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Commissioners debate requiring HOAs to maintain detention pumps as subdivision regulations are revised
Summary
Officials discussed proposed changes to subdivision rules that would affect number of homes per single entrance and the use of deeper detention with electric pumps; several commissioners said HOAs are unlikely to sustainably maintain mechanical pumps, and staff agreed to hold additional public hearings and committee review.
Chambers County commissioners spent substantial time on Jan. 28 discussing draft changes to the county’s subdivision regulations, focusing on exemptions that allow a certain number of houses per single entrance and on drainage detention standards that could rely on mechanical pumps and backup generators.
Staff described meetings with developers who want smaller, deeper…
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