An expense charged against private developers by the county or city as a condition for granting permission to develop a specific project. The purpose of the fee is to defray the cost to the city of expanding and extending public services to the development.
A user fee is a charge typically imposed by a municipality or governing body for the specific use of a service. Rather than being funded through broad-based taxes, the cost of municipal services such as parks, swimming pools, and toll roads is covered by those who directly use and benefit from them.
