2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 113A - Pollution Control and Environment.
§ 113A-71. Vehicular surface areas.

§ 113A‑71.  Vehicular surface areas.

(a)        Alternative Requirements. – For land‑disturbing activity that will result in an increase in vehicular surface area of one acre or more, either:

(1)        No more than eighty percent (80%) of the surface area of the vehicular surface area may be impervious surface, or

(2)        The stormwater runoff generated by the first two inches of rain that fall on at least twenty percent (20%) of the vehicular service area during a storm event must flow to an appropriately sized bioretention area that is designed in accordance with the standards established by the Department.

(b)        Building Permit. – No permit shall be issued under G.S. 153A‑357 or G.S. 160A‑417 for any land‑disturbing activity that does not comply with the requirements of this section.

(c)        Applicability. – This section does not apply in any area of the State in which any of the following programs is being implemented:

(1)        Water Supply Watershed I (WS‑I) – 15A NCAC 2B.0212.

(2)        Water Supply Watershed II (WS‑II) – 15A NCAC 2B.0214.

(3)        Water Supply Watershed III (WS‑III) – 15A NCAC 2B.0215.

(4)        Water Supply Watershed IV (WS‑IV) – 15A NCAC 2B.0216.

(5)        Freshwater High Quality Waters (HQW) – 15A NCAC 2H.1006.

(6)        Freshwater Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) – 15A NCAC 2H.1007.

(7)        The Neuse River Basin Nutrient Sensitive Waters (NSW) Management Strategy – 15A NCAC 2B.0235.

(8)        The Tar‑Pamlico River Basin Nutrient Sensitive (NSW) Management Strategy – 15A NCAC 2B.0258.

(9)        The Randleman Lake Water Supply Watershed Nutrient Management Strategy – 15A NCAC 2B.0251.

(10)      Phase II Stormwater Management – S.L. 2006‑246.

(11)      Coastal Stormwater Management – Section 2 of S.L. 2008‑211.  (2008‑198, ss. 8(b), (e), (f).)