The policy tool that ties building permits to infrastructure availability to control growth is called what?

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Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance ties the issuance of building permits to the availability of adequate public facilities, ensuring infrastructure like roads, schools, water, and sewer can serve new development. This approach prevents growth from outpacing capacity by requiring that facilities be available (or planned and funded) before permits are granted. It’s distinct from transfer of development rights, which moves density to other parcels; inclusionary zoning, which requires affordable housing; and impact fees, which are charges to fund infrastructure but don’t directly condition permits on current facility capacity. The core idea is approving development only when the needed public facilities can accommodate it.