$100,000 per acre of Beach Mouse habitat impacted
The impact fee is due when the Beach Mouse permit is issued.
Perdido Key conservation
Mitigation fees support conservation of the Perdido Key Beach Mouse and its habitat. Here is how the fees are assessed and why the annual fee is collected through an MSBU.
A conservation strategy for Perdido Key
Before the Perdido Key Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) was developed in 2014, Escambia County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service developed the Perdido Key Beach Mouse Conservation Strategy.
The strategy aims to maintain a viable beach mouse population in native habitat on Perdido Key by maintaining and improving beach mouse populations and critical habitat.
How fees are collected
Both fees apply to developments built after 2015.
$100,000 per acre of Beach Mouse habitat impacted
The impact fee is due when the Beach Mouse permit is issued.
$201 per residential unit or commercial parking space
The annual fee is assessed through the County's MSBU process and collected as part of the property tax.
Why an MSBU?
The County's Incidental Take Permit (ITP) provides protection for private landowners and developers if Beach Mice or other protected species are affected during site preparation, construction, or habitation.
The County remains responsible to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for conserving and protecting the Perdido Key Beach Mouse and other protected species through management of the HCP and permitting process. Landowners and developers benefit from this coverage.
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