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Bill would let counties limit impervious cover to reduce flash floods in Hill Country; builders warn of limits
Summary
A bill to allow counties to limit impervious cover in unincorporated areas for flood mitigation drew support from county officials and environmental groups and concern from builders about existing county authorities and effects on rural property owners.
Representative Zwinger Weiner laid out a bill that would authorize counties to regulate impervious cover in unincorporated areas for the narrow purpose of flood mitigation, especially in the Hill Country where karst geology and steep runoff contribute to flash flooding. “My legislation gives counties the ability to regulate impervious cover only for the purpose of flood mitigation,” Weiner said, arguing that as development accelerates unincorporated areas are losing their ability to absorb rainfall and that upstream development is increasing downstream flood risk.
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