NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is speaking out against Nassau County’s bid to substantially increase impact fees, ruling that the area’s recent population growth doesn’t qualify as “extraordinary circumstances” needed to exceed state limits, according to Uthmeier’s letter.
This comes just under a month after Nassau County Commissioners voted to nearly double countywide impact fees over a four-year period and to raise mobility fees over two years, a move that has upset many local builders and real estate professionals.
Under Florida law, local governments can only increase impact fees by 50% of the current rate and must wait four years between increases, according to the letter. The county had sought to nearly double its current rates, citing “extraordinary circumstances” due to population growth…