1st unit + 0.80 ERC each additional unit).
- Sewer System Charge (SFR - Tallahassee, 1.0 ERC)$3,531.68TallahasseeICL (Inside City Limits) sewer System Charge, 5/8" meter = 1.0 ERC. Source: City of Tallahassee Water Sewer Rates, eff. 10/1/2023 — re-confirmed 7/13/2026 as the currently posted schedule (amount unchanged). NOTE: the sheet's Oct-1 CPI escalator applies to MONTHLY rates only, not to system charges. Same rate per ERC as MF (MF = 1.0 ERC 1st unit + 0.80 ERC each additional unit). OCL equivalent is 1.5x = $5,297.51.
- City Impact Fee (Tallahassee)$0.00City of Tallahassee$0 — no City of Tallahassee development impact fees. Re-proved 7/13/2026: the City regulates growth through CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT, not impact fees — a concurrency review tests traffic and stormwater capacity before a development order issues, and where capacity is short the developer withdraws, downsizes, or funds an approved mitigation option. There is no fixed per-unit fee schedule to enter. No parks, police, fire, or transportation impact fees. Confirmed against the City's Growth Management concurrency page (Growth Mgmt Dept, 435 N. Macomb St, 850-891-7001) and the Leon County DSEM fee schedule (permit/review fees only).
- County Impact Fee (Tallahassee)$0.00Leon County$0 — no Leon County impact fee is collected on City of Tallahassee permits. Re-proved 7/13/2026: LDC Ch. 10 Art. V ('Impact Fees') retains only Secs. 10-5.101/10-5.102 (trust-account, expenditure and refund rules for the road impact fees repealed in 1995) — no imposition section and no rate schedule. The surviving text contemplates the CITY collecting countywide/collector road fees on the county's behalf, which is why the article still references the city; but with the fee itself repealed there is nothing to collect. No education, fire/EMS, parks, or law-enforcement county fees.
Where in Leon County are you building?
Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours.
Tallahassee: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in Tallahassee pays $1,139.25 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.
The largest line items are Water System Charge - ICL (Tallahassee, MF) ($1,139.25).
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- Water System Charge - ICL (Tallahassee, MF)$1,139.25TallahasseeCity of Tallahassee municipal water utility, ICL (Inside City Limits) System Charge. MF basis per the rate sheet: 1.0 ERC for the 1st unit + 0.80 ERC each additional unit; $1,139.25 is the 1.0 ERC rate ICL (additional units = $911.40). Source: City of Tallahassee Water Sewer Rates, eff. 10/1/2023 — re-confirmed 7/13/2026 as the currently posted schedule (amount unchanged). NOTE: the sheet's Oct-1 CPI escalator applies to MONTHLY rates only, not to system charges.
- City Impact Fee (Tallahassee, MF)$0.00City of Tallahassee$0 — no City of Tallahassee development impact fees. Re-proved 7/13/2026: the City regulates growth through CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT, not impact fees — a concurrency review tests traffic and stormwater capacity before a development order issues; where capacity is short the developer withdraws, downsizes, or funds an approved mitigation option. No fixed per-unit fee schedule exists to enter. No parks, police, fire or transportation impact fees. Confirmed against the City's Growth Management concurrency page (850-891-7001).
- County Impact Fee (Tallahassee, MF)$0.00Leon County$0 — no Leon County impact fee is collected on City of Tallahassee permits. Re-proved 7/13/2026: LDC Ch. 10 Art. V retains only Secs. 10-5.101/10-5.102 (trust-account, expenditure and refund rules for the road impact fees repealed in 1995) — no imposition section, no rate schedule. The surviving text contemplates the CITY collecting countywide/collector road fees for the county, which is why the article still names the city; with the fee repealed there is nothing to collect.
- County Impact Fee (Tallahassee, MF)$0.00Leon County$0 — no Leon County impact fee is collected on City of Tallahassee permits. Re-proved 7/13/2026: LDC Ch. 10 Art. V retains only Secs. 10-5.101/10-5.102 (trust-account, expenditure and refund rules for the road impact fees repealed in 1995) — no imposition section, no rate schedule. The surviving text contemplates the CITY collecting countywide/collector road fees for the county, which is why the article still names the city; with the fee repealed there is nothing to collect.
Where in Leon County are you building?
Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours.
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.
The largest line items are Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter ($8,829.19 one-time) and Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter ($2,848.13 one-time).
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- Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$2,848.13 one-timeCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCANONICAL NONRES DEFAULT (1" meter = 2.5 ERC). City of Tallahassee Water Sewer Rates schedule, System Charge ICL (Inside City Limits) column, eff. 10/1/2023 — re-confirmed 2026-07-13 as the currently posted schedule. ONE shared meter-size/ERC ladder serves ALL customer classes (5/8"=1.0 ERC, 1"=2.5, 1.5"=5, 2"=8, 3"=16, 4"=25, 6"=50, 8"=80); there is no separate commercial table, so the nonres charge at a given meter size equals the residential charge at that meter size — this is a shared-ladder utility, NOT residential-rate contamination. The residential ERC multipliers printed on the sheet (SFR 1.0; MF 1.0 first unit + 0.80 each additional) govern how many ERCs a dwelling counts, not a separate rate. The sheet's Oct-1 CPI escalator applies to MONTHLY rates only, not to system charges. Tap fee is quoted at cost (contact Water). OCL rate is 1.5x and is carried on the Leon County - Unincorporated records.
- Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$8,829.19 one-timeCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCANONICAL NONRES DEFAULT (1" meter = 2.5 ERC). City of Tallahassee Water Sewer Rates schedule, Sewer System Charge ICL column, eff. 10/1/2023 — re-confirmed 2026-07-13 as the currently posted schedule. ONE shared meter-size/ERC ladder serves ALL customer classes (5/8"=1.0 ERC, 1"=2.5, 1.5"=5, 2"=8, 3"=16, 4"=25, 6"=50, 8"=80); no separate commercial table exists, so the nonres charge equals the residential charge at the same meter size — shared-ladder utility, NOT residential contamination. Sewer tap fee is quoted at cost (contact Sewer). The sheet's Oct-1 CPI escalator applies to MONTHLY rates only, not system charges. OCL rate is 1.5x and is carried on the Leon County - Unincorporated records.
- City Impact Fee (City of Tallahassee, Commercial) — none levied$0.00City of Tallahassee$0 confirmed — the City of Tallahassee levies NO development impact fees of any kind, residential or nonresidential. The City manages growth through CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT (Land Development Code Ch. 5/10), not impact fees: a concurrency review tests transportation and stormwater capacity before a development order issues, and where capacity is short the applicant downsizes or funds a negotiated mitigation. There is no adopted per-sq-ft rate schedule to enter. Proved from the City's adopted Schedule of Permit and Review Fees, Res. 22-R-42 eff. 10/1/2025 (10 pp.), which enumerates every fee the Growth Management Dept charges — building/life-safety/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permit fees, environmental and land-use review fees, and CONCURRENCY REVIEW fees ('COT — Commercial without Stormwater: $227 first 1,000 sq ft + $47 per additional 1,000 sq ft') — all cost-recovery review charges, not capital impact fees. No transportation, parks, police, fire, or school impact fee line exists. Notably the same schedule carries 'County — Commercial $0', corroborating that no Leon County fee rides on a city permit either. Researched 2026-07-13.
- County Impact Fee (Leon County, Commercial) — none levied$0.00Leon County$0 confirmed — Leon County levies NO development impact fees, so none is collected on a City of Tallahassee permit. Land Development Code Ch. 10, Art. V ('Impact Fees') survives but contains ONLY Secs. 10-5.101 and 10-5.102 — trust-account, permitted-expenditure and refund provisions left over from the countywide/collector ROAD impact fees the county repealed in 1995. There is no imposition section, no rate schedule and no fee categories anywhere in Art. V. Independently corroborated by the City's own adopted fee schedule (Res. 22-R-42, eff. 10/1/2025), which prints 'County — Commercial $0' and 'County — Residential $0' on its Concurrency page. No education, fire/EMS, parks or law-enforcement county impact fee exists. Researched 2026-07-13.
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.
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.
The largest line items are Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter ($8,829.19 one-time) and Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter ($2,848.13 one-time).
View the full fee schedule
- Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$2,848.13 one-timeCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCANONICAL NONRES DEFAULT (1" meter = 2.5 ERC). City of Tallahassee Water Sewer Rates schedule, System Charge ICL (Inside City Limits) column, eff. 10/1/2023 — re-confirmed 2026-07-13 as the currently posted schedule. ONE shared meter-size/ERC ladder serves ALL customer classes (5/8"=1.0 ERC, 1"=2.5, 1.5"=5, 2"=8, 3"=16, 4"=25, 6"=50, 8"=80); there is no separate commercial table, so the nonres charge at a given meter size equals the residential charge at that meter size — this is a shared-ladder utility, NOT residential-rate contamination. The residential ERC multipliers printed on the sheet (SFR 1.0; MF 1.0 first unit + 0.80 each additional) govern how many ERCs a dwelling counts, not a separate rate. The sheet's Oct-1 CPI escalator applies to MONTHLY rates only, not to system charges. Tap fee is quoted at cost (contact Water). OCL rate is 1.5x and is carried on the Leon County - Unincorporated records.
- Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$8,829.19 one-timeCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCANONICAL NONRES DEFAULT (1" meter = 2.5 ERC). City of Tallahassee Water Sewer Rates schedule, Sewer System Charge ICL column, eff. 10/1/2023 — re-confirmed 2026-07-13 as the currently posted schedule. ONE shared meter-size/ERC ladder serves ALL customer classes (5/8"=1.0 ERC, 1"=2.5, 1.5"=5, 2"=8, 3"=16, 4"=25, 6"=50, 8"=80); no separate commercial table exists, so the nonres charge equals the residential charge at the same meter size — shared-ladder utility, NOT residential contamination. Sewer tap fee is quoted at cost (contact Sewer). The sheet's Oct-1 CPI escalator applies to MONTHLY rates only, not system charges. OCL rate is 1.5x and is carried on the Leon County - Unincorporated records.
- City Impact Fee (City of Tallahassee, Industrial) — none levied$0.00City of Tallahassee$0 confirmed — the City of Tallahassee levies NO development impact fees of any kind. Growth is managed through CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT, not impact fees; there is no adopted per-sq-ft rate schedule. Proved from the City's adopted Schedule of Permit and Review Fees, Res. 22-R-42 eff. 10/1/2025 — permit, review, environmental, land-use and concurrency-review fees only. The schedule's 'Industrial Structural' ($168.52 + $0.34/sq ft) and 'Industrial Mechanical' ($0.034/sq ft) lines are BUILDING PERMIT fees under the Florida Building Code, not impact fees — deliberately not entered. Researched 2026-07-13.
- County Impact Fee (Leon County, Industrial) — none levied$0.00Leon County$0 confirmed — Leon County levies NO development impact fees. LDC Ch. 10 Art. V retains only Secs. 10-5.101/10-5.102 (trust-account, expenditure and refund rules for the road impact fees repealed in 1995): no imposition section, no rate schedule, no categories. Corroborated by the City of Tallahassee's adopted fee schedule (Res. 22-R-42, eff. 10/1/2025), which prints 'County — Commercial $0'. Researched 2026-07-13.
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.
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.
The largest line items are Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter ($8,829.19 one-time) and Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter ($2,848.13 one-time).
View the full fee schedule
- Water System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$2,848.13 one-timeCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCANONICAL NONRES DEFAULT (1" meter = 2.5 ERC). City of Tallahassee Water Sewer Rates schedule, System Charge ICL (Inside City Limits) column, eff. 10/1/2023 — re-confirmed 2026-07-13 as the currently posted schedule. ONE shared meter-size/ERC ladder serves ALL customer classes (5/8"=1.0 ERC, 1"=2.5, 1.5"=5, 2"=8, 3"=16, 4"=25, 6"=50, 8"=80); there is no separate commercial table, so the nonres charge at a given meter size equals the residential charge at that meter size — this is a shared-ladder utility, NOT residential-rate contamination. The residential ERC multipliers printed on the sheet (SFR 1.0; MF 1.0 first unit + 0.80 each additional) govern how many ERCs a dwelling counts, not a separate rate. The sheet's Oct-1 CPI escalator applies to MONTHLY rates only, not to system charges. Tap fee is quoted at cost (contact Water). OCL rate is 1.5x and is carried on the Leon County - Unincorporated records.
- Sewer System Charge ICL (City of Tallahassee) — 1" meter$8,829.19 one-timeCity of Tallahassee UtilitiesCANONICAL NONRES DEFAULT (1" meter = 2.5 ERC). City of Tallahassee Water Sewer Rates schedule, Sewer System Charge ICL column, eff. 10/1/2023 — re-confirmed 2026-07-13 as the currently posted schedule. ONE shared meter-size/ERC ladder serves ALL customer classes (5/8"=1.0 ERC, 1"=2.5, 1.5"=5, 2"=8, 3"=16, 4"=25, 6"=50, 8"=80); no separate commercial table exists, so the nonres charge equals the residential charge at the same meter size — shared-ladder utility, NOT residential contamination. Sewer tap fee is quoted at cost (contact Sewer). The sheet's Oct-1 CPI escalator applies to MONTHLY rates only, not system charges. OCL rate is 1.5x and is carried on the Leon County - Unincorporated records.
- City Impact Fee (City of Tallahassee, Office) — none levied$0.00City of Tallahassee$0 confirmed — the City of Tallahassee levies NO development impact fees of any kind. Growth is managed through CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT, not impact fees; there is no adopted per-sq-ft rate schedule. Proved from the City's adopted Schedule of Permit and Review Fees, Res. 22-R-42 eff. 10/1/2025, which lists only permit, review, environmental, land-use and concurrency-REVIEW fees (all cost-recovery) — no transportation, parks, police, fire, or school impact fee. Office is not a separate line anywhere; the schedule's only nonres concurrency-review row is 'COT — Commercial'. Researched 2026-07-13.
- County Impact Fee (Leon County, Office) — none levied$0.00Leon County$0 confirmed — Leon County levies NO development impact fees. LDC Ch. 10 Art. V retains only Secs. 10-5.101/10-5.102 (trust-account, expenditure and refund rules for the road impact fees repealed in 1995): no imposition section, no rate schedule, no categories. Corroborated by the City of Tallahassee's adopted fee schedule (Res. 22-R-42, eff. 10/1/2025), which prints 'County — Commercial $0'. Researched 2026-07-13.
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.
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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 Tallahassee, Florida?
A new single-family home in Tallahassee pays $4,670.93 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
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.
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.