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Engineer warns of drainage risks near SR 405 rezoning; asks Titusville for stormwater review
Summary
At the June 17 meeting, engineer-surveyor Stan Johnson urged the city to review its Stormwater Master Plan before a July 8 rezoning for a 56-townhome planned development near Singleton and State Road 405, citing unmaintained canals, compromised outflow to the St. Johns River, and offering easements for access.
At the June 17 Planning & Zoning meeting, professional engineer and surveyor Stan Johnson urged city staff to perform a stormwater review ahead of a planned rezoning for a proposed 56-townhome development at the northeast corner of Singleton and State Road 405, citing drainage concerns tied to unmaintained canals and ditches.
Johnson said he sent staff a marked copy of "plate 5-1B" from the city's Stormwater Master Plan and asked that the project be reviewed by one of the city's professional engineers for drainage impacts. "These canals and ditches are for [Titusville] to maintain," Johnson said, and he told commissioners he owns "over 1,000 ft of the ditches" and would be willing to provide easements so the city could access and maintain them.
Johnson told the commission he observed historic drainage infrastructure—culverts under I-95 and channel connections—that appear silted or not fully functional after hurricanes, and he said private drive paths to billboards and past landfill re-routing (the old Hogan/Delta landfill) may have altered historic flow paths. "The legal positive outflow to the St. Johns River has been compromised because the city doesn't inspect it," he said.
Staff response and next steps: Eddie said Johnson's concerns had been communicated to the city manager and Brad Parrish and that public works is working on a new master stormwater drainage study expected to take about 18 months. The city attorney advised the commission that if members wanted a fuller discussion they should advertise it as a separate agenda item to avoid potential Sunshine Law issues.
What to watch: Johnson signaled others will testify at the July 8 hearing on the rezoning; staff identified the issue for follow-up and indicated the city's larger stormwater study is underway. Commissioners asked staff to try to locate maintenance records and track coordination with FDOT and Brevard County regarding culvert and drainage responsibility.
Context: Johnson said the topic has been raised in multiple forums and that a prior staff or county letter supported the Stormwater Master Plan recommendations but that staff could not immediately locate a copy during the meeting. He asked that the city review the specific stormwater plates before acting on the rezoning.
