12/04/2025
Saint Johns County, Florida enacts Developer Impact Fee to Fund Conservation Land Acquisitions.
"The county plans to levy the maximum impact fee allowed under Florida law, but the Board of County Commissioners agreed to start the fee next year at 50% and gradually phase it in over five years.
The conservation and open space impact fee would be levied on the builders of residences based on square footage. Once the fee is fully phased in, a 1,000-square-foot home, for example, would require an extra $300 from the developer, while a 3,000-square-foot home would require an extra $772."
The impact fee, phased in over five years, will pay for acquiring sensitive conservation land.