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Council amends drainage rules to ease development burden
Summary
The Galveston City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amending Chapter 10 Section 10‑16 of the building code to change drainage design criteria to reduce developer costs by applying 0.75 acre‑feet per acre over impervious coverage.
On May 28 the Galveston City Council unanimously approved an ordinance amending Chapter 10, Section 10‑16 (drainage regulations) of the city building code, changing the drainage design criteria to 0.75 acre‑feet per acre and applying that requirement to impervious coverage only.
Council adopted the change after staff said the adjustment would reduce the regulatory burden developers had reported.…
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