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In this Orlando-area city, growth comes at a cost: Impact fees are set to surge

Steep increases could derail projects in Apopka as developers struggle to make deals pencil out
This 1.2-million-square-foot distribution building was completed in the Apopka 429 industrial park in 2024 and is an example of the super-sized industrial projects built in recent years. Under the proposed changes, the impact fee for a building this size would rise from approximately $168,000 to closer to $260,000. (CoStar)
This 1.2-million-square-foot distribution building was completed in the Apopka 429 industrial park in 2024 and is an example of the super-sized industrial projects built in recent years. Under the proposed changes, the impact fee for a building this size would rise from approximately $168,000 to closer to $260,000. (CoStar)
CoStar Analytics
December 8, 2025 | 2:59 P.M.

Building just about anything in Apopka, Florida, is about to get a lot more expensive, and that could make an already tough development environment even harder for projects to pencil out.

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News | In this Orlando-area city, growth comes at a cost: Impact fees are set to surge