How is new infrastructure maintained without burdening current residents?

The Question: Are we just using new developer money to fix old problems? What happens when the building stops?

The Context: Modern California planning follows a strict “New Growth Pays Its Way” model.

• Infrastructure: One-time developer fees pay for the new fire stations, pipes and roads required by that specific project.
• Maintenance: To ensure the rest of the city isn’t burdened, new development must pay its own way. Developers pay “impact fees” for city-wide infrastructure, and new neighborhoods are annexed into Community Facilities Districts (CFDs). Funded exclusively by those new homeowners, these CFDs pay for local infrastructure and provide an annual fee to cover essential ongoing services like Police, Fire and city administration. If you see weeds in a newer park, it’s usually a matter of maintenance enforcement against a specific contractor, not a lack of funding in the system.