What a Site Servicing Permit Covers Before You Break Ground

A site servicing permit deals with the infrastructure connecting a property to municipal water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater systems — separate from, and sometimes required before, the building permit itself. It confirms things like pipe sizing, connection points, and grading for drainage are adequate for what's being built, since undersized or poorly planned servicing affects more than just the one property.

On infill and larger new-construction projects especially, servicing capacity isn't always guaranteed just because a lot exists — older infrastructure in some areas wasn't sized for denser redevelopment, and a servicing review can surface upgrade requirements that add real cost and time to a project timeline well before the building itself gets reviewed.