Low Impact Development is the City's preferred approach to development. The City has incorporated LID principles and LID Best Management Practices into its code. The goal is to minimize impervious surfaces, native vegetation loss, and stormwater runoff in all types of development situations. No requirement of this Title shall be interpreted or applied in such a way as to impose a barrier to Low Impact Development. To the extent any requirement of this Title has an effect on use of Low Impact Development, the requirement may be met by using functionally equivalent Low Impact Development practices as specified in the Stormwater Permit, the Stormwater Manual, or any Low Impact Development general specifications adopted by the City. (Ord. M-4179 §2, 2016)