7/20/23 UPDATE: The public comment period closed on July 19, 2023.
MANATEE COUNTY, FL (June 19, 2023) – Manatee County is seeking public input for a new set of proposed impact fees, a one-time charge the County imposes on new development to cover the costs of providing public services to the new development.
Manatee County collects impact fees to pay for multimodal transportation (including new roads), parks and natural resources, law enforcement and public safety equipment and libraries. Impact fees are restricted to funding growth-related capital improvements and may not be used for replacing infrastructure, maintenance or operations.
A draft copy of the Manatee County Impact Fee Update Study can be downloaded from mymanatee.org/impactfees. The County's current impact fee schedule and the study those fees are based on from 2015 can also be found on this Webpage.
The Florida Impact Fee Act and Manatee County’s Land Development Code require the County Impact Fee Administrator to recommend whether any changes should be made to the Impact Fee Schedule. The Impact Fees Act also requires that impact fees be based on the most recent and localized data. A Manatee County consultant recently completed a local impact fee study documenting the data and formulas used to calculate a new set of proposed impact fees.
As part of the update study process, citizens are encouraged to review the proposals and offer feedback as appropriate. Manatee County will host an online public comment period from June 19 through July 19. After the public comment period, the proposed impact fee schedule will be discussed by both the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners.
Public comments or questions can be emailed to [email protected] or sent to Nicole Knapp, Impact Fee Administrator, PO Box 1000, Bradenton, FL 34206, or call her at (941) 748-4501, ext. 7824.