Residents and commissioners target sedimentation at Mulat Bayou, call for tougher land-development code enforcement
May 19, 2025
Public commenters said developers have been selling lots one-by-one through multiple LLCs to avoid land-development code requirements, contributing to sedimentation in Mulat Bayou. Commissioners and staff said the county is already working on code changes and enforcement measures.
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Sherry Chapman, of Pieridge, told the commission that builders around Mulat Bayou have been selling lots one at a time—often under separate limited liability companies—to avoid land-development code (LDC) thresholds that trigger stricter flood and stormwater requirements.
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