Road Impact Fees Going Up in Lake County

TAVARES, FL-The end of a low road impact fee era for the development community in Lake County may be looming as elected officials hammer out details and fend off lobbying efforts by construction trade groups and builders. They hope to have the new plan on the table for public discussion by summer.

The proposed new fees, if approved by commissioners, would kick in Oct. 1, the start of local government’s fiscal year. Orlando area residential and commercial developers have been building feverishly in nearby Lake for the past seven years, taking advantage of some of the lowest impact fees in the state.

But now those fees, if adjusted, would compare with existing fee schedules in surrounding counties, commissioners argue. They are studying proposals made by their hired consultant, Tindale, Oliver & Associates of Tampa.