Green Streets Criteria for PDP Exemption
On this page, you will find updated change pages to the BMP Design Manual, submittal templates, and an informational fact sheet.
This new process was implemented on January 24, 2025.
If you have a development project that is designated as a Priority Development Project and you need to incorporate Right-of-Way Improvements in your project, you will want to check out this new option that is available to you!
DPW’s Watershed Protection Program (WPP) and PDS has finalized a new
policy potentially allowing private projects to implement a
Green Street exemption (as permitted by the NPDES Permit) for Priority
Development Projects.
Can your Priority Development Project Qualify for a Green Street Exemption?
When you redevelop or retrofit an existing paved road, street or alley to be a Green Street, the Green Street portion of your project can be exempt from the Priority Development Project requirements.
This exemption may also be applicable to new sidewalks, driveways, bicycle lanes or trails.
Access the Green Street Criteria for PDP Exemption fyler in PDF format.
What is a Green Street?
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Green Street is a type of street designed to manage
stormwater by directing runoff to engineered systems that integrate
vegetation (like trees and shrubs), soil, and other engineered
material. These elements work together to slow down, filter and clean
stormwater runoff from paved surfaces.
How does a Green Street Priority Project Exemption benefit my project?
- The Green Street portion of your project will be exempt from Hydromodification Management Plan requirements.
- Potentially quicker design, construction, and permit processing time.
- Potentially smaller stormwater BMPs.
- Project cost
savings.
How does my Green Street redevelopment qualify for a Green Street Priority Development Project Exemption?
- Ensure your project type is allowed under the exemptions listed in the County of San Diego's Best Management Practices Design Manual (BMPDM), Chapter 1.4.3.
- Confirm your project meets the performance standards provided in the County of San Diego’s BMPDM, Chapter 1.4.3 and Appendix K.
- Provide the
necessary documentation to prove your project meets the exemption
criteria.
2025 BMP Design Manual Revisions
2025 BMP Design Manual:
- List of Updates (January 2025 Updates to September 2020 Edition)
- Changed Pages (Ch. 1, Ch. 7, Appendix K, Glossary)
- Access the 2020 BMP Design Manual page
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