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Miramar, FL Accessory Structures: ADU Impact Fees (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Fee categories charged
police/fire, water/sewer, parks
Fee basis
per additional unit created
Applies to
every approved ADU
Governing section
LDC § 405.1.6(l)

Summary

Every accessory dwelling unit approved in Miramar triggers impact fees covering police and fire protection, water and sewer capacity, and parks and recreation, assessed for the added burden the unit places on city services, under Land Development Code § 405.1.6(l).

(l) Impact Fees. Impact fees shall be assessed for the police and fire protection, water and sewer capacity, and park and recreation fees that are created by the additional unit.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).

Full Breakdown

" The section does not set a dollar figure in the LDC itself; instead it directs that the ADU be treated as an additional dwelling unit for purposes of the city's standard impact-fee schedule, meaning the same categories of fee applied to any new residential unit, police and fire protection, water and sewer capacity, and parks and recreation, apply to the ADU because it adds a household's worth of demand on those services even though it sits on an already-developed lot. 6 requirement: the one-unit-per-lot cap, the 1,200-square-foot size ceiling, the two-story height limit and the setback and parking standards all still apply regardless of the fee owed. 1.

Violations & Fines

Occupying or renting an ADU before the required police, fire, water/sewer and parks impact fees under § 405.1.6(l) have been paid is a Land Development Code compliance failure that can hold up issuance of the certificate of use or certificate of occupancy for the unit until the fees are satisfied.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I owe impact fees for building an ADU in Miramar?
Yes. Land Development Code § 405.1.6(l) requires impact fees for police and fire protection, water and sewer capacity, and parks and recreation be assessed against every ADU because it adds a new unit's worth of demand on those city services.
How much are Miramar's ADU impact fees?
Section 405.1.6(l) establishes that the fees apply but does not set the dollar amount in the ADU section itself; the amount is calculated under the city's separately adopted impact fee schedule for new residential units, the same schedule applied citywide.
Are impact fees waived for a small Miramar ADU?
No exemption for size appears in § 405.1.6(l). The fee is triggered by creating an additional unit, so a 300-square-foot minimum-size ADU is still assessed the same fee categories as a 1,200-square-foot maximum-size unit.

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