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Council hears residents’ runoff concerns; staff says developers must meet rate and quality controls
Summary
Residents raised stormwater runoff concerns related to a proposed Taylor Park-area development; staff said the watershed district, engineers and required rate/quality controls will govern on-site design and that some existing upstream conditions on private property cannot be retroactively corrected by development approvals.
Several residents at the planning commission level had raised worries about runoff from an existing property and how a proposed Taylor Park-area development could affect neighbors; councilmembers heard an update from staff describing the regulatory review process and limits on what the city can require of non‑developed private parcels.
Councilmember Claudia Lacey summarized residents’ concerns about rapid outflows from a culvert and said the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and the city's engineers would review…
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