Eugene Code to Adopt Design Standards for Stormwater Management

The code requires the adoption of design standards as prescribed in the City’s Stormwater Management Manual. This is required for all development within the City for the management of stormwater runoff, which emphasizes the use of low-impact development techniques with the goals of:
(1) Reducing runoff pollution from development by reducing impervious surfaces and capturing and treating approximately 80% of the average annual rainfall;
(2) Encouraging the development of stormwater management facilities which incorporate vegetation as a key element, and include design and construction requirements that ensure landscape plant survival and overall stormwater facility functional success.