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Lansing, MI Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Applies to
New development and redevelopment
Gate
Required before site plan approval
Financial assurance
Completion bond required
Enforced by
City Engineer

Summary

Lansing requires an approved post-construction stormwater management plan for site plans, plot plans, plats and grading applications, and for public projects disturbing one acre or more, under Lansing Codified Ordinances § 1219.03.

This chapter shall be applicable to all land development (new development and redevelopment), including but not limited to, site plan, plot plan and plat applications as well as any grading applications. In addition, this chapter shall be applicable to public improvement projects that disturb one acre or more. The City Engineer may waive the channel protection requirements, water quality requirements and/or flood control requirements of Section 1219.08(d) of this chapter for:

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64).

Full Breakdown

Chapter 1219 sets Lansing's post-construction stormwater standards, enforced by the City Engineer to meet the City's NPDES discharge permit. No site plan, plot plan or plat can be approved under Part 12 of the Code until the City Engineer confirms the project meets the Chapter 1218 soil-erosion requirements and has an approved stormwater plan under § 1219.07 (§ 1219.03(c)). Developers must post a completion bond covering the stormwater best management practices shown on the approved plan (§ 1219.03(d)). The City Engineer may waive channel-protection, water-quality or flood-control standards for projects served by combined sewers or disturbing under one acre.

Violations & Fines

Violating Chapter 1219 is a municipal civil infraction with a separate fine for each day it continues; ignoring a stop-work order is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $500 and 90 days in jail, per § 1219.23.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Lansing require a stormwater plan for new development?
Yes. Under § 1219.03, no site plan, plot plan or plat is approved without an approved post-construction stormwater management plan and proof the project meets Chapter 1218 erosion controls.
Is there a farm exemption from Lansing's stormwater rules?
Yes, § 1219.04(a) exempts activities protected by Michigan's Right to Farm Act from the stormwater plan requirement.

Sources & Official References

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