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Committee advances resolution to consider graywater systems as transit‑oriented development community benefits
Summary
The Committee on Planning, Infrastructure and Transportation on a motion from the chair recommended that Resolution 2551, which asks the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) to examine amending the Land Use Ordinance to list graywater systems among possible community benefits for transit‑oriented development (TOD), be reported out for adoption; no objections were recorded.
The Committee on Planning, Infrastructure and Transportation on a motion from the chair recommended that Resolution 2551, which asks the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) to examine amending the Land Use Ordinance to list graywater systems among possible community benefits for transit‑oriented development (TOD), be reported out for adoption; no objections were recorded.
Supporters said graywater — water recycled from sinks, showers and laundry for on‑site reuse — would conserve potable water and could lower household water bills. Director Don Apuna of the DPP told the committee graywater systems are “a sustainable system,” but cautioned listing them explicitly as a community benefit may not be…
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