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Liberty County adopts development impact fee ordinance, sets $2,500 fee for single-family homes
Summary
After two public hearings, the board adopted a capital improvements element and a development-impact-fee ordinance that sets a proposed fee of $2,500 per detached single-family home, effective Oct. 1, to fund parks, roads and public-safety capital projects.
Liberty County's Board of Commissioners adopted a capital improvements element (CIE) and a development-impact-fee ordinance after a second required public hearing and a presentation from the county's consultant.
The ordinance inserts a fee schedule that sets a proposed $2,500 impact fee for a detached single-family home and applies pro rata reductions to other land-use fee calculations. The board included an effective date of Oct. 1, 2025, for collecting fees if a later administrative process and implementation steps are completed.
Why it matters: Development impact fees are a one-time charge on new development intended to help the county pay for…
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