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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Best Practices for Sustainable Des Moines Parking Lots. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. WHY THIS PROBLEM?. Importance to the regional plans Importance to Des Moines Regional watershed 2011 Resident Satisfaction Survey. PARKING LOTS AND SUSTAINABILITY. Economy Social Equity Environment

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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

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  1. Best Practices for Sustainable Des Moines Parking Lots STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

  2. WHY THIS PROBLEM? • Importance to the regional plans • Importance to Des Moines • Regional watershed • 2011 Resident Satisfaction Survey

  3. PARKING LOTS AND SUSTAINABILITY • Economy • Social Equity • Environment • Runoff volume • Runoff quality

  4. THE RUNOFF PROBLEM

  5. CURRENT LEGAL STRUCTURE • Off-street parking and loading ordinance • Stormwater Management Utility ordinance

  6. IMPACT ON SUSTAINABILITY • The Negative Impacts of the existing code South Ridge Mall

  7. WHAT ARE OTHER CITIES DOING? • Kansas City, MO • Shared parking • Lot size reduction initiatives • San Francisco, CA • Landscaping design • Enhancement of pervious surfaces • Navassa, NC • Pervious surface minimums • Maximum lot size

  8. TARGET ORDINANCE • Off-Street Parking and Loading Ordinance: 134-1377 • Parking lot issues • Stormwater runoff issues

  9. OUR PROPOSAL • Sustainable Parking Lot Size Ordinance • Tie requirements to lot size • Larger lots require more BMPs • Pervious surfaces: landscaping & pervious surfaces • Shared parking • Alternatives • Shared ParkingInitiative Ordinance

  10. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

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