Should stormwater management requirements be applied to single-family lots?
In current regulations, stormwater management requirements apply to all new development except residential subdivisions. In recent practice, the Town Council has successfully encouraged developers of such subdivisions to construct stormwater management devices. Such requirements have never been applied to construction on single-family lots. The Council has directed the consultant to propose more aggressive stormwater management regulations for all new development, and the 2nd Draft includes many specific new standards that would apply to any and all new development that disturbs more than 40,000 square feet of land. We believe that the proposed requirements would apply to construction of a single-family house, if land disturbance associated with such activity exceeded 40,000 square feet. Recommendation: We believe that the enhanced requirements proposed in the 2nd Draft are appropriate. We note that additional study is underway, and the 3rd Draft is likely to fine-tune the suggested re
