TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Dana Murray, Environmental Sustainability Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Discuss and Provide Direction on Potential Additional Water Runoff Reduction Measures in the City for New Commercial and Residential Construction (Continued from the August 3, 2021, City Council Meeting) (Community Development Director Tai).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on potential additional water runoff reduction measures applicable to commercial and residential new construction.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with this discussion. Should the City Council direct staff to develop and implement new regulations, costs related to added staff time and implementation will be incurred. It is anticipated that more stringent requirements would apply to a larger number of properties, requiring more review time. Furthermore, upfront costs associated with training and reference materials are expected. Any added costs of administering new regulations may be included in future permitting fees.
BACKGROUND:
On September 3, 2019, the City Council requested that staff and the Sustainability Task Force discuss options for expanding runoff requirements for new construction to zero discharge. During the discussion, City Council stated that they believed commercial properties are required to contain and treat runoff on-site and that they would be interested in modifying that requirement into a "zero discharge" requirement, and expanding it to include residential new construction. City Council referenced other existing zero discharge regulations for new construction such as those for the City of Santa Monica.
Stormwater runoff is generated when precipitation from rain events flow over...
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