"The city is waiving up to $10,000 in fees to homebuilders — including a $6,624 sewage connection charge."

Are we finally seeing a glimmer of intelligence and common sense from the city's obtuse bureaucracy? Perhaps. 

Definitely the sewage connection fee is pure shibai. Main home already has the connection, tie into it. No real difference than adding a new bathroom, kitchen upgrade, new family members born, etc. Increase in water consumption, related fees, more than enough to offset.

$10k fee is also pure shibai, city leeching off of taxpayers to fund their ever increasing dead wood overhead. Simple construction plans to review, nothing major here.

Lets hope this continues to benefit all the people in need, the ones being helped.