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Valparaiso, Florida Impact Fees

Valparaiso applies its own fee schedule: municipal fees plus the Okaloosa County-levied fees that apply inside city limits. Combined, a new single-family home pays $4,295.00 per unit (rates sourced August 4, 2026). The full breakdown is below.

Valparaiso impact fees by project type

Valparaiso: Single-Family Impact Fees

A new single-family home in Valparaiso pays $4,295.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026). Of that, Okaloosa County-levied fees account for $4,000.00 and municipal or utility fees for $295.00.

The largest line items are Sewer Tap-On Fee (City of Valparaiso) ($2,500.00), Water Tap-On Fee (City of Valparaiso) ($1,500.00) and Fire Service Impact Fee (City of Valparaiso) ($295.00).

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Water$1,500.00
  • Water Tap-On Fee (City of Valparaiso)
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    PROVIDER CORRECTED 8/3/2026: prior record assumed Okaloosa County W&S ($1,000/ERU) — WRONG. The City of Valparaiso operates its own municipal water utility (Public Works Water division: 4 wells, 3 elevated tanks, ~2,200 meter connections; 850-729-5402). City Code §86-40 (Ord. 675, 10-10-2016, current code): water tap-on fee 3/4" = $1,500 (1" $1,700; 1.5" $2,100; 2" $2,900); no separate municipal water impact/capacity fee in the code. (County Appendix A's $1,000/ERU water capacity charge is accurate for COUNTY-served areas only.) Minor caveat: fringe parcels in city limits could be county-served — OCWS 850-651-7171.
    $1,500.00
Sewer$2,500.00
  • Sewer Tap-On Fee (City of Valparaiso)
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    PROVIDER CORRECTED 8/3/2026 (same as the water sibling): prior record assumed Okaloosa County W&S ($3,800/ERU) — WRONG. The City of Valparaiso operates its own sewer utility: Code Sec. 86-102 (Ord. 532, 10-10-2005; verified current through Supp. 15 / Ord. 748, 11-10-2025): 'The sewer tap-on fee for connections to the city sewer system shall be $2,500.00.' Sec. 86-104 sets user rates by commission resolution; Sec. 86-103 authorizes forced connections in-city; city bills water/sewer directly (850-729-5402). Minor caveat: fringe county-served parcels possible — OCWS 850-651-7171.
    $2,500.00
City$295.00
  • Fire Service Impact Fee (City of Valparaiso)
    City of Valparaiso
    NAME CORRECTED 8/5/2026 (adversarial verification). The row previously read 'Municipal Impact Fees (City of Valparaiso — None Found)' while carrying $295, asserting an absence it then contradicted. The fee is REAL: Valparaiso Code sec. 42-75(1) levies a Fire Service Impact Fee of $295.00 per dwelling unit (Ord. 520 of 3/14/2005 as amended by Ord. 533 of 10/10/2005), payable before the building permit issues, codified through Ord. 748 of 11/10/2025. It is a per-dwelling-unit charge with no meter dimension, which is why the SFR and MF rows legitimately carry the same amount. Amount confirmed and retained; name corrected to describe the actual fee. RESIDUAL RISK: sec. 42-82 permits the rate to be reset by resolution and valp.org returns 403 to automated fetches of its permit-fee PDF, so an uncodified post-2005 rate resolution cannot be fully excluded - a call to City Hall would close it.
    $295.00
County$0.00
  • County Mobility Fee (Okaloosa County — Not Assessed Inside Valparaiso)
    Okaloosa County
    8/4/2026: County ADOPTED a mobility fee (Ord. 2024-23, 12/3/2024; LDC Ch. 4 & Ch. 12) but it is NOT assessed on development inside municipalities unless the city opts in via interlocal agreement (LDC 4.03.04(9)). No mobility-fee interlocal found for the City of Valparaiso as of 8/4/2026, so the county fee is $0 here. County levies no other general impact fee; no school impact fee found. Growth Mgmt 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Valparaiso): $4,295.00
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedules:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer City of Valparaiso Okaloosa County

Where in Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County$5,809.00Includes unconfirmed feesCinco Bayou$2,480.00Crestview$8,900.00Destin$10,051.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$2,480.00Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$1,600.00Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$7,822.00Shalimar$4,800.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Valparaiso$4,295.00this page

Valparaiso: Multifamily Impact Fees

A new multifamily unit in Valparaiso pays $5,595.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026). Of that, Okaloosa County-levied fees account for $5,300.00 and municipal or utility fees for $295.00.

The largest line items are Water Tap-On Fee (City of Valparaiso) (MF) ($1,500.00) and Fire Service Impact Fee (City of Valparaiso, MF) ($295.00).

Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) (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.

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Water$1,500.00
  • Water Tap-On Fee (City of Valparaiso) (MF)
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    VERIFIED 8/4/2026 (Valparaiso family — the city's $1,500 water tap-on fee was verified in the SFR session when the wrong-provider rows were repointed): per-tap basis; MF master-meter case priced by the city. (850) 729-5402.
    $1,500.00
Sewer$3,800.00
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) (MF)
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    ⚠️ PROVIDER QUESTION (8/4/2026; mirrors the Cinco Bayou wrong-provider corrections — Valparaiso runs its OWN water system and the SFR session repointed Valparaiso taps to the city's $1,500 tap-on). Whether OCWS or the city provides Valparaiso SEWER is parcel-specific; if city-served this $3,800 does not apply. (850) 729-5402 / OCWS (850) 651-7171.
    $3,800.00Requires confirmation
City$295.00
  • Fire Service Impact Fee (City of Valparaiso, MF)
    City of Valparaiso
    NAME CORRECTED 8/5/2026 (adversarial verification). The row previously read 'Municipal Impact Fees (City of Valparaiso — None Found)' while carrying $295, asserting an absence it then contradicted. The fee is REAL: Valparaiso Code sec. 42-75(1) levies a Fire Service Impact Fee of $295.00 per dwelling unit (Ord. 520 of 3/14/2005 as amended by Ord. 533 of 10/10/2005), payable before the building permit issues, codified through Ord. 748 of 11/10/2025. It is expressly per dwelling unit with no meter dimension, so the identical SFR and MF amounts are correct rather than the per-connection defect seen elsewhere. Amount confirmed and retained; name corrected. RESIDUAL RISK: sec. 42-82 permits the rate to be reset by resolution and valp.org returns 403 to automated fetches of its permit-fee PDF, so an uncodified post-2005 rate resolution cannot be fully excluded.
    $295.00
County$0.00
  • County Mobility Fee (Okaloosa County — Not Assessed Inside Valparaiso) (MF)
    Okaloosa County
    8/4/2026: County ADOPTED a mobility fee (Ord. 2024-23, 12/3/2024; LDC Ch. 4 & Ch. 12) but it is NOT assessed on development inside municipalities unless the city opts in via interlocal agreement (LDC 4.03.04(9)). No mobility-fee interlocal found for the City of Valparaiso as of 8/4/2026, so the county fee is $0 here. County levies no other general impact fee; no school impact fee found. Growth Mgmt 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Valparaiso): $5,595.00
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedules:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer City of Valparaiso Okaloosa County
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County$5,522.00Includes unconfirmed feesCinco Bayou$2,480.00Includes unconfirmed feesCrestview$8,304.00Includes unconfirmed feesDestin$7,236.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$1,984.00Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$4,200.00Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$7,822.00Shalimar$4,800.00Includes unconfirmed fees
Valparaiso$5,595.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees

Valparaiso: Commercial Impact Fees

Commercial development in Valparaiso pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,000.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $5,000.00. 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.

Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 1" meter and Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 4" outlet 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.

City Impact Fee Placeholder (Valparaiso, Commercial) is set by the city and has no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

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Water$1,200.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 1" meter
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    [Audit 2026-07-17] City of Valparaiso operates its OWN water utility (valp.org/water: 4 supply wells, 3 elevated tanks, ~2,200 meter connections) — NOT OCWS. OCWS 1" $1,200 amount here is a placeholder pending Valparaiso's own adopted capacity/connection fee (not published on site; Public Works 850-729-5407, City Hall billing 850-729-5402). Unconfirmed.
    $1,200.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
Sewer$3,800.00 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 4" outlet
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    [Audit 2026-07-17] City of Valparaiso operates its OWN wastewater utility (valp.org/water: ~24 mi wastewater piping, 18 pump stations), NOT OCWS. OCWS 4" outlet $3,800 amount here is a placeholder pending Valparaiso's own adopted sewer capacity/connection fee. Unconfirmed — Public Works 850-729-5407.
    $3,800.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee Placeholder (Valparaiso, Commercial)
    Okaloosa County levies NO county-wide impact or mobility fee on nonresidential development. Confirmed 2026-07-17 against the county's adopted Inspection & Permitting Fee schedule (Growth Management) and 2024 Developers Help Guide — neither contains an impact fee; LDC Appendix E Ch. 12 holds a mobility-fee framework with no adopted rate schedule. School-district impact fee is residential-only (no nonres bearing). Growth Management 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Valparaiso): $5,000.00 one-time (≈ $5,000.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedule:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

Where in Okaloosa 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.

Unincorporated Okaloosa County$5,000.00*Cinco Bayou$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesCrestview$6,605.00*Includes unconfirmed feesDestin$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$2,480.00*Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesShalimar$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed fees
Valparaiso$5,000.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees

Valparaiso: Industrial Impact Fees

Industrial development in Valparaiso pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,000.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $5,000.00. 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.

Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 1" meter and Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 4" outlet 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.

City Impact Fee Placeholder (Valparaiso, Industrial) is set by the city and has no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.

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Water$1,200.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 1" meter
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    [Audit 2026-07-17] City of Valparaiso operates its OWN water utility (valp.org/water: 4 supply wells, 3 elevated tanks, ~2,200 meter connections) — NOT OCWS. OCWS 1" $1,200 amount here is a placeholder pending Valparaiso's own adopted capacity/connection fee (not published on site; Public Works 850-729-5407, City Hall billing 850-729-5402). Unconfirmed.
    $1,200.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
Sewer$3,800.00 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 4" outlet
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    [Audit 2026-07-17] City of Valparaiso operates its OWN wastewater utility (valp.org/water: ~24 mi wastewater piping, 18 pump stations), NOT OCWS. OCWS 4" outlet $3,800 amount here is a placeholder pending Valparaiso's own adopted sewer capacity/connection fee. Unconfirmed — Public Works 850-729-5407.
    $3,800.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee Placeholder (Valparaiso, Industrial)
    Okaloosa County levies NO county-wide impact or mobility fee on nonresidential development. Confirmed 2026-07-17 against the county's adopted Inspection & Permitting Fee schedule (Growth Management) and 2024 Developers Help Guide — neither contains an impact fee; LDC Appendix E Ch. 12 holds a mobility-fee framework with no adopted rate schedule. School-district impact fee is residential-only (no nonres bearing). Growth Management 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Valparaiso): $5,000.00 one-time (≈ $5,000.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedule:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

Where in Okaloosa 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.

Unincorporated Okaloosa County$5,000.00*Cinco Bayou$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesCrestview$6,605.00*Includes unconfirmed feesDestin$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$2,480.00*Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesShalimar$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed fees
Valparaiso$5,000.00*this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees

Valparaiso: Office Impact Fees

Office development in Valparaiso pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,000.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $5,000.00. 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.

Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 1" meter and Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 4" outlet 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.

City Impact Fee Placeholder (Valparaiso, Office) is set by the city and has no published standard rate. 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$1,200.00 one-time
  • Water Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 1" meter
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    [Audit 2026-07-17] City of Valparaiso operates its OWN water utility (valp.org/water: 4 supply wells, 3 elevated tanks, ~2,200 meter connections) — NOT OCWS. OCWS 1" $1,200 amount here is a placeholder pending Valparaiso's own adopted capacity/connection fee (not published on site; Public Works 850-729-5407, City Hall billing 850-729-5402). Unconfirmed.
    $1,200.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
Sewer$3,800.00 one-time
  • Sewer Capacity Fee (Okaloosa County W&S, Valparaiso) — 4" outlet
    Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
    [Audit 2026-07-17] City of Valparaiso operates its OWN wastewater utility (valp.org/water: ~24 mi wastewater piping, 18 pump stations), NOT OCWS. OCWS 4" outlet $3,800 amount here is a placeholder pending Valparaiso's own adopted sewer capacity/connection fee. Unconfirmed — Public Works 850-729-5407.
    $3,800.00 one-timeRequires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
  • County Impact Fee Placeholder (Valparaiso, Office)
    Okaloosa County levies NO county-wide impact or mobility fee on nonresidential development. Confirmed 2026-07-17 against the county's adopted Inspection & Permitting Fee schedule (Growth Management) and 2024 Developers Help Guide — neither contains an impact fee; LDC Appendix E Ch. 12 holds a mobility-fee framework with no adopted rate schedule. School-district impact fee is residential-only (no nonres bearing). Growth Management 850-651-7180.
    $0.00
Total (Valparaiso): $5,000.00 one-time (≈ $5,000.00 at 25,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 4, 2026Official fee schedule:Okaloosa County Water & Sewer
Amounts flagged "Requires confirmation" are the last published figures, included in the totals. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.
Water/sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more.

Where in Okaloosa 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.

Unincorporated Okaloosa County$5,000.00*Cinco Bayou$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesCrestview$6,605.00*Includes unconfirmed feesDestin$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesFort Walton Beach$2,480.00*Laurel Hill$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesMary Esther$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed feesNiceville$0.00Includes unconfirmed feesShalimar$5,000.00*Includes unconfirmed fees
Valparaiso$5,000.00*this pageIncludes 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the total impact fees for a single-family home in Valparaiso, Florida?

A new single-family home in Valparaiso pays $4,295.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced August 4, 2026).

How much are commercial impact fees in Valparaiso?

Commercial development in Valparaiso pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $5,000.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). 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.

Does Valparaiso charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso, 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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