The mantra is “growth pays for growth”… but at a certain point upgrades and new amentities with density benefit existing homeowners and local businesses as much as the new development, so there’s an argument that this would justify some degree of cost sharing. Definitely not a popular argument with most residents though.
These are often called DCCs (Development Cost Charges), and they’re necessary. I help set them.
You can’t massively increase density without upgrading infrastructure. There’s only so much capacity in your watermains and sewermains. So, either:
To me, #3 is the most reasonable approach.
The mantra is “growth pays for growth”… but at a certain point upgrades and new amentities with density benefit existing homeowners and local businesses as much as the new development, so there’s an argument that this would justify some degree of cost sharing. Definitely not a popular argument with most residents though.