Local governments, like the City of Milton, collect impact fees from those creating new developments. The money collected helps pay for certain improvements – specifically upgrades to roads, bridges, parks, and City buildings. So whoever lives or works in these developments will benefit from these enhancements, as will the greater Milton community.

The impact fee process is regulated in Georgia, including annual reviews by the Atlanta Regional Commission and the State’s Department of Community Affairs. Collected fees can be used for projects on an official list of planned improvements that is reviewed and approved both by these agencies as well as Milton’s City Council. 

Those being new developments must submit an Impact Fee Certification form (which can be found below). This certification is valid for 180 days of it being issued, at which point the fee will be assessed.

• Chapter 25 – Milton’s Impact Fee Ordinance
• Current fee schedule (adopted in 2016); click where it says "Impact Fee"
• Future fee schedule (effective Jan. 1, 2025)
• About Impact Fee Certitication 
• Impact Fee Certification Form

For information on impact fees in Milton, please contact Milton’s Community Development Department at 678-242-2545 or impactfees@miltonga.gov.

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