Developer presses board over detention rules for small lots; board says variances required
Developer Ian Heuer argued that two single‑family projects should not be required to install detention based on a pre‑versus‑post analysis and cited the Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSGP); board and staff countered that county detention standards apply unless a variance is filed. Staff said performance sureties for construction are required and paperwork must be completed before permits proceed.
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Ian Heuer, representing two families and speaking for builders, told the board he believes a pre‑versus‑post runoff analysis shows the projects reduce runoff and therefore should not require detention per the county's implementation of the Construction Stormwater General Permit (CSGP). He said one of the sites had an approval letter from the surveyor's office and asked whether the petitioner could pick up the permit that day.
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