Wakulla County impact fees by project type
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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 Wakulla County: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in unincorporated Wakulla County pays $4,950.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). Of that, Wakulla County-levied fees account for $4,050.00 and municipal or utility fees for $900.00.
The largest line items are Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated) ($4,050.00) and Water System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) ($900.00).
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 System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated)$900.003/4-in meterTalquin Electric CooperativeTalquin Rate Schedule W, eff 5/1/2025. System Capacity Charge by meter size; 3/4-in (or smaller) = $900 (default/canonical residential meter). Larger tiers modeled as separate records. Separate New Metered Service Connection Fee = greater of $600 or actual construction cost. Talquin serves many unincorporated Wakulla subdivisions; other areas on City of Sopchoppy wells or private wells ($0).
- Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated)$4,050.00Wakulla CountyWakulla County Sewer System residential connection fee, eff 4/1/2022 (Sewer System Rate Resolution): $4,050 if contractor installs tap; $5,500 if county installs tap on paved road; $5,000 on dirt road. Applies in all unincorporated & incorporated areas served by county sewer. Some subdivisions instead served by Talquin wastewater (Rate Sched S System Capacity Charge $8,300 per 3/4-in meter, eff 5/1/2025). Rural parcels use private septic ($0).
- Municipal Impact Fees — N/A (Wakulla County Unincorporated)$0.00Wakulla CountyUnincorporated area — no separate municipal (city) impact-fee tier. County-level impact fees are captured in the County record. $0 placeholder documents that no city-tier fee applies.
- County Impact Fees (Wakulla County — Parks/EMS/Fire/Correctional/Road/Library)$0.00Wakulla CountyWakulla County Comprehensive Impact Fee Ordinance (Ord 2009-15, Code Ch 24 Art V). All six categories (Parks, EMS, Fire Rescue, Correctional, Road, Library) collected at ZERO PERCENT per Ord 2011-1 (2/28/2011) => $0 collected. Adopted (100%) SF-detached reference schedule: Parks $329.18 (unincorp only), EMS $174.55/du, Fire Rescue $343.62/du, Correctional $1,156.43, Road $1,048, Library $288.89. 2024-25 Kimley-Horn study (recreation + transportation) accepted by the BOCC in 2026 but not advanced to adoption; no school or wastewater fee recommended. Confirmed $0 collected — not unconfirmed.
Where in Wakulla 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 Wakulla County: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in unincorporated Wakulla County pays $4,950.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). Of that, Wakulla County-levied fees account for $4,050.00 and municipal or utility fees for $900.00.
The largest line items are Water System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated, MF) ($900.00).
Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated, 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 fee schedule
- Water System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated, MF)$900.003/4-in master meter (floor)Talquin Electric CooperativeTalquin Rate Schedule W, eff 5/1/2025. System Capacity Charge is meter-size based ($900 per 3/4-in; larger tiers modeled as separate records). Multifamily is served by a master meter sized to the building, so the per-project charge scales up from the 3/4-in floor of $900 — a developer-input meter tier, not an unknown. Separate New Metered Service Connection Fee = greater of $600 or actual construction cost.
- Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated, MF)$4,050.00Requires confirmationWakulla CountyWakulla County Sewer System, eff 4/1/2022. Published residential-meter rate $4,050 (contractor tap) / $5,500 (county, paved) / $5,000 (county, dirt). Multifamily/multi-unit is metered as a commercial connection, priced by meter size on request — $4,050 shown as a per-residential-unit baseline; actual MF commercial-meter pricing not published.
- Municipal Impact Fees — N/A (Wakulla County Unincorporated, MF)$0.00Wakulla CountyUnincorporated area — no separate municipal (city) impact-fee tier. County-level impact fees captured in the County record. $0 placeholder documents that no city-tier fee applies.
- County Impact Fees (Wakulla County — Parks/EMS/Fire/Correctional/Road/Library, MF)$0.00Wakulla CountyWakulla County Comprehensive Impact Fee Ordinance (Ord 2009-15, Code Ch 24 Art V). All six categories collected at ZERO PERCENT per Ord 2011-1 (2/28/2011) => $0 collected. Adopted (100%) MF reference schedule: Parks $287.24 (unincorp only), EMS $174.55/du, Fire Rescue $343.62/du, Correctional $1,009.07, Road (apartment) $722 / (condo-townhouse) $642, Library $252.08. 2024-25 Kimley-Horn study accepted by the BOCC in 2026 but not advanced to adoption. Confirmed $0 collected.
Where in Wakulla 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 Wakulla County: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in unincorporated Wakulla County pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $22,515.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $22,515.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter ($20,750.00 one-time) and Water System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter ($1,765.00 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.
Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated) is set by the utility and not published online. 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 System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter$1,765.00 one-timeTalquin Electric Cooperative Rate Schedule W System Capacity Charge, eff 5/1/2025 — single meter-size ladder, all customer classes. Canonical 1" nonres default. Plus New Metered Service Connection Fee = greater of $600 or actual cost.
- Sewer System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter$20,750.00 one-timeTalquin Rate Schedule S (Wastewater) System Capacity Charge, eff 5/1/2025 — single ladder, all classes. Canonical 1" nonres default. Plus New Metered Service Connection Fee = greater of $600 or actual cost.
- Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated)Requires confirmationWakulla County Sewer System serves much of developed unincorporated Wakulla. Residential connection fees published ($4,050 contractor tap / $5,500 county paved / $5,000 dirt, eff 4/1/2022) but COMMERCIAL connection fee is by quote only ('Commercial meter — call (850) 926-7616 for pricing') — not published. $0 placeholder pending confirmation; Revenue Collections 850-926-7616.
- Municipal Impact Fees — N/A (Wakulla County Unincorporated, Commercial)$0.00Unincorporated area — no municipal (city) impact-fee tier; county-level fees captured in the County records. $0 placeholder documents that no city-tier fee applies.
- County Impact Fees (Wakulla County, Commercial)$0.00Wakulla County Comprehensive Impact Fee Ordinance (Ord 2009-15, Code Ch 24 Art V): Parks, EMS, Fire Rescue, Correctional, Road, Library. Collection set to ZERO PERCENT by Ord 2011-1 (2/28/2011) — $0 collected countywide (Parks unincorporated-only). Kimley-Horn 2024-25 impact-fee study (recreation+transportation) accepted by BOCC but NOT advanced/adopted as of 7/2026 — 0% still governs. Adopted 100% SF reference schedule: Parks $329.18, EMS $174.55, Fire $343.62, Correctional $1,156.43, Road $1,048, Library $288.89 (residential basis). Recheck each cycle. County 850-926-0919.
Where in Wakulla 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 Wakulla County: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in unincorporated Wakulla County pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $22,515.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $22,515.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter ($20,750.00 one-time) and Water System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter ($1,765.00 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.
Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated) is set by the utility and not published online. 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 System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter$1,765.00 one-timeTalquin Electric Cooperative Rate Schedule W System Capacity Charge, eff 5/1/2025 — single meter-size ladder, all customer classes. Canonical 1" nonres default. Plus New Metered Service Connection Fee = greater of $600 or actual cost.
- Sewer System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter$20,750.00 one-timeTalquin Rate Schedule S (Wastewater) System Capacity Charge, eff 5/1/2025 — single ladder, all classes. Canonical 1" nonres default. Plus New Metered Service Connection Fee = greater of $600 or actual cost.
- Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated)Requires confirmationWakulla County Sewer System serves much of developed unincorporated Wakulla. Residential connection fees published ($4,050 contractor tap / $5,500 county paved / $5,000 dirt, eff 4/1/2022) but COMMERCIAL connection fee is by quote only ('Commercial meter — call (850) 926-7616 for pricing') — not published. $0 placeholder pending confirmation; Revenue Collections 850-926-7616.
- Municipal Impact Fees — N/A (Wakulla County Unincorporated, Industrial)$0.00Unincorporated area — no municipal (city) impact-fee tier; county-level fees captured in the County records. $0 placeholder documents that no city-tier fee applies.
- County Impact Fees (Wakulla County, Industrial)$0.00Wakulla County Comprehensive Impact Fee Ordinance (Ord 2009-15, Code Ch 24 Art V). Collection ZERO PERCENT per Ord 2011-1 (2/28/2011) — $0 collected countywide. Kimley-Horn 2024-25 study accepted, not adopted as of 7/2026 — 0% still governs. Recheck each cycle. County 850-926-0919.
Where in Wakulla 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 Wakulla County: Office Impact Fees
Office development in unincorporated Wakulla County pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $22,515.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to at least $22,515.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter ($20,750.00 one-time) and Water System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter ($1,765.00 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.
Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated) is set by the utility and not published online. 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 System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter$1,765.00 one-timeTalquin Electric Cooperative Rate Schedule W System Capacity Charge, eff 5/1/2025 — single meter-size ladder, all customer classes. Canonical 1" nonres default. Plus New Metered Service Connection Fee = greater of $600 or actual cost.
- Sewer System Capacity Charge (Talquin Electric — Wakulla Unincorporated) — 1" meter$20,750.00 one-timeTalquin Rate Schedule S (Wastewater) System Capacity Charge, eff 5/1/2025 — single ladder, all classes. Canonical 1" nonres default. Plus New Metered Service Connection Fee = greater of $600 or actual cost.
- Sewer System Connection Fee (Wakulla County Sewer System — Unincorporated)Requires confirmationWakulla County Sewer System serves much of developed unincorporated Wakulla. Residential connection fees published ($4,050 contractor tap / $5,500 county paved / $5,000 dirt, eff 4/1/2022) but COMMERCIAL connection fee is by quote only ('Commercial meter — call (850) 926-7616 for pricing') — not published. $0 placeholder pending confirmation; Revenue Collections 850-926-7616.
- Municipal Impact Fees — N/A (Wakulla County Unincorporated, Office)$0.00Unincorporated area — no municipal (city) impact-fee tier; county-level fees captured in the County records. $0 placeholder documents that no city-tier fee applies.
- County Impact Fees (Wakulla County, Office)$0.00Wakulla County Comprehensive Impact Fee Ordinance (Ord 2009-15, Code Ch 24 Art V). Collection ZERO PERCENT per Ord 2011-1 (2/28/2011) — $0 collected countywide. Kimley-Horn 2024-25 study accepted, not adopted as of 7/2026 — 0% still governs. Recheck each cycle. County 850-926-0919.
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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 single-family impact fees in Wakulla County, Florida?
A new single-family home in unincorporated Wakulla County pays $4,950.00 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 Wakulla County?
Multifamily development in unincorporated Wakulla County pays $4,950.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced July 18, 2026). This figure includes amounts that have not been confirmed with the jurisdiction; verify before budgeting. Rates inside city limits depend on the municipality. Pick your city on this page.
How much are commercial impact fees in Wakulla County?
Commercial development in unincorporated Wakulla County pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $22,515.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). One additional fee has no published standard amount and is not included, so the full cost may be higher; verify before budgeting.
Do cities in Wakulla County charge their own impact fees?
Yes. Every incorporated city applies its own fee schedule. 1 of 2 cities in Wakulla 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.