County moves to require engineered stormwater for new subdivisions; enforcement changes proposed
Staff recommended requiring professional-engineer stormwater designs and state approvals for future subdivisions and limiting exemptions; commissioners discussed raising impervious caps to 40% for subdivisions that provide engineered stormwater and voted to enforce stormwater requirements going forward.
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Gulf County staff said the county will now require engineered stormwater designs for new subdivisions—prepared by a professional engineer—unless the state’s administrative code exempts a very small project. The change aims to prevent subdivisions without stormwater infrastructure from discharging runoff onto neighbors and county roads.
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