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RESIDENTIAL SIMPLIFIED DRAINAGE REVIEW -
SUBMITTAL EXAMPLE
Published: 2/1/2018
The purpose of this section is to illustrate the application of simplified drainage requirements to a house being built on an
existing lot. The example illustrates the drainage assessment, site plan and Small Site CSWPP plan. Although the example was
written for an existing lot in King County, the level of detail included is an example of what could be used for a single lot in the
City of Renton.
The written drainage assessment is as follows:
Drainage Assessment
Malene McResident Residence
7519 NE Q Street
The project is located east of Duvall on a 1.69-acre lot that is zoned RA. The lot is mostly forested with a wetland on the
northeast corner of the property. The lot slopes down from Q Street on the south to P Street on the north. The slope
on the south portion of the property is 6-14%. The house and yard are proposed on the southern portion of the lot. The
driveway will be approximately 10 feet by 120 feet (1,200 square feet) of impervious surface, the parking area 1,200
square feet, and the house 3,750 square feet (SF). The total proposed impervious surface is 6,150 square feet. The total
proposed clearing for the house, yard, and driveway is 0.84 acres (36,590 square feet).
The wetland is a Category III wetland with a minimum required buffer width of 60 feet as determined in meetings with
CED. By definition, the wetland is also a flood hazard area for which a floodplain and base flood elevation must be
determined. Subject to CED review and approval, an approximate base flood elevation of 452 has been estimated based
on a downstream overflow elevation of 450 (see attached notes from the project’s land surveyor). This elevation is well
below the proposed house and driveway location.
The portion of the lot that is on a 40-50% slope is a steep slope hazard area as determined in meetings with CED. A 15-
foot building setback as shown on the on-site BMP plan is required. Dispersion and infiltrative BMPs are not allowed
within 200 feet of a steep slope hazard area without approval by a geotechnical engineer unless approved by the CED.
The CED determined that dispersing of the roof runoff toward the steep slope was acceptable, as shown on the plan.
Because the lot is larger than 22,000 square feet, it is subject to the Large Lot BMP Requirements in Appendix C of the
Renton Surface Water Design Manual. As mandated by these requirements, all proposed impervious surface (6,150
square feet) is targeted for application of on-site BMPs. As for new pervious surface (totaling 30,440 square feet), it is
less than 3/4 acre; therefore, no on-site BMPs are required for this surface beyond the requirement that the existing
native topsoil be retained to the maximum extent practicable. Soil amendments will be provided to mitigate for lost
moisture holding capacity where compaction or removal of underlying topsoil occurs.
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On-Site BMP Analysis for Feasibility
To address the requirements for mitigation of target impervious surface, the applicability and feasibility of the on-site
BMPs were evaluated based on the order described per Section C.1.3. The following summarizes the feasibility analysis:
(1) Full Dispersion – Infeasible – After subtracting out the wetland and the portion of the lot that may be cleared,
about 34,000 square feet of the lot will remain as unsubmerged native vegetated surface. This means that full
dispersion could be applicable to up to 5,100 square feet of the target impervious surface (15% of 34,000).
However, because of the lot’s topography and the location of proposed clearing, there is no way to achieve the
minimum required 100 feet of native vegetated flowpath segment that has a slope of 15% or flatter. Therefore,
full dispersion is not feasible.
(2) Full Infiltration – Infeasible – According to the attached soils report, the soil on the project site is a sandy loam
underlain by dense glacial till. Therefore, full infiltration is not applicable.
(3) Limited Infiltration/ Rain Gardens/Bioretention/Permeable Pavement – Infeasible – These On-site BMPs were
considered for the driveway and parking area, but the geotechnical report recommended against this since the
underlying soils do not have properties considered adequate to protect groundwater nor does it have the
minimum required 0.3 in/hr measured infiltration rate below the on-site BMP.
(4) Basic Dispersion – Feasible – To implement basic dispersion, the roof downspouts of the proposed house will
discharge via splash blocks to minimum 50-foot vegetated flowpath segments located on slopes no steeper than
15% as shown on the site plan. No more than 700 square feet of roof area will discharge to any one splash block
and vegetated flowpath segment.
The northern portion of the driveway will be discharged via sheet flow over a 10-foot vegetated flowpath
segment to the north, as shown on the site plan. Runoff from approximately 700 square feet of the southern
portion of the driveway will be collected by a rock-lined ditch and a concrete driveway berm and discharged to a
12-foot-long dispersion trench with notch board and then over a 25-foot vegetated flowpath segment toward
the north. The 30-foot wide parking area will be discharged via sheet flow over a 2-foot-wide crushed rock strip
and a vegetated flowpath segment of 15 feet as shown on the site plan.
Erosion Control Evaluation
In order to prevent erosion and trap sediments within the project site, the following BMPs will be used approximately
as shown in the ESC details on the CSWPP plan:
Clearing limits will be marked by fencing or other means on the ground.
The driveway will be constructed and graveled immediately. A rocked construction entrance will be placed at the
end of the driveway. Dispersion trenches will be placed according to flow control requirements. Cleared areas
accepting sheet flow from the driveway and parking area will be seeded and mulched.
Runoff will not be allowed to concentrate and no water will be allowed to point discharge onto the slopes.
Silt fencing will be placed along slope contours at the downslope limit of clearing.
Mulch will be spread over all cleared areas of the site when they are not being worked. Mulch will consist of air-
dried straw and chipped site vegetation.
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EXHIBIT A – ON-SITE BMP SITE PLAN
TOTAL LOT/SITE AREA: 73,616 SQ. FT./1.69 AC PERMIT NO.:
ADDRESS: 7519 NE Q Street, Renton, WA 98111 PARCEL NO.: 322708-0001
NEW/ REPLACED IMPERV. AREA (SF): 6,150 DISTURBED AREA (SF): 36,590
ON-SITE BMP(S) USED: Basic Dispersion with Splash Blocks, Gravel Filled Trenches, and Sheet Flow
MAX. IMPERVIOUS SURFACE ALLOWED (SF): 18,404
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SMALL SITE CSWPP PLAN (EROSION CONTROL PLAN)
TOTAL LOT/SITE AREA: 73,616 SF. SQ./1.69 AC PERMIT #:
ADDRESS: 7519 NE Q Street, Renton, WA 98111 PARCEL NUMBER: 322708-0001
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MAINTAIN ROCKED
TRAFFIC AREAS AS
NECESSARY.
LEGEND :
PROPERTY LINE
ST. CENTERLINE
CONTOUR
WETLAND
STEEP SLOPE (40%+)
OFFSITE DRAINAGE
S.A.S.B. = SENSITIVE AREA SETBACK
APPLICANT: Malene McResident
600 NE Z Street
Sometown, WA. 98111
(206) 555-1212
PROJECT PARCEL NO.= 322708-0001
PROJECT ADDRESS= 7519 NE Q Street
(proposed) RENTON, WA. 98111
SECTION/TOWNSHIP/RANGE: 32-27-08
TOTAL SITE ACREAGE: 1.69
TOTAL IMPERVIOUS AREA: 6150 SQ. FT.
SCALE: 1"=40'
FLAG WETLAND
BUFFER EDGE
w/S.A.S.B. TAPE
ELEV.
502'
ELEV.
495'
ELEV.
440'
ELEV.
460'
290'
TOP OF
SLOPE
TOE OF
SLOPE
SILT FENCE
ROCK
CONSTRUCTION
ENTRANCE
APPROX. AREA TO BE
CLEARED. ALL EXPOSED
SOILS WILL BE MULCHED
WHEN NOT BEING WORKED.
MARK CLEARING LIMIT
w/S.A.S.B. FENCE
CONCRETE
WASHOUT
AREA
ROCKED PARKING/
EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS STORAGE;
CONDUCT MAINTENANCE OFFSITE
OR PROVIDE SPILL PROTECTION
APPROX. BUILDING FOOTPRINT
MARK CLEARING LIMIT
w/S.A.S.B. FENCE
CSWPP/ESC CONTACT:
Malene McResident (206) 555-1212
DISTURBED ACREAGE: APPROX. 0.84