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Riviera Beach finance staff urges higher impact fees to cover growing capital costs; workshops scheduled before any ordinance vote
Summary
City finance staff presented a 2026 impact-fee study showing current road impact fees fall far short of estimated per-unit costs and recommended pursuing statutory maximum increases (requiring two workshops and public justification); staff said impact fees can support streets, parks and debt service for capital projects.
The Riviera Beach City Council heard a detailed briefing March 18 from Chief Financial Officer Randy Sherman on a new impact-fee study that shows the city’s current fees cover only a fraction of developers’ estimated local impacts.
Sherman said the study compares the fee currently collected for an 800-square-foot single-family home ($1,429 for roads) with an estimated true road impact of $7,424 — a gap of roughly $6,000. Under Florida law, municipalities may phase in increases up to 50% over current fees without extraordinary justification; Sherman and staff described a process and legal rationale for seeking higher rates up to the statutory maximum but warned the city…
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