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

Florida authorizes local governments to impose impact fees on new development under FL Statute §163.31801 (the Florida Impact Fee Act). The City of Orlando charges Transportation Impact Fees, Sewer Impact Fees, Water Impact Fees (through Orlando Utilities Commission), and Park Impact Fees on net new dwelling units, set out in the Orlando impact fee schedule maintained by the Office of Business and Financial Services. Orange County Public Schools impact fees under the Orange County School Impact Fee Ordinance are collected by the City during building permit issuance. Categories vary by Benefit District and dwelling type; ADUs are typically charged at a reduced 'small accessory unit' or multi-family rate, but applicants should verify with Orlando Permitting Services and Orange County Schools impact fee staff before pulling the permit. Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) charges separate water and electric connection fees that are not impact fees per se. FL §163.31801(6) caps annual impact fee increases to inflation-adjusted ranges (no more than a 50% increase over a four-year period without a demonstrated-need study). ADUs sharing the principal dwelling's existing water and sewer tap typically pay no additional impact fee for those utilities, though the school impact fee still applies because a new dwelling unit is created. There is no Florida statewide ADU impact-fee waiver under HB 1031.