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Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES

Section 4.106

California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California

SITE DEVELOPMENT

4.106.1 General. Preservation and use of available natural resources shall be accomplished through evaluation and careful planning to minimize negative effects on the site and adjacent areas. Preservation of slopes, management of storm water drainage and erosion controls shall comply with this section.

4.106.2 Storm water drainage and retention during con- struction. Projects which disturb less than one acre of soil and are not part of a larger common plan of development which in total disturbs one acre or more, shall manage storm water drainage during construction. In order to manage storm water drainage during construction, one or more of the following measures shall be implemented to prevent flooding of adjacent property, prevent erosion and retain soil runoff on the site.

  1. Retention basins of sufficient size shall be utilized to retain storm water on the site.

  2. Where storm water is conveyed to a public drainage system, collection point, gutter or similar disposal method, water shall be filtered by use of a barrier system, wattle or other method approved by the enforcing agency.

  3. Compliance with a lawfully enacted storm water management ordinance.

Note: Refer to the State Water Resources Control Board for projects which disturb one acre or more of soil, or are part of a larger common plan of development which in total disturbs one acre or more of soil.

(Website: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/ programs/stormwater/construction.html)

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▸Contents — California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
California Green Building Standards Code (Title 24, Part 11)
  1. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 3 — GREEN BUILDING
  4. ▸Chapter 4 — RESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
    Overview
    1. Section 4.101
    2. Section 4.102
    3. Section 4.103
    4. Section 4.104
    5. Section 4.106
    6. Section 4.105
    7. Section 4.201
    8. Section 4.301
    9. Section 4.302
    10. Section 4.303
    11. Section 4.304
    12. Section 4.305
    13. Section 4.401
    14. Section 4.402
    15. Section 4.403
    16. Section 4.404
    17. Section 4.405
    18. Section 4.406
    19. Section 4.407
    20. Section 4.408
    21. Section 4.409
    22. Section 4.410
    23. Section 4.501
    24. Section 4.502
    25. Section 4.503
    26. Section 4.504
    27. Section 4.505
    28. Section 4.506
    29. Section 4.508
    30. Section 4.507
  5. Chapter 5 — NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
  6. Chapter 6 — REFERENCED ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS
  7. Chapter 7 — INSTALLER AND SPECIAL INSPECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
  8. Chapter 8 — COMPLIANCE FORMS, WORKSHEETS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL
  9. Appendix A4
  10. Appendix A5

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