Land Use & Zoning
Pennsylvania's Storm Water Management Act requires municipalities in designated watersheds to develop stormwater management plans. This affects real estate development by:
AProhibiting all new impervious surface construction
BRequiring stormwater management measures (detention basins, infiltration systems) for new development✓ Correct
CMandating only the state can develop flood plain areas
DRequiring all existing paved areas to be converted to green infrastructure
Explanation
Act 167 requires municipalities in designated stormwater management areas to adopt plans regulating stormwater runoff from new development. Developers must design stormwater management systems — detention/retention basins, green infrastructure, infiltration systems — to meet the plan's requirements before obtaining development approvals.
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