Civic Fee Ledger

Florida · Manatee County · September 2026 edition

Manatee County impact fees

The one-time development impact, mobility, connection and school fees a builder owes in Manatee County, each figure traced to the government’s own adopted schedule. This page is the chapter’s table of contents; the figures and citations are in the book.

354 cited fee records10 levying bodies · 11 verified findings · every amount, date and citation is in the chapter

In the chapter

354 cited fee records dated 2003 to 2026, plus 11 verified findings. Single-family stack, residential per-unit tables, other-basis rows (per lot, per square foot, per trip-mile) and non-residential rates.

Levying bodies (10)

  • Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue District
  • City of Bradenton
  • City of Palmetto
  • East Manatee Fire Rescue District
  • Manatee County
  • Manatee County Utilities Department
  • North River Fire District
  • School District of Manatee County
  • Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue District
  • West Manatee Fire & Rescue District

Fee categories priced

  • Roadway/Streets
  • School
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Fire
  • Police
  • Water
  • Wastewater
  • Library
  • Other
  • General Government
  • Wastewater (Tap/Connection)
  • Water (Tap/Connection)

What Manatee County does not charge

Verified from the county’s own ordinances and schedules: a builder budgets zero for these. The explanation and citation behind each finding is in the chapter.

Fees that need a second look

These are not “you owe nothing.” Each one is charged, or may be, but something about it is limited, unpriced or unresolved. The chapter says which, and cites it.

Compiled September 2026. Fees index and amend; verify against the cited source before relying on any value for a permitting, financing or purchase decision. Not legal, engineering or financial advice.