Environmental Rules in Lubbock County, TX (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lubbock County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Lubbock County requires every subdivision plat outside the cities to include an engineer-sealed drainage plan sized for the 100-year FEMA flood before the Commissioners' Court will approve a final plat. Section 9 of the county's Subdivision Regulations sets the drainage facilities, easements and approval standards the Lubbock County Transportation Administration reviews.
Subdivision Drainage Rules in Lubbock County
Some RestrictionsLubbock County Subdivision Regulations, § 9.1
All parts of subdivisions subject to flooding shall have drainage facilities adequate to prevent flooding. Drainage facilities consist of streets, alleys, storm sewers, channels, bridges, culverts, swells and any other facility through which the County must have a right in either the form of a dedicated right-of-way or flood way and drainage easements. Drainage structures shall be constructed i...
Erosion Control
Lubbock County requires drainage channels in new subdivisions to be shaped, graded, lined or protected against scour erosion from high water velocities, a standard that extends to the roadside bar ditches along county roads. Section 9.6 of the county's Subdivision Regulations sets the design and material requirements the Lubbock County Transportation Administration enforces.
Channel Erosion Control in Lubbock County Subdivisions
Some RestrictionsLubbock County Subdivision Regulations, § 9.6
Design of channels shall consider velocities and shall be shaped, graded, lined or protected to minimize or prevent scour erosion from excessive velocities. The requirement shall extend to roadside drainage ditches often called bar ditches. Concrete or rock retards shall be used where necessary and shall be constructed to meet Texas Department of Transportation Specifications or Lubbock County ...
Flood Zones
Unincorporated Lubbock County requires a Floodplain Development Permit before any construction, alteration, or land use change within a Special Flood Hazard Area. The county's Flood Damage Prevention Order, adopted under Water Code § 16.3145 and effective September 28, 2007, incorporates FEMA's Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Lubbock County dated the same day, and is enforced by the County Judge as Floodplain Administrator.
Floodplain Development Permits in Lubbock County
Some RestrictionsLubbock County Flood Damage Prevention Order, Art. 3 §§ A, C
SECTION A. LANDS TO WHICH THIS ORDER APPLIES The Order shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard with the jurisdiction of unincorporated Lubbock County. ... SECTION C. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT A Floodplain Development Permit shall be required to ensure conformance with the provisions of this Order.
Flood Elevation Requirements
Unincorporated Lubbock County requires new and substantially improved buildings in Special Flood Hazard Areas to elevate their lowest floor at least one foot above the base flood elevation. Manufactured homes need three feet of clearance in Zone A, and a registered engineer, architect, or surveyor must certify compliance to the County Floodplain Administrator before occupancy.
Freeboard Rules in Lubbock County Flood Zones
Some RestrictionsLubbock County Flood Damage Prevention Order, Art. 5 § B(1)
(1) Residential Construction - new construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor (including basement), elevated to or above 1 foot above the base flood elevation. A registered professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor shall submit a certification to the Floodplain Administrator that the standard of this subsection as proposed in Artic...
Environmental Rules by City in Lubbock County
1 cities in Lubbock County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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