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Branford, Florida Impact Fees

Branford applies its own fee schedule. Suwannee County does not currently add county-level impact fees inside city limits. A new single-family home pays $4,000.00 per unit (rates sourced August 5, 2026). The full breakdown is below.

Branford impact fees by project type

Branford: Single-Family Impact Fees

A new single-family home in Branford pays $4,000.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced August 5, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.

The largest line items are Sewer Tap/Connection Fee (Town of Branford) ($3,000.00) and Water Tap/Connection Fee (Town of Branford) ($1,000.00).

View the full fee schedule
Water$1,000.00
  • Water Tap/Connection Fee (Town of Branford)
    Town of Branford
    UNFLAGGED and RENAMED 2026-08-05 (was 'Water Impact Fee'). The town calls this a TAP charge and the word 'impact' appears nowhere in Code Ch. 24 or on the rate sheet, so the name is corrected to Tap/Connection Fee. Retrieved via the r.jina.ai prefix, which cleared the Cloudflare 403 that defeated the prior pass. The Utilities page links one rate document, 'New Water Rates Increase - Updated January 2024' (media/26), reading 'New Proposed Water & Sewer Taps: Water $1000.00, Sewer Tap $3000.00 ... Approved: 11-14-2023'. ADOPTION: the sheet carries an explicit 'Approved: 11-14-2023' line and the town publishes it as its operative rate document, so 'New Proposed' is a carried-over drafting label, not an unadopted proposal; matches Code Sec. 24-4 (rates set by resolution). The $200 homeowner deposit is refundable and correctly excluded. UNDERSTATEMENT CHECK NEGATIVE: no second capacity/capital/system-development component; Ch. 24 authorises only the one connection charge. Per tap, no MF factor - do not impute an MF per-unit amount. Round-2 blocked-host retry 2026-08-05; docs/verify-r2-M-fl-blocked-retry.json.
    $1,000.00
Sewer$3,000.00
  • Sewer Tap/Connection Fee (Town of Branford)
    Town of Branford
    UNFLAGGED and RENAMED 2026-08-05 (was 'Sewer Impact Fee'). Same source, adoption proof and reasoning as the water row recribO2ZuSPH99JP - the town's 'New Water Rates Increase Updated January 2024' sheet lists 'Sewer Tap $3000.00', Approved 11-14-2023. Renamed to Tap/Connection Fee because 'impact' appears nowhere in Ch. 24 or the sheet. Per tap, no MF factor. Round-2 blocked-host retry 2026-08-05; docs/verify-r2-M-fl-blocked-retry.json.
    $3,000.00
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fees (Town of Branford)
    Town of Branford
    $0 placeholder. Branford (pop ~700) has no parks/police/fire/transportation municipal impact fees published in its code or website.
    $0.00
County$0.00
Total (Branford): $4,000.00
Sources last checked August 5, 2026Official fee schedules:Town of Branford Suwannee County

Where in Suwannee County are you building?

Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours.

Unincorporated Suwannee County$0.00
Branford$4,000.00this page
Live Oak$1,888.47

Branford: Multifamily Impact Fees

Branford has no published impact fee amounts for a new multifamily unit (rates sourced August 5, 2026). The schedule below documents the status of each fee.

Sewer Impact Fee (Town of Branford, MF) and Water Impact Fee (Town of Branford, MF) are set by the utility and not published online. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; they are not included as dollar figures here.

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Water$0.00
  • Water Impact Fee (Town of Branford, MF)
    Town of Branford
    Branford owns and operates its water system (EPA SDWIS: BRANFORD WTP, FL2610109, local government owned). Town Code sec. 24-4 delegates all water rates, charges and fees to town council resolution kept by the town clerk; sec. 24-33 provides for a connection charge 'in such reasonable amount as such council may fix and determine by resolution'; sec. 24-34(a) requires each family unit using the municipal water supply to have its own meter, so a per-multifamily-unit basis exists. No amounts are codified and the word 'impact' does not appear in ch. 24. The town's website returns a Cloudflare 403 bot challenge on every path attempted, so the adopted resolution could not be retrieved. 8/5/2026
    Requires confirmation
Sewer$0.00
  • Sewer Impact Fee (Town of Branford, MF)
    Town of Branford
    Branford operates its own wastewater facility (FDEP WAFR: Branford, Town of WWTF, FLA011806, active) and its own water system, so a sewer connection charge exists. Town Code sec. 24-4 delegates all sewer rates, charges and fees to town council resolution kept by the town clerk, and sec. 24-1 requires separate service for each unit, so a per-unit figure would exist. No amounts are codified and the town's website (townofbranford.net) returns a Cloudflare 403 bot challenge on every path, including its document directories and REST API, so the resolution could not be retrieved. Blocked site, not an absent fee. 8/5/2026
    Requires confirmation
City$0.00
County$0.00
Total (Branford): $0.00
Sources last checked August 5, 2026Official fee schedules:Town of Branford Suwannee County
Fees flagged "Requires confirmation" have no confirmed published amount. Confirm them with the jurisdiction or utility before budgeting.

Where in Suwannee 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 Suwannee County$0.00
Branford$0.00this pageIncludes unconfirmed fees
Live Oak$1,888.47

Branford: Commercial Impact Fees

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

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $4,000.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Sewer Tap Fee (Town of Branford) ($3,000.00 one-time) and Water Tap Fee (Town of Branford) ($1,000.00 one-time).

View the full fee schedule
Water$1,000.00 one-time
  • Water Tap Fee (Town of Branford)
    Town of Branford one-time water tap/connection fee, $1,000 flat — from the Town's posted 'Water, Sewer, and Garbage Deposits & Taps' schedule (approved 11-14-2023; linked as 'New Water Rates Increase – Updated January 2024' on townofbranford.net/utilities). Single town-wide tap fee applied to all customer classes incl. commercial/business (Deposits table lists Business $500 / Restaurant $1,000 separately — those are REFUNDABLE deposits, excluded). No meter ladder or separate capacity/impact fee published; nonres = the same published amount (shared-fee precedent). Resolved from Unconfirmed on audit 2026-07-18 (prior pass hadn't located this PDF). Town Hall 386-935-1146.
    $1,000.00 one-time
Sewer$3,000.00 one-time
  • Sewer Tap Fee (Town of Branford)
    Town of Branford one-time sewer tap/connection fee, $3,000 flat — from the Town's posted 'Water, Sewer, and Garbage Deposits & Taps' schedule (approved 11-14-2023; linked as 'New Water Rates Increase – Updated January 2024' on townofbranford.net/utilities). Single town-wide tap fee applied to all customer classes incl. commercial/business (Deposits table lists Business $500 / Restaurant $1,000 separately — those are REFUNDABLE deposits, excluded). No meter ladder or separate capacity/impact fee published; nonres = the same published amount (shared-fee precedent). Resolved from Unconfirmed on audit 2026-07-18 (prior pass hadn't located this PDF). Town Hall 386-935-1146.
    $3,000.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (Town of Branford, Commercial)
    $0 confirmed. Branford (pop ~700) levies no parks/police/fire/transportation municipal impact fees — none published in its Municode code or on townofbranford.net (reconfirmed 2026-07-18). Branford runs its own W/S utility (see W/S table, unpublished). VERIFY Town Hall 386-935-1146.
    $0.00
County$0.00
Total (Branford): $4,000.00 one-time (≈ $4,000.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 5, 2026

Where in Suwannee 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 Suwannee County$0.00
Branford$4,000.00*this page
Live Oak$4,926.52*

Branford: Industrial Impact Fees

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

For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $4,000.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Sewer Tap Fee (Town of Branford) ($3,000.00 one-time) and Water Tap Fee (Town of Branford) ($1,000.00 one-time).

View the full fee schedule
Water$1,000.00 one-time
  • Water Tap Fee (Town of Branford)
    Town of Branford one-time water tap/connection fee, $1,000 flat — from the Town's posted 'Water, Sewer, and Garbage Deposits & Taps' schedule (approved 11-14-2023; linked as 'New Water Rates Increase – Updated January 2024' on townofbranford.net/utilities). Single town-wide tap fee applied to all customer classes incl. commercial/business (Deposits table lists Business $500 / Restaurant $1,000 separately — those are REFUNDABLE deposits, excluded). No meter ladder or separate capacity/impact fee published; nonres = the same published amount (shared-fee precedent). Resolved from Unconfirmed on audit 2026-07-18 (prior pass hadn't located this PDF). Town Hall 386-935-1146.
    $1,000.00 one-time
Sewer$3,000.00 one-time
  • Sewer Tap Fee (Town of Branford)
    Town of Branford one-time sewer tap/connection fee, $3,000 flat — from the Town's posted 'Water, Sewer, and Garbage Deposits & Taps' schedule (approved 11-14-2023; linked as 'New Water Rates Increase – Updated January 2024' on townofbranford.net/utilities). Single town-wide tap fee applied to all customer classes incl. commercial/business (Deposits table lists Business $500 / Restaurant $1,000 separately — those are REFUNDABLE deposits, excluded). No meter ladder or separate capacity/impact fee published; nonres = the same published amount (shared-fee precedent). Resolved from Unconfirmed on audit 2026-07-18 (prior pass hadn't located this PDF). Town Hall 386-935-1146.
    $3,000.00 one-time
City$0.00
County$0.00
Total (Branford): $4,000.00 one-time (≈ $4,000.00 at 50,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 5, 2026

Where in Suwannee 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 Suwannee County$0.00
Branford$4,000.00*this page
Live Oak$4,926.52*

Branford: Office Impact Fees

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

For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $4,000.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.

The largest line items are Sewer Tap Fee (Town of Branford) ($3,000.00 one-time) and Water Tap Fee (Town of Branford) ($1,000.00 one-time).

View the full fee schedule
Water$1,000.00 one-time
  • Water Tap Fee (Town of Branford)
    Town of Branford one-time water tap/connection fee, $1,000 flat — from the Town's posted 'Water, Sewer, and Garbage Deposits & Taps' schedule (approved 11-14-2023; linked as 'New Water Rates Increase – Updated January 2024' on townofbranford.net/utilities). Single town-wide tap fee applied to all customer classes incl. commercial/business (Deposits table lists Business $500 / Restaurant $1,000 separately — those are REFUNDABLE deposits, excluded). No meter ladder or separate capacity/impact fee published; nonres = the same published amount (shared-fee precedent). Resolved from Unconfirmed on audit 2026-07-18 (prior pass hadn't located this PDF). Town Hall 386-935-1146.
    $1,000.00 one-time
Sewer$3,000.00 one-time
  • Sewer Tap Fee (Town of Branford)
    Town of Branford one-time sewer tap/connection fee, $3,000 flat — from the Town's posted 'Water, Sewer, and Garbage Deposits & Taps' schedule (approved 11-14-2023; linked as 'New Water Rates Increase – Updated January 2024' on townofbranford.net/utilities). Single town-wide tap fee applied to all customer classes incl. commercial/business (Deposits table lists Business $500 / Restaurant $1,000 separately — those are REFUNDABLE deposits, excluded). No meter ladder or separate capacity/impact fee published; nonres = the same published amount (shared-fee precedent). Resolved from Unconfirmed on audit 2026-07-18 (prior pass hadn't located this PDF). Town Hall 386-935-1146.
    $3,000.00 one-time
City$0.00
  • City Impact Fee (Town of Branford, Office)
    $0 confirmed. Branford (pop ~700) levies no municipal impact fees — none published in Municode or on townofbranford.net (reconfirmed 2026-07-18). VERIFY Town Hall 386-935-1146.
    $0.00
County$0.00
Total (Branford): $4,000.00 one-time (≈ $4,000.00 at 25,000 sq ft)
Sources last checked August 5, 2026

Where in Suwannee 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 Suwannee County$0.00
Branford$4,000.00*this page
Live Oak$4,926.52*

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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.

For a primer on how impact fees work, see our plain-English guide.

Frequently asked questions

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

A new single-family home in Branford pays $4,000.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced August 5, 2026).

How much are commercial impact fees in Branford?

Commercial development in Branford pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $4,000.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees.

Does Branford charge its own impact fees?

Yes. Branford levies its own municipal impact or utility fees. Suwannee County does not currently add county-level impact fees inside Branford. The schedule on this page shows every fee that applies to development in Branford.

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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