Impact Fees

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For information regarding fees related to Water and Wastewater, please visit the Water Utilities Department page or contact 863.834.8316.

For information regarding fees related to Polk County, please visit the Polk County website.

On January 1, 2023, Educational System Impact Fees will increase for residential construction. To view the impact fee phase chart, please visit Polk County's Impact Fees page.

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Educational System Impact Fee Phase Chart

• Educational System Impact Fee Phase Chart

  Impact Fee	Phase 1 Jan 1, 2020	Phase 2 July 1, 2021	Phase 3 Jan 1, 2023
  Single-Family Detached (per dwelling)	$6,598	$7,798	$8,998
  Multi-Family (per dwelling)	$4,418	$5,221	$6,025
  Mobile Home Park (per space)	$3,673	$4,341	$5,009
  Mobile Home (per unit)	$3,673	$4,341	$5,009
  RV Park (per space)	$0	$0	$0

City of Lakeland Impact Fee Schedules 

• Transportation

  LAND USE	UNIT OF MEASURE	CURRENT FEE
  RESIDENTIAL:
  Single-Family Detached	Dwelling Unit	$4,316
  Multi-Family	Dwelling Unit	$1,837
  Mobile Home	Dwelling Unit	$1,579
  LODGING:
  Hotel/Motel	Room	$1,671
  RECREATION:
  Golf Course	Hole	$14,574
  Movie Theater	Screen	$18,318
  INSTITUTIONS:
  Elementary School (Private)	Student	$262
  Middle School (Private)	Student	$300
  High School (Private)	Student	$322
  University/Junior College; 7,500 or fewer students   (Private)	Student	$658
  University/Junior College; More than 7,500 students   (Private)	Student	$489
  Hospital	1,000 sq. ft.	$3,669
  Nursing Home	Bed	$383
  Public/Institutional	1,000 sq. ft.	$1,980
  Adult Day Care	Bed	$246
  Funeral Home	1,000 sq. ft.	$4,116
  OFFICE:
  General Office	1,000 sq. ft.	$2,516
  Medical Office/Clinic	1,000 sq. ft.	$6,916
  RETAIL:
  Retail Commercial	1,000 sq. ft.	$6,096
  Fast Food Restaurant w/ Drive-Thru (Stand-alone)	1,000 sq. ft.	$46,934
  Convenience Store w/ Gas Pumps: <2,000 sq. ft.	Fuel P.O.S.	$8,191
  Convenience Store w/ Gas Pumps: 2,000-2,999 sq. ft.	Fuel P.O.S.	$7,702
  Convenience Store w/ Gas Pumps: 3,000+ sq. ft.	Fuel P.O.S.	$8,245
  Self-Service Car Wash	Service Bay	$5,333
  INDUSTRIAL:
  High-Tech Assembly and Distribution	1,000 sq. ft.	$776
  Manufacturing/Industrial	1,000 sq. ft.	$604
  Wholesale/Warehouse	1,000 sq. ft.	$841
  Mini-Warehouse	1,000 sq. ft.	$455

   

• Fire

  LAND USE	UNIT OF MEASURE	CURRENT FEE
  RESIDENTIAL:
  Single-Family Detached	Dwelling Unit	$398
  Multi-Family	Dwelling Unit	$281
  Mobile Home	Dwelling Unit	$200
  Hotel/Motel	Room	$214
  Congregate Care Facility	Dwelling Unit	$290
  Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility (ALF)	Bed	$324
  NON-RESIDENTIAL:
  Industrial	1,000 sq. ft.	$87
  Office	1,000 sq. ft.	$253
  Retail/Commercial	1,000 sq. ft.	$430
  Recreational	1,000 sq. ft.	$513
  Institutional	1,000 sq. ft.	$267
  Hospital	1,000 sq. ft.	$368
  Funeral Home	1,000 sq. ft.	$193
  Mini-Warehouse	1,000 sq. ft.	$12

   

• Law

  LAND USE	UNIT OF MEASURE	CURRENT FEE
  RESIDENTIAL:
  Single-Family Detached	Dwelling Unit	$580
  Multi-Family	Dwelling Unit	$409
  Mobile Home	Dwelling Unit	$292
  Hotel/Motel	Room	$312
  Congregate Care Facility	Dwelling Unit	$422
  Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility (ALF)	Bed	$473
  NON-RESIDENTIAL:
  Industrial	1,000 sq. ft.	$127
  Office	1,000 sq. ft.	$369
  Retail/Commercial	1,000 sq. ft.	$627
  Recreational	1,000 sq. ft.	$748
  Institutional	1,000 sq. ft.	$389
  Hospital	1,000 sq. ft.	$536
  Funeral Home	1,000 sq. ft.	$282
  Mini-Warehouse	1,000 sq. ft.	$17

   

• Parks & Recreation

  LAND USE	UNIT OF MEASURE	CURRENT FEE
  RESIDENTIAL:
  Single-Family Detached	Dwelling Unit	$3,333
  Multi-Family	Dwelling Unit	$2,491
  Mobile Home	Dwelling Unit	$1,673
  ALF/Congregate Care Facility	Dwelling Unit	$1,752

   

Impact Fee Schedule Examples

• Single Family (detached)

   

  Fee	Unit Rate (Per Dwelling)	Units	Approved Rate
  City
  Transportation	$4,316.00	1	$4,316.00
  Fire Protection	$398.00	1	$398.00
  Law Enforcement	$580.00	1	$580.00
  Parks & Recreation	$3,333.00	1	$3,333.00
  		City Total	$8,627.00
  County
  Transportation	$2,380.00	1	$2,380.00
  Education	$8,998.00	1	$8,998.00
  EMS	$76.00	1	$76.00
  Corrections	$220.00	1	$220.00
  		County Total	$11,674.00
  		Combined Total	$20,301.00

  Please see the Polk County BoCC website for more details regarding the County fees, https://www.polk-county.net/building/fees.

• Multi-family (incl. townhome, duplex, apartments)

  FEE	UNIT RATE (per dwelling unit)	UNITS	CURRENT TOTAL
  City Transportation	$1,837	100	$183,700
  Fire Protection	$281	100	$28,100
  Law Enforcement	$409	100	$40,900
  Parks and Recreation	$2,491	100	$249,100
  TOTAL CITY	$5,018		$501,800
  County Transportation	$1,564	100	$156,400
  County Education System	$6,025	100	$602,500
  County EMS	$56	100	$5,600
  County Correctional	$163	100	$16,300
  TOTAL COUNTY	$7,004		$780,800
  TOTAL			$1,282,600

  Please see the Polk County BoCC website for more details regarding the County fees, https://www.polk-county.net/building/fees.

• Mobile Home

  FEE	UNIT RATE (per dwelling unit)	UNITS	CURRENT TOTAL
  City Transportation	$1,579	1	$1,579.00
  Fire Protection	$200	1	$200.00
  Law Enforcement	$292	1	$292.00
  Parks and Recreation	$1,673	1	$1,673.00
  TOTAL CITY			$3,744.00
  County Transportation	$877	1	$877.00
  County Education System	$5,009	1	$5,009
  County EMS	$55	1	$55.00
  County Correctional	$161	1	$161.00
  TOTAL COUNTY			$6,102.00
  TOTAL			$9,846.00

  Please see the Polk County BoCC website for more details regarding the County fees, https://www.polk-county.net/building/fees.

• Office 10,000 sf building

  FEE	UNIT RATE (per 1,000 sf)	UNITS	CURRENT TOTAL
  City Transportation	$2,516	10,000	$25,160
  Fire Protection	$253	10,000	$2,530
  Law Enforcement	$369	10,000	$3,690
  TOTAL CITY	$3,138		$31,380
  County Transportation	$2,356	10,000	$23,560
  County EMS	$49	10,000	$490
  County Correctional	$141	10,000	$1,410
  TOTAL COUNTY	$2,546		$25,460
  TOTAL	$5,684		$56,840

  Please see the Polk County BoCC website for more details regarding the County fees, https://www.polk-county.net/building/fees.

• Retail/Commercial 4,000 sf building

  FEE	UNIT RATE (per 1,000 sf)	UNITS	CURRENT TOTAL
  City Transportation	$6,096	4,000	$24,384
  Fire Protection	$430	4,000	$1,720
  Law Enforcement	$627	4,000	$2,508
  TOTAL CITY	$7,153		$28,612
  County Transportation	$3,536	4,000	$14,144
  County EMS	$78	4,000	$312
  County Correctional	$224	4,000	$896
  TOTAL COUNTY	$3,838		$15,352
  TOTAL	$10,991		$43,964

  Please see the Polk County BoCC website for more details regarding the County fees, https://www.polk-county.net/building/fees.

• Fast Food Restaurant (w/ drive thru, stand-alone) 6,000 sf building

  FEE	UNIT RATE (per 1,000 sf)	UNITS	CURRENT TOTAL
  City Transportation	$46,934	6,000	$281,604
  Fire Protection	$430	6,000	$2,580
  Law Enforcement	$627	6,000	$3,762
  TOTAL CITY	$47,991		$287,946
  County Transportation	$3,536	6,000	$21,216
  County EMS	$78	6,000	$468
  County Correctional	$224	6,000	$1,344
  TOTAL COUNTY	$3,838		$23,028
  TOTAL	$51,829		$310,974

  Please see the Polk County BoCC website for more details regarding the County fees, https://www.polk-county.net/building/fees.

• Manufacturing/Industrial 150,000 sf building

  FEE	UNIT RATE (per 1,000 sf)	UNITS	CURRENT TOTAL
  City Transportation	$604	150,000	$90,600
  Fire Protection	$87	150,000	$13,050
  Law Enforcement	$127	150,000	$19,050
  TOTAL CITY	$818		$122,700
  County Transportation	$855	150,000	$128,250
  County EMS	$21	150,000	$3,150
  County Correctional	$59	150,000	$8,850
  TOTAL COUNTY	$935		$140,250
  TOTAL	$1,753		$262,950

  Please see the Polk County BoCC website for more details regarding the County fees, https://www.polk-county.net/building/fees.

• Warehouse 150,000 sf building

  FEE	UNIT RATE (per 1,000 sf)	UNITS	CURRENT TOTAL
  City Transportation	$841	150,000	$126,210
  Fire Protection	$87	150,000	$13,050
  Law Enforcement	$127	150,000	$19,050
  TOTAL CITY	$1,055		$158,310
  County Transportation	$796	150,000	$119,400
  County EMS	$21	150,000	$3,150
  County Correctional	$59	150,000	$8,850
  TOTAL COUNTY	$876		$131,400
  TOTAL	$1,931		$289,710

  Please see the Polk County BoCC website for more details regarding the County fees, https://www.polk-county.net/building/fees.

• Accessory Dwelling Unit

  FEE	UNIT RATE	UNITS	CURRENT TOTAL
  Fire Protection (multi-family rate)	$281	1	$281
  Law Enforcement (multi-family rate)	$409	1	$409
  County EMS (multi-family rate)	$56	1	$56
  TOTAL			$746

  Please see the Polk County BoCC website for more details regarding the County fees, https://www.polk-county.net/building/fees.

The City of Lakeland and the Polk County Board of County Commissioners entered into an Interlocal Agreement designating the Core Improvement Area.  The Core Improvement Area includes the Downtown Community Redevelopment Area, a portion of the Midtown Community Redevelopment Area, and the City's historic districts.  Within this area of the City, the County and City of Lakeland exempts development including construction, alteration or expansion of any structure from all non-utility impact fees.

 

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