San Jose Municipal Code Part 1 General Provisions

The purpose of this chapter is to achieve all of the following:

A. Promote adequate storm water management; and

B. Promote proper siting of storm water runoff treatment to mitigate potential adverse impacts on adjacent land uses; and

C. Encourage the use of alternative modes of storm water runoff treatment; and

D. Ensure access to storm water treatment measures; and

E. Enable the permitting of off-site storm water runoff treatment facilities without creating adverse conditions or impacts on the subject or neighboring properties.

(Ord. 26995.)

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply:

A. Whenever the creation, on or above ground through installation, construction, or replacement, of five thousand (5,000) square feet or more of impervious surface will occur through a proposed development or redevelopment of real property for uncovered parking (stand-alone or part of another use), restaurant, auto service facility or retail gasoline outlet use including sidewalks and any other portions of the public right-of-way that are developed or redeveloped as a part of the project; or

B. Whenever the creation, on or above ground through installation, construction, or replacement, of five thousand (5,000) square feet or more of impervious surface will occur through a proposed development or redevelopment of real property, for any use except for development of detached single-family home projects, which are not part of a larger plan of development; or

C. Whenever the creation, on or above ground through installation, construction, or replacement, of two thousand five hundred (2,500) or more, but less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, of impervious surface will occur for any use through a proposed development of real property (a small project); or

D. Whenever the creation, on or above ground through installation, construction, or replacement of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more of impervious surface (collectively over the entire project site) will occur for the development or redevelopment of a detached, single-family home project which is not part of a larger plan of development, or

E. Whenever a proposed development of real property requires the demolition of a structure; or

F. Whenever a proposed project involves the reconstruction of existing streets and roads and creates or replaces greater than, or equal to, one (1) contiguous acre of impervious surface, including utility trenching projects that are, on average, over the entire length of the project, greater than or equal to eight (8) feet wide.

(Ords. 26995, 28301, 28977, 29169, 30906, 31082.)