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Norwood councilors ask planning commission to study 50% cap on impermeable surfaces in residential lots
Summary
Council members discussed limiting impermeable surfaces (driveways, paved backyards) in residential zones to reduce stormwater and neighborhood flooding, and agreed to refer the concept to the planning commission for study and recommended language.
Norwood councilors asked the city’s planning commission to study limits on impermeable surfaces in residential lots after council members described large paved backyards in student‑housing areas and older blocks as contributing to local flooding concerns.
Councilmember Franzen (presenting the item) told colleagues she reviewed other municipalities’ ordinances and suggested a 50 percent maximum for the whole lot as a starting point. “My kind of suggestion was like 50%,” she said, explaining that percentages used elsewhere…
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