Campbell County, KY Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Any grading or building needing site plan review
- Must show
- Storm sewer sizes, easements, retention basins
- Must quantify
- Water entering, generated, and discharged
- Erosion plan
- Required for clearing/grading, § 154.054(A)(10)
- Reviewing body
- Planning and Zoning Commission
- Hillside add-on
- 20%+ slopes need County Engineer review
Summary
New construction or grading in any Campbell County zone that requires site plan review must show the site's full storm sewer and drainage system, sized and quantified, before the Planning and Zoning Commission will approve the plan or a building permit can issue.
(A) No building shall be erected or structurally altered nor shall any grading take place on any lot or parcel in zones where a site plan is required, except in accordance with the regulations of this section and an approved site plan as hereinafter required. ... (7) All utility lines and easements: ... (c) Storm sewer and natural drainage system, including pipe culvert sizes, gradients, location of open drainage courses, width of easements, location and size of inlets and catch basins, location and size of retention and/or sedimentation basins, and data indicating the quantity of storm water entering the subject property naturally from areas outside the property, the quantity of flow at each pickup point (inlet), the quantity of storm water generated by development of the subject area, and the quantity of storm water to be discharged at various points to areas outside the subject property. ... (10) Provisions for control of erosion, hillside slippage, and sedimentation, indicating the temporary and permanent control practices and measures which will be implemented during all phases of clearing, grading, and construction;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-50: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. O-09-2026, passed 8-5-26; and Res. R-42-26, passed 7-15-26; and State legislation current through KRS Pamphlet 2025).
Full Breakdown
054(A) bars any building erection, structural alteration, or grading on a lot in a zone where a site plan is required unless it follows an approved site plan filed with the Building Inspector and the Zoning Administrator. Division (A)(7)(c) spells out what that plan must show for the storm sewer and natural drainage system: pipe and culvert sizes, gradients, the location of open drainage courses, the width of easements, the location and size of inlets and catch basins, the location and size of retention or sedimentation basins, and data quantifying how much storm water naturally enters the property from outside areas, the flow at each inlet, how much storm water the development itself generates, and how much is discharged to areas beyond the site.
Division (A)(10) separately requires the plan to lay out temporary and permanent erosion, hillside-slippage, and sedimentation controls for every phase of clearing, grading, and construction. 054(D). 058 requires hillside slopes of 20% or more to go through County Engineer review of drainage and erosion impacts before a permit issues.
Violations & Fines
Grading or building without the required approved site plan and drainage data violates § 154.054(A) and is enforced under § 154.999 as a class B misdemeanor, with each day of continued violation treated as a separate offense. The Planning and Zoning Commission can reject or condition approval on revised drainage calculations before any permit is released.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Campbell County require a stormwater or drainage plan for new development?
Who reviews drainage and stormwater plans in the county?
Are there extra drainage rules for hillside lots?
Sources & Official References
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