PRINCIPLE NO. 10 Stormwater Treatment on Parking Lots
Provide stormwater treatment for parking lot runoff using bioretention areas, filter strips, and other practices that can be integrated into required landscaping areas and traffic islands.
Notes:
Although parking lots are a significant source of stormwater pollution, not all communities require developers to provide stormwater quality control. In addition, opportunities to minimize the amount of stormwater runoff generated or to manage runoff are often overlooked. Parking lots can be made more attractive and provide stormwater management. Bioretention areas, dry swales, perimeter sand filters, and filter strips, are some of the different strategies that can be used to treat stormwater before it enters our streams.