{"id":59201,"date":"2025-11-19T16:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=59201"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:57:17","slug":"public-notice-of-adopted-impact-fee-ordinances-and-fee-rate-changes-for-city-of-lakeland-transportation-fire-law-enforcement-and-parks-recreation-and-cultural-facilities-impact-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/11\/19\/public-notice-of-adopted-impact-fee-ordinances-and-fee-rate-changes-for-city-of-lakeland-transportation-fire-law-enforcement-and-parks-recreation-and-cultural-facilities-impact-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBLIC NOTICE OF ADOPTED IMPACT FEE ORDINANCES AND FEE RATE CHANGES FOR CITY OF LAKELAND TRANSPORTATION, FIRE, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL FACILITIES IMPACT FEES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"8dbe8e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-1-3.webp?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59206 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8dbe8e; width:511px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 18, 2025, the Lakeland City Commission held a duly advertised public hearing on the City&#8217;s non-utility impact fee ordinances relating to transportation, fire, law enforcement, parks, recreation and cultural facilities impact fees. The City Commission adopted new fee studies, associated ordinances and fee rate schedule changes. Some City of Lakeland impact fees will increase under the newly adopted fee schedules.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The City\u2019s impact fee rates to take effect January 1, 2026, and in subsequent years, as well as current fees, are shown in the schedules accompanying this Notice<\/strong>.&nbsp; Additional information regarding the City\u2019s impact fees is posted on the City\u2019s website, or interested persons may contact the City\u2019s Community and Economic Development Department at City Hall, 228 S. Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33801, or by phone: (863) 834-6011, on Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"d7d7d7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d7d7d7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"368\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-transport.webp?resize=500%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59202 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-transport.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-transport.webp?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"dcdcdc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dcdcdc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"191\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-fire.webp?resize=500%2C191&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59203 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-fire.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-fire.webp?resize=300%2C115&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"dcdcdc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dcdcdc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"193\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-law.webp?resize=500%2C193&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59204 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-law.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-law.webp?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"d9d9d9\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d9d9d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"77\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-p-r-ca.webp?resize=500%2C77&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59205 has-transparency\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-p-r-ca.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/img-for-web_if-p-r-ca.webp?resize=300%2C46&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 18, 2025, the Lakeland City Commission held a duly advertised public hearing on the City&#8217;s non-utility impact fee ordinances relating to transportation, fire, law enforcement, parks, recreation and&hellip; 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