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RESOLUTION NO. 15-6953
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A GREEN STREET
POLICY FOR STREET AND ROADWAY PROJECTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Purpose
It is the policy of the City of Hermosa Beach (City) to implement green street Bes
Management Practices (BMPs) as elements of street and roadway projects including Public Work;
capital improvement projects to the maximum extent practicable. This policy is implemented t<
demonstrate compliance with the Waste Discharge Requirements for Municipal Separate Storn
Sewer System (MS4) Discharges within the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles County, Orde
No. R4-2012-0175, NPDES Permit No. CAS004001 effective December 28, 2012, and an,
amendment thereto (Municipal Stormwater Permit).
Green streets are amenities that provide multiple benefits including water qualit,
improvement, groundwater replenishment, attractive streetscapes, traffic calming, pedestrian an(
bicycle accessibility, reduction in the heat island effect, and creation of linear or pocket parks
Green streets can incorporate a wide variety of design elements and techniques including th(
minimization of impervious area through reduction in street width and the application o
permeable pavements, landscaped medians, bioretention, vegetated swales, infiltration, and/o
storage of stormwater. Application of green techniques encourages stormwater contact with soi
and vegetation to facilitate natural pollutant removal processes as well as retention and/o
infiltration of stormwater to reduce runoff.
SECTION 2. Policy
A. Application. The City will require the application of green street strategie
consistent with United States Environmental Protection Agency guidance regarding Managing We
Weather with Green Infrastructure —Green Streets (December 2008 EPA-833-F-08-009) to th(
maximum extent practicable for the following types of projects:
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1. New public and private street and road construction or private
development projects that include street and road construction of 10,000 square feet or more
impervious surface area; and
2. Redevelopment of streets and roads that results in the creation or
addition or replacement of 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface area on an already
developed site.
The term "street and road construction projects" applies to projects that are stand-alone
street, road, highway, alley or walk -street projects and also applies to such projects within larger
projects.
Routine maintenance (as defined in the Municipal Stormwater Permit) and linear utility
projects are excluded from these requirements. Routine maintenance includes slurry seals,
repaving, and reconstruction of the road or street where the original line and grade are maintained.
It also includes road shoulder work, regrading of dirt or gravel roadways and shoulders, and
performing ditch cleanouts.
B. Benefits. The City will consider opportunities to improve stormwater
quality, eliminate non-stormwater runoff, replenish groundwater, create attractive streetscapes, and
provide pedestrian and bicycle accessibility and safety through new development and
redevelopment of streets and roadway projects and related capital improvement projects.
C. Best Management Practice (BMP) Selection and Design. The City will
require projects subject to this policy to incorporate green street BMPs to address stormwater
runoff from the project area using the Green Street BMP Selection Guideline shown in
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The most recent version of the County of Los Angeles Low Impact Development (LID)
Standards Manual will serve as the design reference for selected Green Street BMPs. The City of
Hermosa Beach Director of Public Works has final authority in decisions regarding project/site-
specific technical feasibility for selected BMPs.
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D. Retrofit Scope. The City will use the Beach Cities Enhanced Watershed
Management Program to identify opportunities for green street BMP retrofits. Final decisions
regarding implementation will be determined by the Director of Public Works based on the
availability of adequate funding.
E. Training. The City of Hermosa Beach will incorporate aspects of green
streets into internal annual staff trainings.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution;
shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions; and shall make a minute of the passage
and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council meeting at which the
same is passed and adopted. This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption
and will remain effective unless repealed or superseded.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of April, 2015.
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City f Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AV FORM:
City
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Alternative Street Designs +
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VEG-2 : Stormwater Planter
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VEG-3 : Tree -Well Filter
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VEG-4: Vegetated Swales
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VEG-5: Filter Strips
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RET-1: Bioretention
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RET-3: Infiltration Trench
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RET-5: Permeable Pavement without Underdrain
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T-6: Proprietary Treatment Control Measures
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Curb Filtration System ++
+ Not included in County of Los Angeles Low Impact Development (LID) Standards Manual, subject
to review by the City of Hermosa Beach Director of Public Works/City Engineer
++ As per City of Hermosa Beach standard design or subject to review by the City of Hermosa Beach
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
♦ minimum BMPs to be implemented for green street project type
X BMPs to be considered depending on greens street project types and specific location
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 15-6953 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on April 28, 2015.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
Barragan, DiVirgilio, Fangary, Petty, Mayor Tucker
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
None
Dated April 28, 2015
Elaine Doerfling, City Cl