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Lebanon resident urges board to exempt 3‑lot split from Marion Blanton drain reconstruction; board requests technical and legal review
Summary
Michelle Steele told the Hamilton County Drainage Board she and her family seek relief from a requirement to reconstruct about half a mile of the Marion Blanton Drain as a condition of splitting 10 acres into three lots, arguing post-development runoff will decrease and that the project meets a state stormwater exemption; staff said technical capacity and detention standards must still be reviewed and advised further filings or a variance may be required.
Michelle Steele of Lebanon addressed the Hamilton County Drainage Board during public comment on May 11, asking the board to waive a condition that would require her to reconstruct roughly half a mile of the Marion Blanton Drain as part of a three‑lot split on 10 acres.
Steele said she is not seeking a variance or special treatment but that, based on a study by Tom Adams of Adams Environmental Corporation (field work April 28), post‑development runoff from the parcel would decrease for the 2‑, 10‑ and 100‑year storm events by approximately 48%, 37% and 29% respectively. She also told the board the project would fall within the construction‑stormwater general permit exemption for residential developments of four or fewer lots with proposed…
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