City staff have changed how you implement the Green Stormwater Infrastructure to the Maximum Extent Feasible requirement. General changes include:
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Creating two draft Director’s Rules:
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One for single-family residential or parcel-based projects (typically applies to private property)
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One for roadway, trail, or sidewalk projects (typically applies to the right-of-way).
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Changing the credits for Green Stormwater Infrastructure to the Maximum Extent Feasible best management practices; typically resulting in smaller sizing requirements for best management practices.
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Clarifying infeasibility of best management practices.
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Improving and/or adding Green Stormwater Infrastructure feasibility criteria language.
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General ‘wordsmithing’ and reorganizing to be easier to use.
The draft Directors’ Rules will be posted online at www.seattle.gov/dpd/Codes/StormwaterCode/DirectorsRules/default.asp. You can also find other Stormwater Code Director’s Rules on that webpage.