Residents question drone-based impervious-area mapping and program enforcement

Oct 20, 2026

Several speakers challenged the accuracy and administrative burden of drone-driven impervious-area assessments, urging simpler lot-based charges; staff said imagery is used with quality assurance and that appeals/credits will be available.

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Multiple public commenters raised concerns that aerial/drone imagery used to estimate impervious area can miss structures and produce incorrect charges. One commenter said the drone images failed to capture a covered structure on a neighbor's parcel and warned that the approach creates "wiggle room" that will drive appeals and additional administration.

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