Pembroke Pines, FL Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

104, Limitations on Placement of Fill, requires that fill placed in a flood hazard area be designed to remain stable through rapid rise and rapid drawdown of floodwaters, prolonged inundation, and flood-related erosion and scour. Fill intended to support buildings and structures in Zone A must also meet Florida Building Code requirements. For every excavation-and-fill project, the volume of space the permitted fill occupies below the base flood elevation must be balanced by a hydraulically equivalent volume of excavation taken from below the base flood elevation, and that excavation must connect to a drainage canal, either directly or through a culvert, so displaced floodwater storage capacity is not lost.

091(D) adds that fill used to elevate buildings must be compacted in accordance with ASTM D-698 or an equivalent standard, must extend beyond the building's walls before dropping below the base flood elevation, and specifically states that fill shall be protected from erosion and scour; the design of that fill or any equivalent standard must be approved by a registered professional engineer or the City Engineer. 033, and the site plan submitted with that application must show the location, extent, and proposed final grades of any filling, grading, or excavation, including compensating excavation sited on a different parcel.