LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT John Blount, P.E. Director Planning & Operations
Low Impact Development Low impact development is a comprehensive land planning and engineering design approach with the goal of maintaining, as the minimum, the pre-development hydrologic regime in a watershed. This technique shall be allowed provided the following criteria is met.
LID Approval
Why? Add tools to the tool box Allow for innovation Lead in fostering community wide accepted development practices
Applicability Commercial Site Development Residential Subdivision Development
Commercial Site Development Porous Pavement Green Roof Swales in Lieu of Storm Sewers Etc.
Commercial Development
Residential Subdivision Development Natural Green Belts Reverse Drainage (front to back) No Storm Sewer System No “Conventional” Detention Increase Permeability of Yards Etc.
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS John R. Blount, P.E Northwest Freeway Suite 220 Houston TX