Impact Fees

You must bring your permit set of building plans and your permit application to the Impact Fee Section to get an assessment to determine the amount you must pay.

This procedure can be done at any time prior to obtaining a building permit. However, before any building permit can be issued, all applicable impact fees must be paid in full at one of the Impact Fee Section offices.

Your application is reviewed for size and type of land use for the new development and an impact fee is assessed if applicable. The time required depends on the size of the project. An addition to an existing home may take a few minutes but a larger project such as a large housing development can take up to 48 hours.

If you have an impact fee process number, fees can be paid online. As many as 10 processes can be handled at one time.

In person, visit the Permitting and Inspection Center. For Miami-Dade County issued building permits: cash or checks, either personal or business, are accepted. For any other building permits (incorporated cities), payment must be by cash, cashiers check or money order.

Please note: Water and Sewer impact fees are really a water connection charge and are not a County impact fee. That fee may be paid at Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department which is located at: 3575 South LeJeune Road, Telephone 305-669-7701 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the Miami-Dade Permitting and Inspection Center (address above) 786-315-2717 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Some impact fees related to affordable housing, projects subject to Development of Regional Impact Orders (DRIs) or government projects may be exempt. You should check with the impact fee section for more specific information on these exemptions, if you think that your project may qualify.

In the event a building permit expires or is revoked prior to final inspection, a partial refund may be issued to the fee payer of record. There is an administrative charge portion of the impact fee which is non-refundable.

If your permit expires and you have previously paid Impact Fees, you do not have to pay them again. However, if new impact fees have become law or if the rate has increased you would be subject to the new fees.

The current impact fee exemption for affordable and workforce housing in incorporated and unincorporated areas now covers housing developments targeted to owners who earn up to 120% of the County's Area Median Income.