Coconut Creek, FL Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

Section 13-257 of the Land Development Code, titled Stormwater management, sets the erosion and sediment control standard for construction in the City of Coconut Creek. It requires adequate provisions for stormwater, including erosion and sediment control, in accordance with the city engineer, the city's engineering standards, the Cocomar Water Control District (COCOMAR), the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and any other agency with jurisdiction. When those requirements conflict, the most stringent governs.

Subsection (1) requires a stormwater pollution prevention plan with every application for a building, utilities or engineering permit. The SWPPP must be in substantial compliance with Chapter 62.621, Florida Administrative Code. A copy of the SWPPP and the Notice of Intent (NOI) filed with FDEP counts as sufficient for city permitting. Subsection (2) sets the water quality rule: all runoff from a construction site flowing into a pipe or water body controlled by the city, COCOMAR or the State of Florida must be managed so it does not degrade the public drainage or conveyance system, and the city's standards track Sections 27-195 and 27-196 of the Broward County Code of Ordinances.

The section also puts spill costs on the builder. Contractors or owners are liable for the full cost of clean-up, fines or both when a harmful substance, including chemicals, oil, tar, asphalt, concrete, debris or soils, is spilled and can flow into a public conveyance system such as pipes, canals or lakes.

Stabilization after grading is covered in § 13-259(b). Graded roadway slopes and adjacent areas must be grassed at the earliest practical time and in all cases before the final paving course. Argentine Bahia grass seed is the minimum, and solid Argentine Bahia sod is called for where erosion or growing conditions are a problem. The contractor waters and mows the grass until the project is accepted, and the area needs a growing stand for at least one year after completion or acceptance.