San Angelo reviews grading and drainage for new development against its Stormwater Design Manual (Article 12.400). Runoff cannot be redirected onto neighboring property, and grading or fill inside a mapped floodplain requires a floodplain development permit under Article 12.05.
As a home-rule city, San Angelo regulates grading and drainage through its subdivision, building, and stormwater codes, unlike unincorporated Texas counties that cannot zone. New development must design site drainage and detention to the city's Stormwater Design Manual, adopted under Article 12.400, so post-development runoff does not overload downstream drainage or the Concho River. Drainage may not be concentrated and diverted onto adjacent lots. Grading, fill, or drainage changes inside a FEMA-mapped floodplain require a floodplain development permit so the City Engineer can confirm the work does not raise the base flood elevation on neighboring property. Construction disturbing one acre also needs TPDES stormwater coverage.
Diverting concentrated stormwater onto a neighbor creates civil liability for drainage damage. Grading or filling in the floodplain without a permit triggers city enforcement and required restoration.
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