Killeen, TX Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

Chapter 32, Article III of the Killeen Code of Ordinances governs erosion and sediment control during construction. Section 32-37 bars disturbing one acre or more of land, or a smaller tract that is part of a common plan of development totaling an acre or more, without a site disturbance permit, and bars continuing work that does not comply with the permit's conditions. Emergency work, agricultural operations conducted as an allowed use, and activities listed under section 26-80(b) are exempt. Every application must include an erosion and sediment control plan prepared to the city's drainage design criteria; section 32-40 caps cut-and-fill slopes at a 3:1 ratio absent city approval for other community or environmental objectives, bars clearing or filling of wetlands and protected riparian corridors, and requires soil or material stockpiles to be stabilized or covered as soon as practicable.

Any site idle for 14 or more calendar days must be fully stabilized with best management practices, and sites larger than 20 acres need a phasing plan showing initial controls, a logical construction sequence, and final removal of temporary controls once permanent ones are in place. Section 32-41 gives the city the right to inspect any permitted site, and permittees must keep dated records of grading, stabilization, and sediment-control installation available on request. Section 32-42 backs this with the same enforcement ladder as the stormwater article: warning notices, notifications of violation, compliance orders, stop work orders, and revocation of a contractor's construction registration under chapter 8.