1. LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT John Blount, P.E. Director Planning & Operations

2. 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.

3. LID Approval

4. Why?  Add tools to the tool box  Allow for innovation  Lead in fostering community wide accepted development practices

5. Applicability  Commercial Site Development  Residential Subdivision Development

6. Commercial Site Development  Porous Pavement  Green Roof  Swales in Lieu of Storm Sewers  Etc.

7. Commercial Development

8. Residential Subdivision Development  Natural Green Belts  Reverse Drainage (front to back)  No Storm Sewer System  No “Conventional” Detention  Increase Permeability of Yards  Etc.

9. QUESTIONS & COMMENTS John R. Blount, P.E. 10555 Northwest Freeway Suite 220 Houston TX 77092 713-316-4877