Liberty County impact fees by project type
Where in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in unincorporated Liberty County pays at least $250.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). All of it is levied by Liberty County.
The largest line items are Water Connection Fee (Liberty County - Hosford-Telogia) ($250.00).
Sewer Connection Fee (Liberty County Unincorporated) is set by the utility and not published online. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.
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- Water Connection Fee (Liberty County - Hosford-Telogia)$250.00Liberty County BOCCCONFIRMED 7/13/2026. $250 minimum water connection fee, Ord. 98-01 §2 ("Connection Fee: After Construction, at least Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($250.00) Dollars"), eff. 1/1/1999 — still the operative connection charge. Full ordinance chain walked: Ord. 91-01 (prior $100 Hosford-Telogia hook-up fee) was superseded by 98-01's repealer; Ord. 05-07 amended only the deposit + reconnect fee; Ords. 13-05, 15-01 and 17-02 amended MONTHLY volumetric rates only and expressly incorporate all other 98-01/13-05 provisions. No later water ordinance touches the connection fee. Note the fee is a FLOOR ("at least") — actual charge can exceed $250 where line extension costs are higher. Liberty County Water Dept / Hosford-Telogia Water Distribution System.
- Sewer Connection Fee (Liberty County Unincorporated)Requires confirmationN/A — no county sewer utilityNo county sewer/wastewater utility in unincorporated Liberty County — properties on private septic. Re-proved 7/13/2026 against the county's full current-ordinance index (199 ordinances): the county operates a WATER system only (Ord. 79-01/81-02/91-01 Hosford-Telogia; Ord. 98-01 countywide waterworks; rate amendments 01-05, 05-04, 05-07, 13-01, 13-05, 15-01, 17-02). No sewer/wastewater ordinance exists. Unconfirmed pending affirmative staff confirmation of septic-only status: Clerk 850-643-2215.
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County Unincorporated)$0.00N/AUnincorporated area — no municipality, therefore no municipal impact fees. Full current-ordinance index reviewed (199 ordinances, Jan 2026 posting): no impact-fee ordinance of any kind. Confirmed $0, not a gap.
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County Unincorporated)$0.00Liberty County BOCCNo county impact fees. Re-proved 7/13/2026 against the county's full current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, reposted Jan 2026): no impact-fee ordinance has ever been enacted. Nearest adjacent items are all non-impact-fee: Ord. 07-02 Proportionate Fair-Share Program (mitigation agreements, not a fee schedule), Ord. 74-02 Building Code Permitting & Fees, and NEW Ord. 2026-02 Fire Tax (a recurring special assessment, not a one-time development fee). Confirmed $0. Watch the Proposed-Ordinances section each cycle.
Where in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in unincorporated Liberty County pays at least $250.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). All of it is levied by Liberty County.
Water Connection Fee (Liberty County - Hosford-Telogia, 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.
Sewer Connection Fee (Liberty County Unincorporated, MF) is set by the utility and not published online. 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 Connection Fee (Liberty County - Hosford-Telogia, MF)$250.00Requires confirmationLiberty County BOCCAmount = the SFR figure, but the PER-UNIT BASIS IS UNCONFIRMED. Ord. 98-01 §2 sets a $250 minimum connection fee ("at least"), re-proved 7/13/2026 as still operative (Ords. 05-07, 13-05, 15-01, 17-02 touched only deposits/reconnect/monthly volumetric rates). BUT §8 defines the billing unit as "each lot or building site," NOT each dwelling unit — so a multi-unit building on one lot may pay a single $250 connection rather than $250/unit, and the county publishes no MF/master-meter basis. Confirm per-unit vs per-connection treatment: Clerk 850-643-2215.
- Sewer Connection Fee (Liberty County Unincorporated, MF)Requires confirmationN/A — no county sewer utilityNo county sewer/wastewater utility in unincorporated Liberty County — properties on private septic. Re-proved 7/13/2026 against the county's full current-ordinance index (199 ordinances): the county runs a WATER system only; no sewer/wastewater ordinance exists. Unconfirmed pending affirmative staff confirmation of septic-only status: Clerk 850-643-2215.
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County Unincorporated, MF)$0.00N/AUnincorporated area — no municipality, therefore no municipal impact fees. Full current-ordinance index reviewed (199 ordinances, Jan 2026 posting): no impact-fee ordinance of any kind. Confirmed $0, not a gap.
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County Unincorporated, MF)$0.00Liberty County BOCCNo county impact fees. Re-proved 7/13/2026 against the county's full current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, reposted Jan 2026): no impact-fee ordinance has ever been enacted. Ord. 07-02 is a Proportionate Fair-Share (mitigation) program, not a fee schedule; new Ord. 2026-02 Fire Tax is a recurring assessment, not a one-time development fee. Confirmed $0.
Where in Liberty 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.
Unincorporated Liberty County: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in unincorporated Liberty County pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $250.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $250.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Water Connection Fee (Liberty County Waterworks) ($250.00 one-time).
View the full fee schedule
- Water Connection Fee (Liberty County Waterworks)$250.00 one-timeLiberty County BOCC — County Waterworks System (Hosford-Telogia Water Distribution System)CONFIRMED 7/13/2026 from ordinance text. Ord. 98-01 (#80 Waterworks Connections and Rates) §2: 'Connection Fee: After Construction, at least Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($250.00) Dollars.' Eff. 1/1/1999, still operative. NO METER-SIZE LADDER AND NO CUSTOMER-CLASS SPLIT — §1 applies to 'an owner of every lot or parcel of land within the County' and §2 to 'any user of the services of the waterworks system', so the nonresidential connection fee is the same $250 as residential. This is a shared-schedule case, not residential contamination. ⚠️ The fee is a FLOOR ('at least') — the BOCC may charge more where line-extension costs are higher, and §1 lets it fix connection charges 'in such reasonable amount as the Commission may fix and determine' by rule; a large commercial/industrial tap will very likely exceed $250. Ordinance chain walked: Ord. 91-01 (#40, prior Hosford-Telogia hook-up fee) superseded by 98-01's repealer (§11); Ord. 05-07 (#125) amended only deposit + reconnect; Ords. 01-05, 13-01, 13-05, 15-01, 17-02 amended monthly volumetric rates/deposits only. No later ordinance touches the connection fee. Contact: Liberty County Water Dept / Clerk (850) 643-2215.
- Sewer Connection Fee (Liberty County - Unincorporated)$0.00N/A — no county sewer utilityCONFIRMED $0 on audit 7/14/2026 — no county sewer/wastewater utility exists, so there is no county sewer connection or capacity fee for a nonresidential developer to pay. Proved two independent ways: (1) the Clerk to the Board's COMPLETE current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, re-read 7/14/2026) contains water ordinances only (79-01/81-02 Hosford-Telogia; 91-08 Water Distribution Rates; 98-01 countywide waterworks; rate amendments 01-05, 05-04, 05-07, 13-01, 13-05, 15-01, 17-02) and NO sewer or wastewater ordinance of any kind; (2) the county's own department roster has no Utilities/Wastewater department at all (Roads & Bridges, Transit, Code Enforcement, Landfill-Transfer Station, and the water system). Nonresidential wastewater in the unincorporated area is DEP-permitted onsite treatment (septic; county Environmental Health Ord. 83-01 governs onsite systems), priced by the installer, not by a county capacity fee. This is a documented no-utility $0, not a gap. ⚠️ Same-name trap: web searches for 'Liberty County sewer' surface Liberty County, GEORGIA (Hinesville/Midway/Riceboro, Liberty County Development Authority) — not this county. Contact if ever needed: Clerk to the Board (850) 643-2215.
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County - Unincorporated, Commercial)$0.00N/A — unincorporated areaUnincorporated area — no municipality, therefore no municipal impact fee can apply. Confirmed $0, not a gap. Verified 7/13/2026 against the county's complete current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, Clerk to the Board).
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County - Unincorporated, Commercial)$0.00Liberty County BOCCLiberty County levies NO impact fee of any kind, on nonresidential or residential development. Proved 7/13/2026 against the Clerk to the Board's COMPLETE current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, 1970s–2026, reposted Jan 2026): no impact-fee ordinance has ever been enacted. Nearest adjacent items are all non-impact-fee: Ord. 07-02 (#130) Proportionate Fair-Share Program = concurrency mitigation agreements, no fee schedule; Ord. 74-02 (#10) Building Code, Permitting & Fees = cost-recovery permit fees; Ord. 2026-02 Fire Tax = a recurring special assessment, not a one-time development fee. Confirmed $0. Only pending item is Proposed Ord. 2026-04 (Solar) — not an impact fee. Recheck the Proposed Ordinances section each cycle.
Where in Liberty 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.
Unincorporated Liberty County: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in unincorporated Liberty County pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $250.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $250.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Water Connection Fee (Liberty County Waterworks) ($250.00 one-time).
View the full fee schedule
- Water Connection Fee (Liberty County Waterworks)$250.00 one-timeLiberty County BOCC — County Waterworks System (Hosford-Telogia Water Distribution System)CONFIRMED 7/13/2026 from ordinance text. Ord. 98-01 (#80 Waterworks Connections and Rates) §2: 'Connection Fee: After Construction, at least Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($250.00) Dollars.' Eff. 1/1/1999, still operative. NO METER-SIZE LADDER AND NO CUSTOMER-CLASS SPLIT — §1 applies to 'an owner of every lot or parcel of land within the County' and §2 to 'any user of the services of the waterworks system', so the nonresidential connection fee is the same $250 as residential. This is a shared-schedule case, not residential contamination. ⚠️ The fee is a FLOOR ('at least') — the BOCC may charge more where line-extension costs are higher, and §1 lets it fix connection charges 'in such reasonable amount as the Commission may fix and determine' by rule; a large commercial/industrial tap will very likely exceed $250. Ordinance chain walked: Ord. 91-01 (#40, prior Hosford-Telogia hook-up fee) superseded by 98-01's repealer (§11); Ord. 05-07 (#125) amended only deposit + reconnect; Ords. 01-05, 13-01, 13-05, 15-01, 17-02 amended monthly volumetric rates/deposits only. No later ordinance touches the connection fee. Contact: Liberty County Water Dept / Clerk (850) 643-2215.
- Sewer Connection Fee (Liberty County - Unincorporated)$0.00N/A — no county sewer utilityCONFIRMED $0 on audit 7/14/2026 — no county sewer/wastewater utility exists, so there is no county sewer connection or capacity fee for a nonresidential developer to pay. Proved two independent ways: (1) the Clerk to the Board's COMPLETE current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, re-read 7/14/2026) contains water ordinances only (79-01/81-02 Hosford-Telogia; 91-08 Water Distribution Rates; 98-01 countywide waterworks; rate amendments 01-05, 05-04, 05-07, 13-01, 13-05, 15-01, 17-02) and NO sewer or wastewater ordinance of any kind; (2) the county's own department roster has no Utilities/Wastewater department at all (Roads & Bridges, Transit, Code Enforcement, Landfill-Transfer Station, and the water system). Nonresidential wastewater in the unincorporated area is DEP-permitted onsite treatment (septic; county Environmental Health Ord. 83-01 governs onsite systems), priced by the installer, not by a county capacity fee. This is a documented no-utility $0, not a gap. ⚠️ Same-name trap: web searches for 'Liberty County sewer' surface Liberty County, GEORGIA (Hinesville/Midway/Riceboro, Liberty County Development Authority) — not this county. Contact if ever needed: Clerk to the Board (850) 643-2215.
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County - Unincorporated, Industrial)$0.00N/A — unincorporated areaUnincorporated area — no municipality, therefore no municipal impact fee can apply. Confirmed $0, not a gap. Verified 7/13/2026 against the county's complete current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, Clerk to the Board).
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County - Unincorporated, Industrial)$0.00Liberty County BOCCLiberty County levies NO impact fee of any kind. Proved 7/13/2026 against the Clerk to the Board's COMPLETE current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, reposted Jan 2026): no impact-fee ordinance exists. Ord. 07-02 Proportionate Fair-Share = concurrency mitigation, no fee schedule; Ord. 2026-02 Fire Tax = recurring assessment, not a development fee. Confirmed $0. Recheck the Proposed Ordinances section each cycle.
Where in Liberty 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.
Unincorporated Liberty County: Office Impact Fees
Office development in unincorporated Liberty County pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $250.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $250.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Water Connection Fee (Liberty County Waterworks) ($250.00 one-time).
View the full fee schedule
- Water Connection Fee (Liberty County Waterworks)$250.00 one-timeLiberty County BOCC — County Waterworks System (Hosford-Telogia Water Distribution System)CONFIRMED 7/13/2026 from ordinance text. Ord. 98-01 (#80 Waterworks Connections and Rates) §2: 'Connection Fee: After Construction, at least Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($250.00) Dollars.' Eff. 1/1/1999, still operative. NO METER-SIZE LADDER AND NO CUSTOMER-CLASS SPLIT — §1 applies to 'an owner of every lot or parcel of land within the County' and §2 to 'any user of the services of the waterworks system', so the nonresidential connection fee is the same $250 as residential. This is a shared-schedule case, not residential contamination. ⚠️ The fee is a FLOOR ('at least') — the BOCC may charge more where line-extension costs are higher, and §1 lets it fix connection charges 'in such reasonable amount as the Commission may fix and determine' by rule; a large commercial/industrial tap will very likely exceed $250. Ordinance chain walked: Ord. 91-01 (#40, prior Hosford-Telogia hook-up fee) superseded by 98-01's repealer (§11); Ord. 05-07 (#125) amended only deposit + reconnect; Ords. 01-05, 13-01, 13-05, 15-01, 17-02 amended monthly volumetric rates/deposits only. No later ordinance touches the connection fee. Contact: Liberty County Water Dept / Clerk (850) 643-2215.
- Sewer Connection Fee (Liberty County - Unincorporated)$0.00N/A — no county sewer utilityCONFIRMED $0 on audit 7/14/2026 — no county sewer/wastewater utility exists, so there is no county sewer connection or capacity fee for a nonresidential developer to pay. Proved two independent ways: (1) the Clerk to the Board's COMPLETE current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, re-read 7/14/2026) contains water ordinances only (79-01/81-02 Hosford-Telogia; 91-08 Water Distribution Rates; 98-01 countywide waterworks; rate amendments 01-05, 05-04, 05-07, 13-01, 13-05, 15-01, 17-02) and NO sewer or wastewater ordinance of any kind; (2) the county's own department roster has no Utilities/Wastewater department at all (Roads & Bridges, Transit, Code Enforcement, Landfill-Transfer Station, and the water system). Nonresidential wastewater in the unincorporated area is DEP-permitted onsite treatment (septic; county Environmental Health Ord. 83-01 governs onsite systems), priced by the installer, not by a county capacity fee. This is a documented no-utility $0, not a gap. ⚠️ Same-name trap: web searches for 'Liberty County sewer' surface Liberty County, GEORGIA (Hinesville/Midway/Riceboro, Liberty County Development Authority) — not this county. Contact if ever needed: Clerk to the Board (850) 643-2215.
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County - Unincorporated, Office)$0.00N/A — unincorporated areaUnincorporated area — no municipality, therefore no municipal impact fee can apply. Confirmed $0, not a gap. Verified 7/13/2026 against the county's complete current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, Clerk to the Board).
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Liberty County - Unincorporated, Office)$0.00Liberty County BOCCLiberty County levies NO impact fee of any kind. Proved 7/13/2026 against the Clerk to the Board's COMPLETE current-ordinance index (199 ordinances, reposted Jan 2026): no impact-fee ordinance exists. Ord. 07-02 Proportionate Fair-Share = concurrency mitigation, no fee schedule; Ord. 2026-02 Fire Tax = recurring assessment, not a development fee. Confirmed $0. Recheck the Proposed Ordinances section each cycle.
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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 single-family impact fees in Liberty County, Florida?
A new single-family home in unincorporated Liberty County pays at least $250.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). One additional fee has no published standard amount and is not included, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting. Inside city limits, fees are set by each city's own schedule and may be completely different. See the city pages for their rates.
How much are multifamily impact fees in Liberty County?
Multifamily development in unincorporated Liberty County pays at least $250.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed and excludes fees with no published standard amount, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting. Rates inside city limits depend on the municipality. Pick your city on this page.
How much are commercial impact fees in Liberty County?
Commercial development in unincorporated Liberty County pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $250.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees.
Do cities in Liberty County charge their own impact fees?
Yes. Every incorporated city applies its own fee schedule. 1 of 1 cities in Liberty County levy municipal impact or utility fees; each city page shows the full schedule that applies inside its limits.
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.