Bristol impact fees by project type
Bristol: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in Bristol pays $3,250.00 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 Tap-In Fee (Bristol) ($2,500.00) and Water Tap-In Fee (Bristol - 3/4" meter) ($750.00).
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 Tap-In Fee (Bristol - 3/4" meter)$750.00City of BristolCONFIRMED — Ord. 2025-02 §1(H), PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025 (the posted PDF is captioned "Proposed" but adoption is confirmed by the city's current rate schedule, "Schedule of Water Rates, Nov 10 2025, Ord. No. 2025-02"). Standard 3/4" residential tap-in = $750; 1" = $1,000; 1.5" = $1,800; 2" = $2,500. Non-standard costs (boring, asphalt cut/repair) are extra and paid by the customer; any other size = actual cost + $300. A separate $10 administrative connection fee also applies. §1(N) reserves the City's right to set an impact fee by resolution — none adopted to date.
- Sewer Tap-In Fee (Bristol)$2,500.00City of BristolCONFIRMED — Ord. 2025-03 §3(H), PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025 (confirmed on the city's current Schedule of Wastewater Rates, Table 4.5A, which is captioned "Ordinance No. 2025-03: Passed and Enacted on November 10, 2025"; the ordinance PDF itself is still posted with a "Proposed" filename). Residential/commercial sewer tap = $2,500 OR actual contracted cost + $300, whichever is GREATER — so $2,500 is a floor. Excludes grinder pump and building-to-tap connection (customer's responsibility). Water connection is a prerequisite to sewer connection (§1); septic tanks prohibited inside city limits absent a Council waiver (§8).
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol)$0.00City of BristolNo city impact fees. Re-proved 7/13/2026 from the city's full Ordinances list (cityofbristolfl.gov/documents): no impact-fee ordinance. Water Ord. 2025-02 §1(N) expressly RESERVES the Council's right to "set an impact fee ... by adoption of a resolution" — authority exists but has not been exercised. Confirmed $0; recheck each cycle for a Council resolution.
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol)$0.00Liberty County BOCCNo county impact fees enacted — re-proved 7/13/2026 from the county's full current-ordinance index (199 ordinances). Nothing to collect inside Bristol. Ord. 2026-02 (Fire Tax) is a recurring assessment, not a one-time development fee.
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.
Bristol: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in Bristol pays $3,250.00 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 Tap-In Fee (Bristol, MF) ($2,500.00) and Water Tap-In Fee (Bristol - 3/4" meter, MF) ($750.00).
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
View the full fee schedule
- Water Tap-In Fee (Bristol - 3/4" meter, MF)$750.00City of BristolCONFIRMED PER-UNIT — Ord. 2025-02, PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025. §1(H) sets the standard 3/4" tap-in at $750. §2 requires "a separate water meter ... for each residential unit," and expressly defines "unit" to encompass "each separate business entity, sub-lessee, apartment, or residence" — so each apartment pays its own $750 tap. MF = SFR here BY DESIGN (per-unit basis), not a copy error. Non-standard costs (boring/asphalt) extra; $10 admin connection fee per account.
- Sewer Tap-In Fee (Bristol, MF)$2,500.00City of BristolCONFIRMED PER-UNIT — Ord. 2025-03, PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025 (per the city's current Schedule of Wastewater Rates, Table 4.5A). §3(H): sewer tap = $2,500 or actual contracted cost + $300, whichever is GREATER (a floor). §13 requires "separate connections and meters ... for each" unit and defines "unit" to encompass "each apartment" — so each apartment pays its own $2,500 tap. MF = SFR BY DESIGN (per-unit basis), not a copy error. Excludes grinder pump + building-to-tap connection.
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol, MF)$0.00City of BristolNo city impact fees. Re-proved 7/13/2026 from the city's full Ordinances list (cityofbristolfl.gov/documents): no impact-fee ordinance. Water Ord. 2025-02 §1(N) expressly RESERVES the Council's right to "set an impact fee ... by adoption of a resolution" — authority exists but has not been exercised. Confirmed $0; recheck each cycle.
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol, MF)$0.00Liberty County BOCCNo county impact fees enacted — re-proved 7/13/2026 from the county's full current-ordinance index (199 ordinances). Nothing to collect inside Bristol.
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.
Bristol: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in Bristol pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,500.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $3,500.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol) ($2,500.00 one-time) and Water Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol) — 1" meter ($1,000.00 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 Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol) — 1" meter$1,000.00 one-timeCity of BristolCANONICAL NONRES DEFAULT (1" meter). Ord. 2025-02 §1(H), introduced 10/6/2025, PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025 (posted PDF captioned 'Proposed'; adoption confirmed by the city's current 'Schedule of Water Rates, Nov 10 2025, Ord. No. 2025-02'). Published ladder: 3/4" $750; 1" $1,000; 1-1/2" $1,800; 2" $2,500; ANY OTHER SIZE = actual cost of the tap-in + $300 (so there is no published rate above 2"). SHARED LADDER — no residential/commercial split; §1 covers 'residential and non-residential users' alike. Non-standard costs (boring, asphalt cut/repair) extra, paid by customer. Separate $10 admin connection fee (§1(I)) and $150 commercial meter deposit (§1(E)) apply and are not capacity fees. §2 requires a separate meter per commercial unit.
- Sewer Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol)$2,500.00 one-timeCity of BristolCONFIRMED — Ord. 2025-03 §3(H), introduced 10/6/2025, PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025 (adoption confirmed on the city's current Schedule of Wastewater Rates, Table 4.5A, captioned 'Ordinance No. 2025-03: Passed and Enacted on November 10, 2025'; the ordinance PDF is still posted under a 'Proposed' filename). §3(H) verbatim: 'The fee for a residential sewer tap or a COMMERCIAL sewer tap is set at twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or the actual costs for contracted services required to complete the sewer tap plus three hundred dollars ($300.00), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.' NO METER LADDER and no commercial size/class tiering — one flat fee for all nonres. ⚠️ $2,500 is a FLOOR, not a ceiling: a large commercial or industrial tap will usually price out at actual contracted cost + $300. Excludes grinder pump and the building-to-tap connection (customer's responsibility; see the city's Grinder Pump Policy). Water connection is a prerequisite to sewer connection (§1) and septic tanks are prohibited inside city limits absent a Council waiver (§8), so a nonres building in Bristol must take city sewer. Commercial monthly rate class is set by water consumption (Table 4.5A: very small / small / medium / large), but that affects monthly bills and deposits only, not the tap fee.
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol, Commercial)$0.00City of BristolCity of Bristol levies NO impact fee on nonresidential development. Proved 7/13/2026 from the city's complete published Ordinances list (cityofbristolfl.gov/documents): no impact-fee ordinance exists; the only development-related charges are the Building Permit Fee Schedule (cost recovery, eff. 4/12/2022) and the water/sewer tap-in fees. ⚠️ Water Ord. 2025-02 §1(N) expressly RESERVES the Council's right to 'set an impact fee ... by adoption of a resolution' — authority exists but has not been exercised. Confirmed $0; recheck agendas each cycle for a Council resolution.
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol, Commercial)$0.00Liberty County BOCCNo county impact fee exists to collect inside Bristol. Proved 7/13/2026 from the county's complete current-ordinance index (199 ordinances): Liberty County has never enacted an impact fee. Ord. 2026-02 (Fire Tax) is a recurring special 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.
Bristol: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in Bristol pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,500.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $3,500.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol) ($2,500.00 one-time) and Water Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol) — 1" meter ($1,000.00 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 Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol) — 1" meter$1,000.00 one-timeCity of BristolCANONICAL NONRES DEFAULT (1" meter). Ord. 2025-02 §1(H), introduced 10/6/2025, PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025 (posted PDF captioned 'Proposed'; adoption confirmed by the city's current 'Schedule of Water Rates, Nov 10 2025, Ord. No. 2025-02'). Published ladder: 3/4" $750; 1" $1,000; 1-1/2" $1,800; 2" $2,500; ANY OTHER SIZE = actual cost of the tap-in + $300 (so there is no published rate above 2"). SHARED LADDER — no residential/commercial split; §1 covers 'residential and non-residential users' alike. Non-standard costs (boring, asphalt cut/repair) extra, paid by customer. Separate $10 admin connection fee (§1(I)) and $150 commercial meter deposit (§1(E)) apply and are not capacity fees. §2 requires a separate meter per commercial unit.
- Sewer Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol)$2,500.00 one-timeCity of BristolCONFIRMED — Ord. 2025-03 §3(H), introduced 10/6/2025, PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025 (adoption confirmed on the city's current Schedule of Wastewater Rates, Table 4.5A, captioned 'Ordinance No. 2025-03: Passed and Enacted on November 10, 2025'; the ordinance PDF is still posted under a 'Proposed' filename). §3(H) verbatim: 'The fee for a residential sewer tap or a COMMERCIAL sewer tap is set at twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or the actual costs for contracted services required to complete the sewer tap plus three hundred dollars ($300.00), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.' NO METER LADDER and no commercial size/class tiering — one flat fee for all nonres. ⚠️ $2,500 is a FLOOR, not a ceiling: a large commercial or industrial tap will usually price out at actual contracted cost + $300. Excludes grinder pump and the building-to-tap connection (customer's responsibility; see the city's Grinder Pump Policy). Water connection is a prerequisite to sewer connection (§1) and septic tanks are prohibited inside city limits absent a Council waiver (§8), so a nonres building in Bristol must take city sewer. Commercial monthly rate class is set by water consumption (Table 4.5A: very small / small / medium / large), but that affects monthly bills and deposits only, not the tap fee.
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol, Industrial)$0.00City of BristolCity of Bristol levies NO impact fee on nonresidential development. Proved 7/13/2026 from the city's complete published Ordinances list: no impact-fee ordinance exists. ⚠️ Water Ord. 2025-02 §1(N) reserves the Council's right to set an impact fee by resolution — authority exists, not exercised. Confirmed $0; recheck agendas each cycle.
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol, Industrial)$0.00Liberty County BOCCNo county impact fee exists to collect inside Bristol. Proved 7/13/2026 from the county's complete current-ordinance index (199 ordinances): Liberty County has never enacted an impact fee. Ord. 2026-02 (Fire Tax) is a recurring special assessment, not a 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.
Bristol: Office Impact Fees
Office development in Bristol pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,500.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $3,500.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol) ($2,500.00 one-time) and Water Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol) — 1" meter ($1,000.00 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 Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol) — 1" meter$1,000.00 one-timeCity of BristolCANONICAL NONRES DEFAULT (1" meter). Ord. 2025-02 §1(H), introduced 10/6/2025, PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025 (posted PDF captioned 'Proposed'; adoption confirmed by the city's current 'Schedule of Water Rates, Nov 10 2025, Ord. No. 2025-02'). Published ladder: 3/4" $750; 1" $1,000; 1-1/2" $1,800; 2" $2,500; ANY OTHER SIZE = actual cost of the tap-in + $300 (so there is no published rate above 2"). SHARED LADDER — no residential/commercial split; §1 covers 'residential and non-residential users' alike. Non-standard costs (boring, asphalt cut/repair) extra, paid by customer. Separate $10 admin connection fee (§1(I)) and $150 commercial meter deposit (§1(E)) apply and are not capacity fees. §2 requires a separate meter per commercial unit.
- Sewer Tap-In Fee (City of Bristol)$2,500.00 one-timeCity of BristolCONFIRMED — Ord. 2025-03 §3(H), introduced 10/6/2025, PASSED AND ENACTED 11/10/2025 (adoption confirmed on the city's current Schedule of Wastewater Rates, Table 4.5A, captioned 'Ordinance No. 2025-03: Passed and Enacted on November 10, 2025'; the ordinance PDF is still posted under a 'Proposed' filename). §3(H) verbatim: 'The fee for a residential sewer tap or a COMMERCIAL sewer tap is set at twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or the actual costs for contracted services required to complete the sewer tap plus three hundred dollars ($300.00), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.' NO METER LADDER and no commercial size/class tiering — one flat fee for all nonres. ⚠️ $2,500 is a FLOOR, not a ceiling: a large commercial or industrial tap will usually price out at actual contracted cost + $300. Excludes grinder pump and the building-to-tap connection (customer's responsibility; see the city's Grinder Pump Policy). Water connection is a prerequisite to sewer connection (§1) and septic tanks are prohibited inside city limits absent a Council waiver (§8), so a nonres building in Bristol must take city sewer. Commercial monthly rate class is set by water consumption (Table 4.5A: very small / small / medium / large), but that affects monthly bills and deposits only, not the tap fee.
- City Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol, Office)$0.00City of BristolCity of Bristol levies NO impact fee on nonresidential development. Proved 7/13/2026 from the city's complete published Ordinances list: no impact-fee ordinance exists. ⚠️ Water Ord. 2025-02 §1(N) reserves the Council's right to set an impact fee by resolution — authority exists, not exercised. Confirmed $0; recheck agendas each cycle.
- County Impact Fee Placeholder (Bristol, Office)$0.00Liberty County BOCCNo county impact fee exists to collect inside Bristol. Proved 7/13/2026 from the county's complete current-ordinance index (199 ordinances): Liberty County has never enacted an impact fee. Ord. 2026-02 (Fire Tax) is a recurring special assessment, not a 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 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 Bristol, Florida?
A new single-family home in Bristol pays $3,250.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 14, 2026).
How much are commercial impact fees in Bristol?
Commercial development in Bristol pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $3,500.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (assuming a 1-inch meter).
Does Bristol charge its own impact fees?
Yes. Bristol levies its own municipal impact or utility fees. Liberty County does not currently add county-level impact fees inside Bristol. The schedule on this page shows every fee that applies to development in Bristol.
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 Liberty County impact fees page.