St. Petersburg requires grading and drainage plans for new construction and significant site work under Chapter 16 site-design standards, with discharge limits enforced through Chapter 27 stormwater rules.
Site grading, fill, and drainage in St. Petersburg are regulated through the Chapter 16 Land Development Regulations site-design and engineering review process and through Chapter 27 stormwater controls. Property owners may not raise grades, redirect runoff onto neighboring lots, or block existing drainage swales. Significant grading requires a permit and engineered plans showing post-development drainage that does not exceed pre-development rates. Driveway and culvert work in the public right-of-way requires a separate ROW permit. Filling within mapped wetlands or floodplains is restricted under Section 16.40.050 and may require state and federal permits as well. The City inspects finished grades during construction.
Stop-work orders, grade-restoration orders, civil penalties under Chapter 21 up to $500 per day for repeat offenses, and recovery of City repair costs as liens when neighbor properties or rights-of-way are damaged.
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