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County staff recommends higher stormwater fees and new short-duration standards; builders warn of costs
Summary
Deputy planning staff presented CR 122 to raise fees-in-lieu for stormwater storage and CR 123 to require management of short-duration, high-intensity storms; environmental advocates backed the changes, while builders and utilities warned of legal and feasibility issues.
Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning Peter Conrad told the County Council that CR 122 would update the county’s fee-in-lieu schedule — raising the fee for non-environmental site design (ESD) devices from approximately $72,000 to $175,000 per acre-foot of storage — to reflect current construction costs and ensure mitigation funding is available.
Conrad also outlined CR 123, an amendment to the Howard County Design Manual that would require on-site management for a 3.55-hour/6.6-inch storm (the event used to model the July 30, 2016 flood). He said the resolution establishes a hierarchy of…
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