Research Article

The Control Index for the Construction of Sponge City in the Residential Area: A Case Study of Nanjing Jiangbei New District

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Single index requirements for low-impact development of residential land in d010 block.

Single control indexNotice of the General Office of the State Council on doing a good job in the construction of urban drainage and prevention facilities. State Office issued (2013) No. 23“Technical Specification for Rainwater Utilization Engineering in Buildings and Residential Areas”“Outdoor Drainage Design Plan” (GB 50014-2006)Notice of the General Office of the Provincial Government on implementing the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on doing a good job in the construction of urban drainage and waterlogging prevention facilities Suzhou Provincial Government Office issued (2013) No. 88Notice on issuing “Technical Guidelines for Comprehensive Utilization of Rainwater in Nanjing City (Implementation)” Nanjing Construction and Environment Agency (Implementation) Nanjing (2014) No. 612Implementation opinions on promoting the construction of sponge city (submission for examination) Municipal Construction Committee

Permeable area ratioNo less than 40%Among the hardened ground in the newly built urban area, the percentage of permeable ground area should not be less than 40%Permeable ground should be used on hard ground and squares where pedestrians and nonmotor vehicles passAmong the hardened ground in the newly built urban area, the percentage of permeable ground area should not be less than 40%Among the hardened ground in the newly built urban area, the percentage of permeable ground area should not be less than 40%Residential area: in the hardened ground, the permeability shall not be less than 40%; Road: the permeable paving rate of the newly built sidewalk is 50%, and the rebuilding rate is 30%; Park: Pedestrian system, parking lot, and other facilities adopt permeable pavement. The permeable pavement rate of new parks should not be less than 50%

Sunken green spaceNo less than 10%The road surface in the residential section should be 50–100 mm higher than the roadside green spaceThe elevation of the green space should be 5–25 cm lower than the elevation of the surrounding ground to form a recessed green spaceFor all construction projects that involve the requirements of the green space rate index, 30% of the green space should be used as a recessed green space for retaining rainwaterFor all construction projects that involve the requirements of the green space rate index, at least 10% of the green space should be used as recessed green space for retaining rainwater, and the green space in urban parks should not be less than 30% recessed

Regulation and storage facilitiesNo less than 100 m3/haUrban construction should pay attention to rainwater collection and utilization, with a construction standard of 100 m3/haFor new buildings with a planned construction land area of more than 20,000 square meters, a rainwater collection and utilization system must be built; the standard is 100 m3/10,000 m2The planned construction land of 20,000 square meters shall be equipped with a rainwater collection and utilization system