Lots of questions on NR115, not many answers

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...What kind of mitigation would be required if impervious surfaces exceed 15 percent of a parcel? The DNR didn't know. Is a gravel driveway pervious or impervious? The DNR didn't know.

...Blake said those kind of issues could be addressed on the county level when counties rewrite their zoning ordinances to comply with the new rule. They will have two years to do so and must meet minimum standards, but they can also be more restrictive and could take up such specific questions.

..."We heard stories - roofs having to be torn off, houses moved back - because of the interpretations made then," Baier said. "That's what concerns us now. We don't know what's going to happen. It's only a matter of time before someone is told they must bring something nonconforming into compliance."