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Pasco staff urge HOA, CDD compliance and improved communication after post‑storm failures
Summary
County and state staff said new ERP rules require more frequent reporting by HOA/CDD stormwater permit holders; commissioners urged a county‑wide contact database and earlier coordination before storms to reduce regional impacts.
County planners, public works and SWFWMD staff used the Feb. 18 workshop to press the point that many stormwater failures stem from private‑community infrastructure that is the legal responsibility of HOAs or Community Development Districts (CDDs), and that new reporting rules increase the county’s ability to require maintenance.
David Engel, Pasco County planning and economic development director, described how on‑site stormwater responsibility is enforced through Chapter 900 of the Land Development Code, and that the county’s review process (compliance screening, macro grading reviews, and full site plan reviews) is intended to require concurrent infrastructure construction and maintenance. A SWFWMD staff member explained that revisions to the state ERP rule that ratified last year require more frequent inspections and reporting from permit holders; when those inspections are not performed the district or county can pursue compliance actions.
Commissioners described recurring examples where newly built lots were elevated and adjacent older parcels were left in lower basins, producing a “bottom of the hill” effect that routed runoff onto older properties. Commissioners and staff discussed several operational responses: strengthening outreach and pre‑storm coordination with HOA/CDD boards, building a shared contact database so county crews can quickly identify responsible parties, and working through legal and permitting channels when private systems create regional impacts. Jason Mickle noted the county already works case‑by‑case with legal counsel and will escalate persistent non‑compliance.
Why it matters: county staff said roughly 40% of recent paid flood insurance claims come from properties outside mapped special‑flood‑hazard areas (for example, closed basins such as parts of Zephyrhills and Silver Oaks), reinforcing the need for frequent inspections and clearer ownership information. Commissioner Milano and others described neighborhood outreach programs (quarterly HOA meetings) and asked staff to integrate HOA/CDD contact information into the county’s ongoing database effort.
Ending: Staff agreed to continue building a public‑private communication system, to share permit and inspection lists, and to return with more specific proposals on a contact database, pre‑storm checklists and legal pathways to address non‑responsive permit holders.
