Frisco, TX Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

Article V of Chapter 34 puts the erosion-control duty on the landowner first: § 34-107 makes each property owner responsible for taking appropriate measures to stop erosion and siltation of soil from their property, bars letting runoff carry silt, earth or topsoil onto other properties, city streets, drainage easements, drainage facilities or storm drains, and makes the owner liable for damages caused by builders, contractors or developers working on the site. Section 34-108 shifts the operational burden to contractors: plans and specifications for improvements must address erosion and siltation control measures, the contractor must take whatever measures are necessary to control and limit transport of silt, earth and topsoil from the construction site, and must leave the property in a condition that minimizes further transport once the work is finished; the city can, in its discretion, deny plans and specifications it judges inadequate.

Section 34-109 gives the city real leverage: its building officials, engineers and inspectors may refuse to issue plats, drainage studies, plans and specifications, building permits, interim inspections, acceptance of completed public infrastructure, or certificates of occupancy if adequate erosion and siltation control measures are not in place at the time approval is sought. This article dates to Ordinance 89-04-02, adopted April 4, 1989, and remains the city's general erosion-control standard alongside separate stormwater and tree-protection chapters.