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Residents and builders raise drainage, permitting and third-party review concerns at Bulverde council meeting
Summary
Multiple residents and local builders told the council current drainage requirements and an engineering change have increased permit costs and delays; staff acknowledged the concerns and said ordinance and process reviews are underway.
Several residents and local builders used the Feb. 11 Bulverde council meeting public-comment period to press the city on drainage mitigation requirements, the cost of Tier 2 drainage analyses, and a perceived change in interpretation by the city’s engineering reviewer.
Linda Pablo, a recent lot purchaser near Lewis Creek, said the city rejected her proposed post-construction runoff mitigation plan and that staff did not cite the specific code basis for the rejection. Pablo asked for clarification about which SCS (soil-conservation) or runoff method…
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