Celina, TX Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Yes, before excavation/fill/grading
- Governing chapter
- Subdivision Regulation, Ch. 10
- Reviewing official
- Director of engineering
- Off-site drainage onto neighbors
- Not permitted
Summary
Celina requires a city permit before any excavation, fill, or grading work, plus engineered drainage design for new development.
Excavation, fill and grading operations within the city limits shall be undertaken only after a proper permit has been obtained from the city.
(7) Easements.
Drainage easements shall be dedicated for public drainage features in accordance with requirements of this ordinance and the engineering standards.
(8) Stormwater quality.
Designs for new development shall manage stormwater in a manner that protects water quality by addressing the development’s potential to cause erosion, pollution, siltation, and sedimentation in the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) and natural waterways. The goal is to maintain after development, to the maximum extent practical, the predevelopment characteristics in the waterway, which ultimately receives stormwater runoff from the development. It is the developer’s responsibility to ensure that designs for new development meet the stormwater management requirements in the general permit for stormwater discharges associated with construction activities (TXR150000) issued by the TCEQ and its successor agencies. This permit includes the requirement for measures that will be installed during construction to control pollutants in stormwater discharges after construction operations have been completed.
(9) Minimum finish floor elevations.
Full Breakdown
Under the subdivision regulations, excavation, fill, and grading operations anywhere in the city limits require a permit from the city before work starts. New development must also follow the city's engineering design standards for storm drainage, including storm sewer inlets sized to the engineering standards and a preliminary stormwater management plan. Off-site grading can't be allowed to drain onto adjacent property except into existing creeks, channels, storm sewers, or streets, and where it does, a dedicated drainage easement is required. The director of engineering reviews and approves drainage design; land preparation generally requires an approved plat, though the director of engineering may accept a site work or grading permit in lieu of a plat in some cases.
Violations & Fines
Grading, filling, or excavating without a permit is a code violation the director of engineering can cite and require corrective action for, on top of stop-work enforcement tied to the city's building permit process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit just to grade my lot in Celina?
Can stormwater from new development drain onto a neighbor's property?
Sources & Official References
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