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Hidalgo County planning staff adopt changes to allow on-site detention and private maintenance for subdivisions

5822711 · September 23, 2025
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Summary

The county amended Appendix 5 of its construction specifications and drainage policies to permit on-site detention for subdivisions that do not have direct outfall, require private streets and HOA maintenance, and approved several subdivision plats.

Hidalgo County’s Planning Department presented and the commissioners approved changes to Appendix 5 of the county construction specifications and drainage policies to allow on-site detention for subdivisions that lack a direct outfall to county drainage. The amendment requires those subdivisions to be private, to note that streets will be private, and to include plat notes stating the homeowner’s…

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