Pleasanton, CA Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- demolition, grading, building, finishing
- BMPs required
- before work can start
- Standard referenced
- MRP Provision C.6
- Enforcing officials
- fire chief, public works, city engineer, building official
- City power
- written stop-work order
Summary
Every construction site in Pleasanton must run effective erosion, run-on/runoff and sediment control from demolition through final stabilization. § 9.14.130 bars construction from starting until required best management practices are installed, and the city can issue a written stop-work order for noncompliant sites.
All construction sites shall implement effective erosion control, run-on and runoff control, sediment control, active treatment systems (as appropriate), good site management, and non-stormwater management through all phases of construction (including, but not limited to, demolition, site grading, building, and finishing of lots) until the site is fully stabilized by landscaping or the installation of permanent erosion control measures. ... B. No construction activity may commence until adequate BMPs have been installed conforming to MRP Provision C.6, Construction Site Control, requirements and the authorized enforcement official has been notified of their completion.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
130 of the Stormwater Management and Discharge Control Ordinance requires all construction sites, defined to include demolition, site grading, building and finishing of lots, to implement effective erosion control, run-on and runoff control, sediment control, active treatment systems where appropriate, good site management, and non-stormwater management through every phase of construction until the site is fully stabilized by landscaping or permanent erosion control measures. 6, Construction Site Control, of the region's Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit. Under subsection A, anyone doing construction work must implement best management practices that stop sediment, construction waste or contaminants from reaching ground surfaces, the storm drain system, or a watercourse. 030 includes the fire chief, public works director, city engineer or building official or their designees, has been notified the BMPs are complete. 280.
Violations & Fines
§ 9.14.130.D lets the authorized enforcement official order work stopped in writing when it is being done contrary to the section; the stop stays in effect until the official authorizes the work to resume, and this stop-work power adds to, rather than replaces, the civil and criminal remedies in §§ 9.14.170 through 9.14.280, including the misdemeanor/infraction penalties in § 9.14.180 and § 9.14.190.
Frequently Asked Questions
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