Showing ordinances that apply to Lake Harbor, FL
Lake Harbor is an unincorporated community (population 49) in Palm Beach County, Florida. Because Lake Harbor is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Palm Beach County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The stormwater management rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Palm Beach County stormwater is regulated by South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and PBC Engineering. New development over 1 acre requires Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) and on-site retention.
SFWMD administers stormwater permitting under FL §373 for projects disturbing 1+ acres or in wetland-adjacent areas. PBC Engineering enforces local drainage requirements: post-development runoff cannot exceed pre-development rates. On-site retention of first inch of rainfall typical. NPDES MS4 permit (PBC is a Phase II permittee) requires illicit discharge controls, construction site BMPs, and post-construction stormwater management. Discharging pool water, paint, or chemicals to storm drains prohibited.
Illicit discharge to storm drain: $500 to $5,000 plus EPA NPDES violation. Unpermitted ERP work: $1,000 to $10,000 plus restoration. Construction site sediment runoff: stop work order.
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