Low impact development is an approach to land development (or redevelopment) that incorporates natural features to manage stormwater and protect water quality. Low impact development minimizes runoff by promoting infiltration, evapotranspiration, and collection for use through natural landscape features and fewer impervious surfaces. The result is a functional and visually appealing development that treats stormwater as a resource, not as waste. 

Rain gardens are landscaped areas designed to capture runoff from a rooftop or paved surface and allow it to slowly infiltrate into the soil. They remove pollutants and can be beautiful alternatives to traditional lawns.