Building area; information on development

Development is understood to mean the construction or maintenance of facilities required for the structural use of land.

Development includes the connection to the supply and disposal networks such as electricity, gas, public water supply and sewerage (technical development), but also the traffic development of a property.

To distinguish it from other meanings of the term, it is also referred to as building land development. Development is generally the responsibility of the municipality. As a rule, there is no legal entitlement to development.

Development must be secured for a property to be built on. Development is secured in this sense if the construction of the development facility can be expected at the time of use or completion of the building.

Contributions must be paid to the municipality or the utility companies for the construction of the development.

In addition to the traffic routes, contributions may be incurred for pipe-bound facilities (water, sewer) as part of the development. A decision must be made here between the contribution for the new construction of the facility (construction contribution), the contribution for the improvement of an existing facility (improvement contribution) and the contribution for the renewal of an existing facility (renewal contribution). The basis for the contributions to pipe-bound facilities are contribution calculations and the integration of the calculation results into the municipal statutes.

• § Section 123 ff of the German Building Code (BauGB)