Fort Lee regulates lot grading and site drainage to prevent runoff onto neighboring properties and ensure proper stormwater conveyance from developed sites.
Fort Lee's land development standards require grading plans for new construction and significant site work. Plans must show existing and proposed contours, drainage patterns directing runoff to approved outfalls, and protection of adjacent properties from increased stormwater. Retaining walls, swales, and roof leader connections require engineering review. Discharge of concentrated runoff onto neighbors is prohibited, and steep slope construction requires additional geotechnical analysis given Fort Lee's hilly Palisades terrain.
Improper grading causing neighbor flooding can result in stop-work orders, civil liability, code violations, and required corrective grading.
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