Greensburg - American Planning Association

STORMWATER
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the City of
Greenburg take the following actions in
order to create a natural stormwater
management system, protect and
restore the existing ephemeral stream
channels and enhance habitat corridors
that are an integral part of the flood
protection and natural character of the
city:
Create Stormwater
Management Master Plan
A detailed study of Greensburg’s region
and the Rattlesnake Creek watershed
should be conducted. The final plan
would contain specific strategies for
implementing many of the concepts
outlined in this plan and specify
methods of monitoring the City’s
progress.
Adopt Best Management
Practices Manual
Best Management Practices (or BMPs)
are strategies for controlling water
runoff and improving water quality.
Creating a Greensburg BMP manual
would give local government the
toolbox necessary to comprehensively
manage stormwater. The toolbox would
be easily interpreted and adapted by
developers with the guidance of the
City during the preliminary plan phase,
and would help ensure high-quality
smart site development. The BMP’s
should be applied with a “Level of
Service Method (LOS)” which allows the
City to determine the level of
investment into stormwater protection
at a site-by-site or zoning basis, and
ensure that a minimum LOS is achieved
with each development. The recently
adopted Kansas City BMP manual is an
example that can be used as starting
point. It can be found in the appendix.
Establish a water quality
monitoring program with KSU
Extension
Stormwater BMP’s and Greensburg’s
dedication to sustainability could create
attractive research projects with the
Kansas State University extension
office. An effort should be made to
identify the potential of this
relationship.
Identify Endangered and
damaged landscapes to
implement development
restrictions and restoration
incentives in these areas
The City of Greensburg must identify
endangered and damaged landscapes
in order to protect critical habitat.
These restrictions should include
stream and flood plain buffers, no-build
zones, and potential native landscape
restoration zones.
primary street
secondary street
railroad
As the City embarks on detailed designs for
Greensburg’s Streets, special attention should be
paid to the following streets. Primary Streets
should have the most boulevard- like treatment
and secondary streets should also have more
extensive streetscaping. Detail about these street
typologies are discussed in the following section.
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Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan
CITY OF GREENSBURG, KANSAS + BNIM