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counties all reported assessing at least one type of impact fee. <br />Only Okeechobee County did not report assessing an impact fee. <br />Furthermore, of Florida's approximately 319 -municipalities, 92 were <br />assessing at least one type of impact fee in 1991. <br />Because impact fees are necessary in high growth areas, it is not <br />surprising that a substantial number of counties in the state do <br />not assess impact fees. Many of the counties without impact fees <br />are like Holmes County, which had a 1980-1990 growth rate of only <br />7.2%. <br />In contrast, twenty-nine of the 33 counties assessing impact fees <br />experienced population growth of over 25% between 1980 and 1990. <br />Of the 29, 10 experienced population growth of over 50% and three <br />experienced population growth of over 100%. Of the 33 counties <br />with growth over 50%, the average number of impact fee types <br />assessed -was 2.77, ranging from 1 to 5 impact fee types. Of all <br />the county and city governments which reported assessing impact <br />fees, the number of impact fees assessed also varied widely as <br />shown in the following chart: <br />Minimum Number of Impact Fees Assessed: <br />1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ <br />---------------------------------- <br />Counties 10 3 9 5 5 1 0 <br />Municipalities 50 24 6 8 2 1 1 <br />c.��--�aa��oaaaaaa�o��a�aaaaaaaa�eaaanoaa=aaa�aaa��.aa <br />Total 60 25 18 13 7 2 'l <br />The communities also reported a variety of assessment manners. St. <br />Johns County assesses a single impact fee which is divided among <br />various facilities, while other communities assess individual <br />impact fees, each for a specific facility. <br />Generally, impact fees may <br />categories: <br />Impact Fee Category <br />1. Transportation <br />be divided into the following <br />Description of Activities <br />Funded by Imvact Fee <br />Road " improvements; public <br />transportation; right-of-way <br />acquisition <br />2. Utilities Water or sewer plant <br />construction, expansion or <br />upgrading; water or sewer line <br />construction; solid waste <br />facility (landfill) <br />construction, expansion or <br />upgrading; electric power plant <br />construction, expansion or <br />upgrading <br />3. Recreation/Culture Park acquisition, development <br />and expansion; recreation <br />facility construction and <br />expansion (e.g. bikepaths); <br />library construction or <br />expansion; cultural facility <br />development or expansion <br />4. Public Safety Police, fire, EMS or <br />correctional facility <br />construction or expansion, law <br />enforcement program expansion <br />13 <br />MAY 189 1995 <br />BOOK 95 PAGE 122 <br />