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Comprehensive overview of municipal resources pertaining to gentle density and broader planning materials.

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The City of South Bend, Indiana has created a set of pre-approved plans for small to medium density building types (carriage house – sixplex apartment) to help foster infill development and to offer a vehicle for local residents to earn income.

Key insights:

  • A pre-approved plans catalog
  • Building plan and building permit applications
  • Iinfill process and property inspection checklist for prospective developers.
  • Detailed steps including obtaining a property survey, preparing a site plan, requesting design deviations, procuring technical contractors, and preparing a cost estimate for a prospective development project.
  • The pre-approved catalog provides context on the initiative, the infill process checklist, and 9 sample designs for developers.

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This Metro Vancouver study investigates the cost of providing infrastructure and services to neighbourhoods with varying residential densities, with the goal of informing municipal planning and regional growth policies for Metro Vancouver.

Key insights:

  • The study emphasizes a complex relationship between residential densities and infrastructure costs influenced by factors like infrastructure age, existing capacity, and the physical landscape of the serviced area.
  • Evidence presented suggests that infrastructure and servicing costs per capita and per unit are significantly higher for houses compared to apartment developments.
  • Increasing density is identified as a potential contributor to lowering housing development and municipal operating costs over time.
  • The study includes a literature review on municipal infrastructure and associated costs.
  • Cost calculations are provided for various factors, including development cost charges, municipal operating costs, property taxes/utility fees, and infrastructure servicing, categorized by housing type.

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