Stormwater Requirements 
Single-family residences that create and/or replace between 2,500 - 15,000 square feet or more of impervious surface, must prepare a Landscape Plan.
Commercial or industrial projects that create and/or replace 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface must prepare a Drainage and Stormwater Treatment and Control Plan.
Any project that creates and/or replaces 22,500 square feet of impervious surface must submit a Stormwater Runoff Retention Plan.
Requirements
Impervious Surface Threshold | Performance Requirement | NPDES Resolution No. R3-2013-0032 Requirements |
Greater than or equal to 2,500 square feet new/replaced | Site Design | LID Site Design Measures |
5,000 net square feet for all projects 15,000 net for detached Single Family Residences | Water Quality Treatment | LID strategies and treat 85thpercentile 24 hour storm |
15,000 square feet new/replaced 15,000 net for Single Family Residences | Runoff Retention | Retain 85th or 95th percentile 24-hour storm |
22,500 new/replaced | Peak Management | Match 2 to 10 year peak flows |
Please refer to the Watershed Management Zone (WMZ) Map to determine which your project is located in or search planning permits. Please see the Submittal Checklist, Section III and speak to a Planner for details. Please also see the Pacific Grove Area of Special Biological Significance page and the Stormwater Technical Guide.
For more general information on stormwater please see:
- Monterey Regional Stormwater Management Program
- Public Works Environmental Programs Stormwater program