(a) Effective December 1, 2012, any private or public project under the planning and building authority of the city which creates and/or replaces between 2,500 square feet and 10,000 square feet of impervious surface, and detached single-family home projects which are not part of a larger plan of development which create and/or replace 2,500 square feet or more of impervious surface, shall install one or more of the following site design measures:
(1) Direct roof runoff into cisterns or rain barrels for reuse.
(2) Direct roof runoff onto vegetated areas.
(3) Direct runoff from sidewalks, walkways, and/or patios onto vegetated areas.
(4) Direct runoff from driveways and/or uncovered parking lots onto vegetated areas.
(5) Construct sidewalks, walkways, patios, driveways, bike lanes, and/or uncovered parking lots with permeable surfaces (includes pervious concrete, porous asphalt, permeable concrete unit pavers, and granular materials).
(Ord. 5112 § 5, 2010)