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Resident and landscape designer urges Encinitas to revise residential BMP enforcement
Summary
During oral communications on May 1, landscape designer and UFAC chair Brad Lefkowitz told the planning commission that current city instructions for resident bio‑retention basins (BMPs) are counterproductive and urged a policy review; he said builders have been directed to install liners or sump pumps that prevent percolation and that the city’s
At the start of the May 1 meeting during oral communications, landscape designer and chair of the Urban Forest and Advisory Committee (UFAC) Brad Lefkowitz urged the Planning Commission to revisit how the city enforces residential bio‑retention basins (BMPs) used for stormwater capture on single‑family lots.
Lefkowitz said he works across the region but prioritizes local projects and that his experience shows current BMP installation protocols in Encinitas can defeat stormwater infiltration goals. He…
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