Las Cruces Requirements for Native Vegetation for Stormwater Collection on the Right of Way

This rule requires that attributes which provide stormwater harvesting in support of native Chihuahuan Desert vegetation or proven drought tolerant vegetation within the right-of-way (ROW) is required, as noted by ELC Policy 6.4: Apply low-impact development design principles to streets based on development context or the results of applicable drainage studies; and specifically, ELC Action 6.4.3: Allow green street technologies such as bio-retention and bio-filtration planters, bio-retention swales, and permeable pavements to be used by developers to mitigate on-site stormwater detention requirements.