Winter Park requires grading permits for any earthwork over 50 cubic yards and mandates positive drainage away from neighboring properties per City Code Chapter 42.
Grading and filling over 50 cubic yards requires a site development permit from Public Works. Lots must drain positively away from structures with minimum 2% slope for 10 feet, and toward the street or approved drainage structure. Concentrating runoff onto neighboring properties is prohibited. Swales in the public right-of-way cannot be filled or altered without a Public Works permit. Lakefront properties face additional SJRWMD review for shoreline grading. Tree protection during grading required per Chapter 58 tree code.
Unpermitted grading: $500 stop-work plus restoration to original grade. Drainage onto neighbor: civil liability plus code enforcement action. Swale fill: mandatory removal.
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