Green Stormwater Infrastructure Development

The City of Raleigh adopted regulations in 2017 to make it easier to include green stormwater features in land development. By using these features, you'll reduce environmental impacts on streams, lakes, and rivers.

This program is part of Raleigh’s Sustainable Business Toolkit, a collection of programs designed to help businesses and other organizations save money and help reach the goals in the city’s Community Climate Action Plan.

Project Types

• Add cisterns, permeable pavement, green roofs, and rain gardens into building and landscape features; and
• Disconnect downspouts from storm drains and streets.

Benefits

• Conserve natural resources
• More efficient use of a development site
• Lower construction costs
• Increase property values

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Requirements

• Landscaping
• Stormwater Design
• Projects in the Right-of-Way
• Watershed Protection
• Standard Details

Get Started: Green Raleigh Review

Use Green Raleigh Review to add green stormwater features and energy efficient practices to your site plan. This process works with site review, bundled site review, and building plans express commercial review.