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Council sends draft drainage code modernization ordinance to commissions after neighbors report erosion and property-runoff
Summary
Following resident testimony about heavy runoff that dumped boulders into a backyard, the council unanimously referred a draft 'drainage code modernization' ordinance to Planning & Zoning and Building & Standards for technical review and recommendation.
The Lago Vista City Council unanimously referred a draft “drainage code modernization” ordinance to the Building & Standards Commission and the Planning & Zoning Commission for technical review and recommendation after residents described damaging runoff from adjacent development.
What the draft would do: The staff‑prepared draft calls for mandatory city‑reviewed grading and drainage plans for all new residential construction (rather than discretionary review), a prohibition on unpermitted…
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