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City of San Mateo Municipal Code.

27.04.356 Paving

(a) Paving" means solid, pavement materials that includes both pervious and non-pervious surfaces. Examples of paving include asphalt, concrete, brick, tile, decomposed granite, permeable concrete, and grass-cells.

(b) "Non-pervious" or "impervious" surface means any surface or material that does not allow the passage of water through the material and into the underlying soil.

(c) "Pervious" surface means any surface or material that allows the passage of water through the material and into the underlying soil.