Celina, TX vs Osceola County, FL: Development Impact Fees Compared (2026)

Roadway Impact Fee — Roadway impact fee per Texas LGC Ch. 395. VERIFIED 2026-06-17: Estimator Worksheet row 15 (Single-Family Detached Housing, 4.6 veh-mi, $3,043.48/veh-mi) and row 32 ROADWAY IMPACT FEE COST: 14000. The estimator's per-service-area collection-rate table (LUE Table 2025 Study, cells T5:U11) confirms $3,043.48/veh-mi is the UNIFORM adopted collection rate for Service Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5, so the 'SA1-5' grouping is correct; 4.60 x $3,043.48 = $14,000.008 (rounddown 14,000). Jan 2025 RIF Study (Kimley-Horn) confirms 4.60 veh-mi/SFD and lists the higher MAXIMUM assessable fee ($18,359 SA1 to $18,382 SA5; max per-veh-mi $3,048-$3,996); the city collects at the reduced $3,043.48 rate. The collection rate and $14,000 figure are NOT in the RIF study itself — they come from the adopted estimator. Applies to plats dated on/after 3/12/2025.

Roadway Impact Fee (Service Area 6) — Mutually-exclusive service-area variant. VERIFIED 2026-06-17: Estimator LUE Table 2025 Study cell U10 confirms SA6 collection rate $1,934.78/veh-mi. 4.6 x $1,934.78 = $8,899.99 (rounds to ~$8,900). Correctly excluded; Service Areas 1-5 row ($14,000) is the representative primary. RIF max assessable for SA6 is $8,906/SF home.

Roadway Impact Fee (Service Area 7) — Mutually-exclusive service-area variant. VERIFIED 2026-06-17: Estimator LUE Table 2025 Study cell U11 confirms SA7 collection rate $1,565.22/veh-mi. 4.6 x $1,565.22 = $7,200.01 (rounddown 7,200). Correctly excluded; Service Areas 1-5 row is the representative primary. RIF study max assessable for SA7 is $7,277/SF home.

Park Improvement Fee (Single-Family) — Park improvement fee on new 1 & 2 family dwellings. VERIFIED 2026-06-17 verbatim in Master Fee Chart Nov 2025 residential building permit section (Park Improvement $1,500 per unit). NOTE: Texas LGC Ch. 395 does NOT authorize park impact fees; this is a parkland-dedication/development exaction levied under the city's subdivision/zoning authority, not a Ch. 395 impact fee. Builder pays it regardless.

Outdoor Warning Device Fee (Single-Family) — Outdoor warning (storm-siren) device fee charged per new single-family dwelling at building permit. VERIFIED 2026-06-17 verbatim in Master Fee Chart Nov 2025 (Outdoor Warning Device $40 per unit (SF); $14/unit for multi-family). Permit-time exaction, not a Ch. 395 impact fee.

Civil/Site Development Permit Fee (Residential, per lot) — Site development (civil) permit fee billed per residential lot at the subdivision/civil stage, typically paid by the developer rather than per home permit. VERIFIED 2026-06-17 verbatim in Master Fee Chart Nov 2025 Site Development Fees (Civil Permit) section (Civil Permit Fee - Residential $601 (per lot)). Correctly excluded from the per-dwelling-unit impact-fee total to avoid mixing process fees with capacity fees.

Water Impact Fee — Water impact fee per Texas LGC Ch. 395, for the standard 1-inch residential meter (1.0 service unit). VERIFIED 2026-06-17: confirmed verbatim in the 2025 Impact Fee Estimator 'Water-Sewer 2025' tab (Single-Family, 1", Displacement, SUE 1, Water Impact Fee 6815) and main Worksheet row 38. Independently corroborated by July 2025 W&W Impact Fee Report (Freese & Nichols) Tables ES-2 and 4-4: Maximum Water Impact Fee per SU $13,631, 50% credit, Maximum Allowable Water Impact Fee = $6,815. Replaced the 2021 rate of $4,400 (1-inch).

Water Impact Fee (3/4" meter variant) — Mutually-exclusive meter-size variant. VERIFIED 2026-06-17: 'Water-Sewer 2025' tab shows Single-Family 3/4" Displacement SUE 0.625 Water Impact Fee 4259 (= 6815 x 0.625 = 4259.4). City standardized residential to 1-inch meters, so the 1-inch row is the representative primary; this 3/4-inch row is correctly excluded from the total. (Note: W&W report Table 4-1 displays 3/4" SUE as 0.6 rounded, but the operative adopted estimator uses 0.625.)

Wastewater (Sewer) Impact Fee — Wastewater impact fee per Texas LGC Ch. 395, standard 1-inch residential meter (1.0 service unit). VERIFIED 2026-06-17: confirmed in the 2025 Impact Fee Estimator 'Water-Sewer 2025' tab (sewer column = 10233; row total 17048 = 6815 + 10233) and Worksheet row 38. Corroborated by W&W Impact Fee Report Tables ES-3 and 4-5: Maximum Wastewater Impact Fee per SU $20,467, 50% credit, Maximum Allowable Wastewater Impact Fee = $10,233. (The W&W report's narrative ES paragraph contains a typo '$10,496' but all controlling tables state $10,233.) Replaced the 2021 rate of $5,200 (1-inch).

Wastewater (Sewer) Impact Fee (3/4" meter variant) — Mutually-exclusive meter-size variant (0.625 SU). VERIFIED 2026-06-17: 'Water-Sewer 2025' tab shows 6395 (= 10233 x 0.625 = 6395.6). Correctly excluded; the 1-inch standard meter row is the representative primary.

Water Connection / Access (Tap) Fee - 1" — Water tap/connection ('access') fee for a 1-inch service (standard residential), separate from and additive to the water impact fee. VERIFIED 2026-06-17 verbatim in Master Fee Chart Nov 2025 (Water/Wastewater Connection Fees, Water: 1" Access $2,175). A separate boring fee of $1,200 may apply. This is the physical tap installation charge, not the Ch. 395 capacity/impact fee.

Water Meter Fee - 1" — Water meter fee for the 1-inch minimum residential meter. VERIFIED 2026-06-17 verbatim in Master Fee Chart Nov 2025 (Meter Fees: 1" $480 (minimum meter size); 3/4" $415 existing meters only). Additive to tap and impact fees.

Sewer Connection (Tap) Fee - 4" — Sewer tap/connection fee for a standard residential 4-inch service lateral, separate from and additive to the wastewater impact fee. VERIFIED 2026-06-17 verbatim in Master Fee Chart Nov 2025 (Sewer: 4" Tap $1,500; Boring Fee $1,000). A separate sewer boring fee of $1,000 may apply.

Mobility Fee (Transportation) - Single-Family (countywide base CMP area) — Countywide base CMP (Capacity Management Plan) area mobility fee; columns are Single-Family / Mobile Home / Multi-Family Rental / Multi-Family Condo / Townhouse. Used as PRIMARY single-family mobility row. Mutually-exclusive sub-area variants are excluded below. VERIFIED against archived official county PDF.

School (Educational System) Impact Fee - Single-Family — Educational system impact fee adopted under Osceola County Code Chapter 24, Article III; collected by the County for school facilities. Identical across all CMP service areas. Columns: Single-Family / Mobile Home / Multi-Family Rental / Multi-Family Condo / Townhouse. VERIFIED.

Park Impact Fee - Single-Family — Identical across all CMP service areas. VERIFIED.

Fire/Rescue Impact Fee - Single-Family — Fire rescue impact fee (Chapter 24, Article V). Identical across all CMP service areas. VERIFIED.

Mobility Fee - Single-Family (East of Lake Toho CMP Area) [VARIANT] — Mutually-exclusive geographic variant of the single-family mobility fee for the East of Lake Toho CMP service area. Excluded from total; countywide base $21,710.14 is primary. VERIFIED.

Mobility Fee - Single-Family (South Lake Toho CMP Area) [VARIANT] — Mutually-exclusive geographic variant of the single-family mobility fee for the South Lake Toho CMP service area. Excluded from total. VERIFIED.

Mobility Fee - Single-Family (Alligator Chain of Lakes CMP Area) [VARIANT] — Mutually-exclusive geographic variant of the single-family mobility fee for the Alligator Chain of Lakes CMP service area. Excluded from total. VERIFIED.

Toho Water Authority - Water System Development Charge (SDC), 3/4" meter — Toho Water Authority (utility serving Osceola County) Water SDC for the standard residential 3/4" meter. Separate special district / utility authority fee a builder must pay. PRIMARY meter size; larger meters are mutually-exclusive variants (excluded below). VERIFIED in Appendix A PDF.

Toho Water Authority - Wastewater/Sewer System Development Charge (SDC), 3/4" meter — Toho Water Authority Wastewater SDC for the standard residential 3/4" meter. Combined water+wastewater SDC = $9,943 per ERU at the 3/4" meter. Separate special district / utility authority fee. VERIFIED in Appendix A PDF.

Toho Water Authority - Water meter installation fee, 3/4" meter — Meter installation/set fee, additive to the water SDC for a new 3/4" residential connection. INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED on the Toho Development Fees page AND in the Appendix A PDF (sourceIndex 1: '3/4" Potable Meter with dual check $500.00'). Confidence upgraded medium->high.

Toho Water Authority - Sanitary sewer tap fee — Wastewater tap fee, additive to the sewer SDC where a new tap is required. INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED on the Toho Development Fees page; confidence upgraded medium->high. A separate sanitary lateral ($4,800) and sanitary connection ($150) may also apply depending on connection scope.

Toho Water Authority - Water SDC, 1" meter [VARIANT] — Mutually-exclusive meter-size variant. Standard residential uses 3/4" meter (primary). Wastewater SDC at 1" meter is $5,499. VERIFIED in Appendix A PDF.

Toho Water Authority - Water SDC, 2" meter [VARIANT] — Mutually-exclusive meter-size variant (Water SDC $35,445 / Wastewater SDC $17,552 at 2" meter). All meters above 2" subject to individual capacity analysis. 3/4" meter is primary. VERIFIED in Appendix A PDF.