Board authorizes enforcement after homeowner filled stormwater outfall at 203 Kent Drive

The Greenwood Board of Public Works and Safety on July 21 authorized staff to enforce a recorded subdivision covenant after engineering staff found a filled drainage outfall and unpermitted pipe work at 203 Kent Drive.

The action follows field visits by the stormwater engineering division on July 3 and July 17 that found topsoil placed in a large drainage swale and two 12-inch plastic pipes installed downstream of two existing 30-inch outlet pipes. Paul, an engineering staff member, told the board that the work was done "without any permission" and that a two‑week period of noncompliance passed with no corrective action taken.

The board’s motion directs staff to send the property owner written notice per the subdivision covenant and to take necessary steps to remove the obstruction if the owner does not comply. Paul said the covenant gives the Greenwood Board of Public Works and Safety authority to complete required repairs and assess the cost against the owner, and that failure to pay could result in a lien on the property.

Board members discussed the risks of reduced conveyance at the outlet. Paul told the board the obstruction "has to be removed" because the design requires that area to flow and "if not, there's possibly backups on the upstream properties" to the east.

Mister Collin moved to authorize enforcement and staff action; a second was given and the motion passed. The board discussed sending a 10‑day certified notice as called for in the recorded covenant; the motion left timing of follow-up enforcement to staff discretion within that covenant framework.

The board did not state a dollar amount for the potential remedial work; the covenant assigns costs to the property owner and allows the city to place a lien for unpaid charges.

The item included questions from board members and no public speakers asked to address the issue during the meeting.