Santa Rosa County impact fees by project type
Where in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in unincorporated Santa Rosa County pays $8,137.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). Of that, Santa Rosa County-levied fees account for $1,687.00 and municipal or utility fees for $6,450.00.
The largest line items are Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $4,200/ERU ($4,200.00), Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $2,250/ERU ($2,250.00) and Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County) ($1,687.00).
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
View the full Santa Rosa County impact fee schedule
- Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $2,250/ERU$2,250.00Holley Navarre Water System (Navarre)Multiple special districtsHolley Navarre Water System water capacity fee: $2,250 per ERU (1 ERU = 300 gallons/day). A single-family home of 1,201–2,250 sq ft = 1.0 ERU = $2,250; larger homes scale up by the FAC 64E-6.008 flow table (e.g. 2,251–3,300 sq ft = 1.333 ERU = $3,000). Meter installation is billed separately ($1,200 with tap / $575 without). Serves Navarre and the surrounding south-central unincorporated county.
- Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $4,200/ERU$4,200.00Holley Navarre Water System (Navarre)Multiple special districtsHolley Navarre Water System sewer capacity fee: $4,200 per ERU; sewer ERUs equal the water ERUs credited to the account (1.0 ERU for a 1,201–2,250 sq ft home = $4,200). A meter not physically connected to centralized sewer is still charged the sewer capacity fee (no 'yard meters' permitted). Sewer service installation is billed separately ($700 with tap). South-county unincorporated sewer is served instead by GBRWS/SSRU.
- Municipal Impact Fee (Unincorporated — N/A)$0.00Santa Rosa CountyUnincorporated Santa Rosa County — no municipal (city) impact fee applies. The county Transportation Impact Fee is the applicable overlay (listed separately).
- Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County)$1,687.00Single-family detached dwelling unitSanta Rosa CountySanta Rosa County Transportation Impact Fee: $1,687 per single-family detached dwelling (the category also covers a mobile home on a single-family lot). Effective 1/1/2026, adjusted for CPI annually each January 1. Collected in the unincorporated county only — not levied inside Milton, Gulf Breeze, or Jay. Revenue is spent in the district where collected. Exemptions: non-impacting accessory buildings, replacement of buildings/dwellings, government property, and affordable housing per F.S. 420.9071.
- Educational Facilities Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County)$0.00Santa Rosa County School DistrictSanta Rosa County adopted an educational facilities impact fee in January 2020 at $5,000 per single-family unit, but a court ruled the ordinance invalid and permanently enjoined the county from collecting it in January 2022. No educational facilities impact fee is currently charged. The only impact fee the county now collects is a transportation impact fee, which began applying to applications submitted on or after May 5, 2025 and rose 3.1 percent on January 1, 2026. The school district has been updating its educational facilities impact fee study.
Where in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in unincorporated Santa Rosa County pays $5,113.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). Of that, Santa Rosa County-levied fees account for $813.00 and municipal or utility fees for $4,300.00.
The largest line items are Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System, MF) — 0.6667 ERU × $4,200/ERU ($2,800.00), Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System, MF) — 0.6667 ERU × $2,250/ERU ($1,500.00) and Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County, MF) ($813.00).
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
View the full Santa Rosa County impact fee schedule
- Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System, MF) — 0.6667 ERU × $2,250/ERU$1,500.00Holley Navarre Water System (Navarre)Multiple special districtsHolley Navarre Water System water capacity fee, multifamily: charged per dwelling unit on unit square footage (FAC 64E-6.008 flow table). A 2BR/2BA ~1,000 sq ft unit (751–1,200 sq ft = 200 gpd) = 0.6667 ERU = $1,500 per unit; smaller or larger units scale. Serves Navarre and surrounding unincorporated county.
- Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System, MF) — 0.6667 ERU × $4,200/ERU$2,800.00Holley Navarre Water System (Navarre)Multiple special districtsHolley Navarre Water System sewer capacity fee, multifamily: charged per dwelling unit on unit square footage. A ~1,000 sq ft unit = 0.6667 ERU = $2,800 per unit. Sewer ERUs equal water ERUs; a pool or amenity meter at a complex connected to sewer is still charged a sewer capacity fee.
- Municipal Impact Fee (Unincorporated — N/A, MF)$0.00Santa Rosa CountyUnincorporated Santa Rosa County — no municipal (city) impact fee applies. The county Transportation Impact Fee is the applicable overlay (listed separately).
- Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County, MF)$813.00Multi-family, high riseSanta Rosa CountySanta Rosa County Transportation Impact Fee, multifamily high-rise: $813 per dwelling unit, effective 1/1/2026 (CPI-adjusted annually each January 1). Collected in the unincorporated county only. The county brackets multifamily as low-rise ($1,207/unit) or high-rise ($813/unit), with a separate mobile-home/RV-park rate of $1,275 per space.
- Educational Facilities Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County, MF)$0.00Santa Rosa County School DistrictSanta Rosa County adopted an educational facilities impact fee in January 2020, but a court ruled the ordinance invalid and permanently enjoined the county from collecting it in January 2022. No educational facilities impact fee is currently charged on multifamily units. The only impact fee the county now collects is a transportation impact fee, which began applying to applications submitted on or after May 5, 2025 and rose 3.1 percent on January 1, 2026.
Where in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in unincorporated Santa Rosa County pays $2.86 per square foot in impact fees, plus $6,450.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $149,450.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $4,200/ERU ($4,200.00 one-time), Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $2,250/ERU ($2,250.00 one-time) and Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County, Commercial) ($2.86/sq ft).
View the full Santa Rosa County impact fee schedule
- Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $2,250/ERU$2,250.00 one-timeHolley Navarre Water System water capacity fee, charged per ERU (1 ERU = 300 gallons per day) with a one-ERU minimum for nonresidential. HNWS serves Navarre and much of unincorporated Santa Rosa County; other parts of the unincorporated county are served by different utilities with their own fees.
- Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $4,200/ERU$4,200.00 one-timeHolley Navarre Water System sewer capacity fee, charged per ERU (1 ERU = 300 gallons per day) with a one-ERU minimum for nonresidential. Nonresidential ERUs are based on estimated sewage flow. HNWS serves Navarre and much of unincorporated Santa Rosa County.
- Municipal Impact Fee (Unincorporated — N/A, Commercial)$0.00No municipal impact fee applies in unincorporated Santa Rosa County; the applicable overlay is the county transportation impact fee.
- Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County, Commercial)$2.86/sq ftApplies to development in the unincorporated areas of Santa Rosa County only. Quoted per 1,000 sq ft of retail/commercial floor area. Rate reflects the annual CPI adjustment effective January 1, 2026; the next annual adjustment takes effect January 1, 2027.
Where in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in unincorporated Santa Rosa County pays $0.70 per square foot in impact fees, plus $6,450.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $41,350.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $4,200/ERU ($4,200.00 one-time), Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $2,250/ERU ($2,250.00 one-time) and Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County, Industrial) ($0.70/sq ft).
View the full Santa Rosa County impact fee schedule
- Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $2,250/ERU$2,250.00 one-timeHolley Navarre Water System water capacity fee, charged per ERU (1 ERU = 300 gallons per day) with a one-ERU minimum for nonresidential. HNWS serves Navarre and much of unincorporated Santa Rosa County; other parts of the unincorporated county are served by different utilities with their own fees.
- Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $4,200/ERU$4,200.00 one-timeHolley Navarre Water System sewer capacity fee, charged per ERU (1 ERU = 300 gallons per day) with a one-ERU minimum for nonresidential. Nonresidential ERUs are based on estimated sewage flow. HNWS serves Navarre and much of unincorporated Santa Rosa County.
- Municipal Impact Fee (Unincorporated — N/A, Industrial)$0.00No municipal impact fee applies in unincorporated Santa Rosa County; the applicable overlay is the county transportation impact fee.
- Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County, Industrial)$0.70/sq ftApplies to development in the unincorporated areas of Santa Rosa County only. Quoted per 1,000 sq ft of general industrial floor area. Rate reflects the annual CPI adjustment effective January 1, 2026; the next annual adjustment takes effect January 1, 2027.
Where in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County: Office Impact Fees
Office development in unincorporated Santa Rosa County pays $1.47 per square foot in impact fees, plus $6,450.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $43,300.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $4,200/ERU ($4,200.00 one-time), Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $2,250/ERU ($2,250.00 one-time) and Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County, Office) ($1.47/sq ft).
View the full Santa Rosa County impact fee schedule
- Water System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $2,250/ERU$2,250.00 one-timeHolley Navarre Water System water capacity fee, charged per ERU (1 ERU = 300 gallons per day) with a one-ERU minimum for nonresidential. HNWS serves Navarre and much of unincorporated Santa Rosa County; other parts of the unincorporated county are served by different utilities with their own fees.
- Sewer System Capacity Fee (Holley Navarre Water System) — 1.00 ERU × $4,200/ERU$4,200.00 one-timeHolley Navarre Water System sewer capacity fee, charged per ERU (1 ERU = 300 gallons per day) with a one-ERU minimum for nonresidential. Nonresidential ERUs are based on estimated sewage flow. HNWS serves Navarre and much of unincorporated Santa Rosa County.
- Municipal Impact Fee (Unincorporated — N/A, Office)$0.00No municipal impact fee applies in unincorporated Santa Rosa County; the applicable overlay is the county transportation impact fee.
- Transportation Impact Fee (Santa Rosa County, Office)$1.47/sq ftApplies to development in the unincorporated areas of Santa Rosa County only. Quoted per 1,000 sq ft of office floor area. Rate reflects the annual CPI adjustment effective January 1, 2026; the next annual adjustment takes effect January 1, 2027.
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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.
New to impact fees? Our plain-English guide explains what they cover, who pays them, and why they exist.
Santa Rosa County impact fee FAQs
What are single-family impact fees in Santa Rosa County, Florida?
A new single-family home in unincorporated Santa Rosa County pays $8,137.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). 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 Santa Rosa County?
Multifamily development in unincorporated Santa Rosa County pays $5,113.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). Rates inside city limits depend on the municipality. Pick your city on this page.
How much are commercial impact fees in Santa Rosa County?
Commercial development in unincorporated Santa Rosa County pays $2.86 per square foot in impact fees, plus $6,450.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees, about $149,450.00 for a 50,000 sq ft building.
Do cities in Santa Rosa County charge their own impact fees?
Yes. Every incorporated city applies its own fee schedule. 2 of 3 cities in Santa Rosa 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.