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As a part of the municipal stormwater program to protect the City’s water resources, the City of Lincoln is required to regulate new development and redevelopment projects so that they do not result in pollutants being discharged or disrupt the water balance and/or increase flows into the creeks and streams. The activities that are subject to these requirements are defined as:

• Development – Any construction, rehabilitation, redevelopment, or reconstruction of any public or private residential project (whether single-family, multi-unit or planned unit development); industrial, commercial, retail and other non-residential projects, including public agency projects; or mass grading for future construction. It does not include routine maintenance to maintain original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of facility, nor does it include emergency construction activities required to immediately protect public health and safety.
• Redevelopment – Land-disturbing activity that results in the creation, addition, or replacement of exterior impervious surface area on a site on which some past development has occurred. Redevelopment does not include trenching, excavation and resurfacing associated with linear underground/overhead projects (LUPs); pavement grinding and resurfacing of existing roadways; construction of new sidewalks, pedestrian ramps, or bike lanes on existing roadways; or routine replacement of damaged pavement such as pothole repair or replacement of short, non-contiguous sections of roadway.

The City has developed resources to assist developers in meeting these requirements, each of which is described and provided below.