Palm Beach Gardens impact fees by project type
Palm Beach Gardens: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in Palm Beach Gardens pays $29,323.11 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 17, 2026). Of that, Palm Beach County-levied fees account for $14,983.11 and municipal or utility fees for $14,340.00.
The largest line items are School Impact Fee (School District of Palm Beach County) ($7,905.90), Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens) ($7,155.00) and Recreation & Parks Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens) ($3,307.50).
County Road / Fair Share Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens) 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.
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
View the full Palm Beach Gardens impact fee schedule
- Water System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority)$1,500.005/8" meterSeacoast Utility AuthorityWater service is provided by Seacoast Utility Authority. One-time System Connection Charge for a single-family home on a 5/8" meter (combined water + sewer = $2,700). Rates revised effective July 1, 2026. Properties in Seacoast's Western Service Area pay a different, County-based charge.
- Sewer System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority)$1,200.00Seacoast Utility AuthorityWastewater service is provided by Seacoast Utility Authority. One-time System Connection Charge for a single-family home, flat across meter sizes. Rates revised effective July 1, 2026. Properties in Seacoast's Western Service Area pay a different, County-based charge.
- Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens)$7,155.00City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens mobility fee (Ordinance 4-2025, effective August 4, 2025), collected in lieu of the County road impact fee within the city. Charged at $2,862 per 1,000 sq ft of building area, so the amount scales with home size (shown for a representative single-family detached home). The City and County are in litigation over whether the County road fee is also owed — see the County Road record.
- Recreation & Parks Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens)$3,307.50City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens recreation & parks impact fee (Ordinance 05-23, effective April 1, 2024). Charged at $1,323 per 1,000 sq ft (shown for a representative single-family detached home). Separate from, and in addition to, the County parks impact fee.
- Fire Rescue Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens)$545.00City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens fire-rescue/EMS impact fee (Ordinance 05-23, effective April 1, 2024). Charged at $218 per 1,000 sq ft (shown for a representative single-family detached home).
- Police Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens)$402.50City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens police impact fee (Ordinance 05-23, effective April 1, 2024). Charged at $161 per 1,000 sq ft (shown for a representative single-family detached home). The County law-enforcement impact fee is $0 here because the City levies its own.
- Public Buildings Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens)$230.00City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens public buildings impact fee (Ordinance 05-23, effective April 1, 2024). Charged at $92 per 1,000 sq ft (shown for a representative single-family detached home). Separate from the County public buildings fee.
- School Impact Fee (School District of Palm Beach County)$7,905.90School District of Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County public-school impact fee, single-family home 2,000–3,599 sq ft. Effective January 1, 2026. Applies countywide.
- County Road / Fair Share Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens)$5,597.40Requires confirmationPalm Beach CountyPalm Beach County "Fair Share" road impact fee for a single-family detached home (effective January 1, 2026). The City of Palm Beach Gardens adopted its own mobility fee in 2025 and no longer collects this County fee at permitting; the County contends it remains owed and payable directly to the County. The two governments are in active litigation, so a developer may face both the City mobility fee and this County fee.
- Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Palm Beach County)$867.06Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County parks impact fee for the City of Palm Beach Gardens (effective January 1, 2026). Separate from, and in addition to, the City's own recreation & parks impact fee.
- Public Buildings Impact Fee (Palm Beach County)$317.30Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County public buildings impact fee (effective January 1, 2026). Separate from the City's own public buildings impact fee.
- Library Impact Fee (Palm Beach County)$295.45Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County library impact fee (effective January 1, 2026). Palm Beach Gardens lies within the County library service district.
- Law Enforcement Impact Fee (Palm Beach County)$0.00Palm Beach CountyThe Palm Beach County law-enforcement impact fee is not levied in Palm Beach Gardens, which levies its own police impact fee ($0 on the County's 2026 schedule).
- Fire Rescue Impact Fee (Palm Beach County)$0.00Palm Beach CountyThe Palm Beach County fire-rescue impact fee is not levied in Palm Beach Gardens, which levies its own fire-rescue impact fee ($0 on the County's 2026 schedule).
Where in Palm Beach 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.
Palm Beach Gardens: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in Palm Beach Gardens pays $22,374.16 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 17, 2026). Of that, Palm Beach County-levied fees account for $9,928.36 and municipal or utility fees for $12,445.80.
The largest line items are School Impact Fee (School District of Palm Beach County, MF) ($6,170.25), Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, MF) ($6,126.00) and Recreation & Parks Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, MF) ($3,067.20).
Road Impact Fee (Palm Beach County Fair Share, 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.
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
View the full Palm Beach Gardens impact fee schedule
- Water System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority, MF)$1,071.00per dwelling unitSeacoast Utility AuthorityWater service is provided by Seacoast Utility Authority. One-time System Connection Charge assessed per dwelling unit for multifamily. Rates revised effective July 1, 2026.
- Sewer System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority, MF)$1,092.00per dwelling unitSeacoast Utility AuthorityWastewater service is provided by Seacoast Utility Authority. One-time System Connection Charge assessed per dwelling unit for multifamily. Rates revised effective July 1, 2026.
- Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, MF)$6,126.00City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens mobility fee (Ordinance 4-2025, effective August 4, 2025), collected in lieu of the County road impact fee within the city. Charged at $5,105 per 1,000 sq ft of building area. The City and County are in litigation over whether the County road fee is also owed — see the County Road records.
- Recreation & Parks Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, MF)$3,067.20City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens recreation & parks impact fee (Ordinance 05-23, effective April 1, 2024), multifamily. Charged at $2,556 per 1,000 sq ft. Separate from, and in addition to, the County parks impact fee.
- Fire Rescue Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, MF)$505.20City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens fire-rescue/EMS impact fee (Ordinance 05-23, effective April 1, 2024), multifamily. Charged at $421 per 1,000 sq ft.
- Police Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, MF)$372.00City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens police impact fee (Ordinance 05-23, effective April 1, 2024), multifamily. Charged at $310 per 1,000 sq ft. The County law-enforcement impact fee is $0 here because the City levies its own.
- Public Buildings Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, MF)$212.40City of Palm Beach GardensCity of Palm Beach Gardens public buildings impact fee (Ordinance 05-23, effective April 1, 2024), multifamily. Charged at $177 per 1,000 sq ft. Separate from the County public buildings fee.
- School Impact Fee (School District of Palm Beach County, MF)$6,170.25School District of Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County public-school impact fee, multifamily unit 801–1,399 sq ft. Effective January 1, 2026. Applies countywide.
- Road Impact Fee (Palm Beach County Fair Share, MF)$2,554.55Requires confirmationMid/High-Rise (4+ stories)Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County "Fair Share" road impact fee, multifamily in a building of 4+ stories (effective January 1, 2026). Palm Beach Gardens now collects its own mobility fee instead; the County contends this fee remains owed and payable directly to the County. The two governments are in active litigation, so a developer may face both the City mobility fee and this County fee. Low-rise multifamily (1–3 stories) pays a different per-unit rate — see that tier.
- Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, MF)$723.81Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County parks impact fee for the City of Palm Beach Gardens, multifamily unit 801–1,399 sq ft. Effective January 1, 2026. Separate from, and in addition to, the City's own recreation & parks impact fee.
- Public Buildings Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, MF)$243.20Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County public buildings impact fee, multifamily unit 801–1,399 sq ft. Effective January 1, 2026. Separate from the City's own public buildings impact fee.
- Library Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, MF)$236.55Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County library impact fee, multifamily unit 801–1,399 sq ft. Effective January 1, 2026. Palm Beach Gardens lies within the County library service district.
- Fire Rescue Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, MF)$0.00Palm Beach CountyThe Palm Beach County fire-rescue impact fee is not levied in Palm Beach Gardens, which levies its own fire-rescue impact fee ($0 on the County's 2026 schedule).
- Law Enforcement Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, MF)$0.00Palm Beach CountyThe Palm Beach County law-enforcement impact fee is not levied in Palm Beach Gardens, which levies its own police impact fee ($0 on the County's 2026 schedule).
Where in Palm Beach 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.
Palm Beach Gardens: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in Palm Beach Gardens pays $14.36 per square foot in impact fees, plus $2,700.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 17, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $720,750.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Water System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority) ($1,500.00 one-time), Sewer System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority) ($1,200.00 one-time) and Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Commercial) ($11.66/sq ft).
Road (Fair Share) Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Commercial) and Public Buildings Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Commercial) are set by the county and have no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.
View the full Palm Beach Gardens impact fee schedule
- Water System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority)$1,500.00 one-timeSeacoast Utility Authority non-residential system connection charge, effective July 1, 2026. Flow-based: charged per 275 gallons of average-daily peak-month flow (1 ERC); water portion $1,500 per ERC. The 1-ERC minimum is shown.
- Sewer System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority)$1,200.00 one-timeSeacoast Utility Authority non-residential system connection charge, effective July 1, 2026. Flow-based: charged per 275 gallons of average-daily peak-month flow (1 ERC); sewer-only $1,200 per ERC. The 1-ERC minimum is shown.
- Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Commercial)$11.66/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens citywide Mobility Fee (per 1,000 sq ft), effective August 4, 2025. Replaces the Palm Beach County road impact fee citywide (per HB 479).
- Fire Rescue Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Commercial)$1.16/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue impact fee (per 1,000 sq ft), effective April 1, 2024.
- Police Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Commercial)$0.85/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens Police impact fee (per 1,000 sq ft), effective April 1, 2024. Charged in place of county impact fees within the City (per HB 479).
- Public Buildings Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Commercial)$0.49/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens Public Buildings impact fee (per 1,000 sq ft), effective April 1, 2024.
- Recreation & Parks Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Commercial)$0.20/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens Recreation & Parks impact fee (per 1,000 sq ft), effective April 1, 2024.
- Fire/Law/Parks/Library/School Impact Fees (Palm Beach County, Commercial)$0.00These Palm Beach County nonresidential impact fees are $0 within Palm Beach Gardens (the City provides its own fire and police services; county parks/library/school fees are residential-only). Effective January 1, 2026.
- Road (Fair Share) Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Commercial)Requires confirmationPalm Beach County road/Fair Share impact fees are not collected within Palm Beach Gardens; the City's citywide Mobility Fee applies instead (per HB 479). County schedule effective January 1, 2026.
- Public Buildings Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Commercial)Requires confirmationPalm Beach County impact fees are not collected within Palm Beach Gardens; the City levies its own impact fees instead (per HB 479). County schedule effective January 1, 2026.
Where in Palm Beach 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.
Palm Beach Gardens: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in Palm Beach Gardens pays $5.26 per square foot in impact fees, plus $2,700.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 17, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $265,500.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Water System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority) ($1,500.00 one-time), Sewer System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority) ($1,200.00 one-time) and Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Industrial) ($4.43/sq ft).
Road (Fair Share) Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Industrial) and Public Buildings Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Industrial) are set by the county and have no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.
View the full Palm Beach Gardens impact fee schedule
- Water System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority)$1,500.00 one-timeSeacoast Utility Authority non-residential system connection charge, effective July 1, 2026. Flow-based: charged per 275 gallons of average-daily peak-month flow (1 ERC); water portion $1,500 per ERC. The 1-ERC minimum is shown.
- Sewer System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority)$1,200.00 one-timeSeacoast Utility Authority non-residential system connection charge, effective July 1, 2026. Flow-based: charged per 275 gallons of average-daily peak-month flow (1 ERC); sewer-only $1,200 per ERC. The 1-ERC minimum is shown.
- Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Industrial)$4.43/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens citywide Mobility Fee (Ord. 4, 2025), effective August 4, 2025. Replaces the Palm Beach County road impact fee citywide under HB 479. Assessed per 1,000 sq ft.
- Fire Rescue Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Industrial)$0.31/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens municipal impact fee (Ord. 5, 2023), effective April 1, 2024. Assessed per 1,000 sq ft.
- Police Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Industrial)$0.23/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens municipal impact fee (Ord. 5, 2023), effective April 1, 2024. Assessed per 1,000 sq ft.
- Recreation & Parks Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Industrial)$0.15/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens municipal impact fee (Ord. 5, 2023), effective April 1, 2024. Assessed per 1,000 sq ft.
- Public Buildings Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Industrial)$0.13/sq ftCity of Palm Beach Gardens municipal impact fee (Ord. 5, 2023), effective April 1, 2024. Assessed per 1,000 sq ft.
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Where in Palm Beach 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.
Palm Beach Gardens: Office Impact Fees
Office development in Palm Beach Gardens pays $8.75 per square foot in impact fees, plus $2,700.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 17, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $221,475.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Water System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority) ($1,500.00 one-time), Sewer System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority) ($1,200.00 one-time) and Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Office) ($7.19/sq ft).
Road (Fair Share) Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Office) and Public Buildings Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Office) are set by the county and have no published standard rate. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.
View the full Palm Beach Gardens impact fee schedule
- Water System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority)$1,500.00 one-timeSeacoast Utility Authority non-residential system connection charge, effective July 1, 2026. Flow-based: charged per 275 gallons of average-daily peak-month flow (1 ERC); water portion $1,500 per ERC. The 1-ERC minimum is shown.
- Sewer System Connection Charge (Seacoast Utility Authority)$1,200.00 one-timeSeacoast Utility Authority non-residential system connection charge, effective July 1, 2026. Flow-based: charged per 275 gallons of average-daily peak-month flow (1 ERC); sewer-only $1,200 per ERC. The 1-ERC minimum is shown.
- Mobility Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Office)$7.19/sq ftEffective August 4, 2025. City of Palm Beach Gardens citywide mobility fee for office (100,000 sq ft or less), charged per 1,000 sq ft; replaces the Palm Beach County road impact fee within the City (HB 479).
- Fire Rescue Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Office)$0.65/sq ftEffective April 1, 2024. City of Palm Beach Gardens fire rescue impact fee for office (100,000 sq ft or less), charged per 1,000 sq ft (Ord. 5, 2023).
- Police Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Office)$0.47/sq ftEffective April 1, 2024. City of Palm Beach Gardens police impact fee for office (100,000 sq ft or less), charged per 1,000 sq ft (Ord. 5, 2023).
- Public Buildings Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Office)$0.27/sq ftEffective April 1, 2024. City of Palm Beach Gardens public buildings impact fee for office (100,000 sq ft or less), charged per 1,000 sq ft (Ord. 5, 2023).
- Recreation & Parks Impact Fee (City of Palm Beach Gardens, Office)$0.17/sq ftEffective April 1, 2024. City of Palm Beach Gardens recreation & parks impact fee for office (100,000 sq ft or less), charged per 1,000 sq ft (Ord. 5, 2023).
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- Road (Fair Share) Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Office)Requires confirmationNot collected within Palm Beach Gardens; the City's citywide mobility fee applies in place of the county road impact fee (HB 479).
- Public Buildings Impact Fee (Palm Beach County, Office)Requires confirmationNot collected within Palm Beach Gardens; the City levies its own public buildings impact fee in place of the county fee (HB 479).
Where in Palm Beach 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 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.
Brush up on impact fee basics before you budget your next project.
Palm Beach Gardens impact fee FAQs
What are the total impact fees for a single-family home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida?
A new single-family home in Palm Beach Gardens pays $29,323.11 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced July 17, 2026). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; verify before budgeting.
How much are commercial impact fees in Palm Beach Gardens?
Commercial development in Palm Beach Gardens pays $14.36 per square foot in impact fees, plus $2,700.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees, at least $720,750.00 for a 50,000 sq ft building. 2 additional fees have no published standard amounts and are not included, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting.
Does Palm Beach Gardens charge its own impact fees?
Yes. Palm Beach Gardens 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 Palm Beach Gardens, 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.
Compare unincorporated rates and every other city on the Palm Beach County impact fees page.