Board authorizes enforcement action after unauthorized drainage pipes at 203 Kenny Drive

The Greenwood Board of Public Works and Safety on Nov. 3 instructed city staff to pursue enforcement action after finding drainage pipes at 203 Kenny Drive were installed without board‑approved plans and in violation of recorded covenants.

During public comment, the homeowner’s representative, Mr. Singh, said the HOA had not told him how to obtain permission and that neighbors in the rear of the property continue to experience flooding. “I can get them done,” Singh said, adding he did not want others to touch the pipes but that the flooding problem persisted for “the whole 5, 6 of us in the back.”

Staff told the board Mr. Pellegrini of the HOA had emailed a summary and a proposal but that engineering had not received detailed plans or calculations showing the pipes complied with recorded covenants. A staff member said the main issue was that the pipes “were installed without coming to the board, providing plans and calculations,” which contravenes the covenant on the recorded plan.

City administration asked the board to direct Mr. Jones, a city staff member, to either seek an injunction requiring the homeowner to remove the pipes or to remove them and later recover costs. When asked by the chair if he understood, Mr. Jones said he did. The chair moved to make that request; the board voted and the motion passed.

The board told Singh the immediate step is to remove the pipes to restore the swale and to keep in contact with Mr. Jones and the city administration to determine next steps. Singh said he could remove the pipes himself and that he would, while seeking a longer‑term fix for downstream flooding.

What happens next: Mr. Jones will contact the homeowner to coordinate removal and staff will evaluate a cost recovery approach or seek a court injunction if necessary. No dollar amount for city remediation was specified in the meeting record.