Broken Arrow, OK Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required for
- platting, site plans, drainage alterations
- Design standard
- Engineering Design Criteria Manual
- Designer required
- Oklahoma-registered engineer
- Waiver authority
- city manager or designee
Summary
Broken Arrow requires a stormwater development permit before platting, site plan approval, or altering the public stormwater drainage system.
A stormwater development permit shall be obtained prior to any development on projects which require platting, site plan approval or alterations to existing public stormwater drainage systems. The minimum submittal requirements shall be as defined in the latest version of the Engineering Design Criteria Manual.
The city manager or the city manager's designee shall have the right to waive sections of the permit requirements, subject to the developer providing adequate proof, to the city manager or city manager's designee, the development does not cause adverse impacts to the community.
(Ord. No. 3843, § I, 8-20-2024)
Secs. 25-209—25-300. - Reserved.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43).
Full Breakdown
Broken Arrow Code § 25-208 requires a stormwater development permit before any development on projects needing platting, site plan approval, or alterations to existing public stormwater drainage systems, with minimum submittal requirements set in the city's Engineering Design Criteria Manual. The city manager or designee can waive parts of the requirement if the developer proves no adverse community impact. Separately, § 25-201 requires every development to have a stormwater drainage system designed by an Oklahoma-registered engineer, adequate to serve the development and reviewed and approved by the city, so upstream and downstream property owners aren't injuriously affected.
Violations & Fines
Developing, platting, or altering the public stormwater system in Broken Arrow without a stormwater development permit violates § 25-208 and can hold up plat release or building permits.
Frequently Asked Questions
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