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Cocoa Beach adopts municipal impact‑fee ordinance after debate over who pays
Summary
The Cocoa Beach City Commission approved Ordinance 17‑09 on second reading to create municipal impact fees based on a 2026 study. Commissioners and builders debated whether new development or current residents should shoulder costs; the measure passed 4‑1.
The Cocoa Beach City Commission adopted Ordinance 17‑09 on second reading on a 4‑1 roll‑call vote, implementing a municipal impact‑fee framework based on the city’s 2026 impact fee study.
City staff presented the study’s calculations for a typical single‑family residence — police $1,080, fire $1,034, and general government $946, a combined total of $3,060 — and described credits and exemptions for redevelopment and projects already in process. Development services director David Dickey told the commission staff had followed prior direction to…
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