Lauderhill, FL Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Section 5.3.1 requires written conceptual approval from the applicable federal, state, and county agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the Broward County Development and Environmental Regulation Division, for any development order altering canals, dams, levees, spillways, culverts, bridges, reservoirs, pumping stations, or similar water management works. Section 5.3.2.A bars creation of any waterway, except those controlled by the South Florida Water Management District, without a permit first approved in writing by the City Engineer; Section 5.3.2.B requires the application by letter or prescribed form with four sets of engineer-prepared plans showing the waterway's location and cross-sections, and Section 5.3.2.C requires the City Engineer to inspect construction and requires as-built cross-sections every 100 feet upon completion.

Section 5.3.3.B requires all development to meet Broward County Water Resources Management Division and South Florida Water Management District requirements to control stormwater runoff and prevent flooding of adjacent areas or pollution of water bodies. Fill deposited under Section 5.3.3.C cannot create a shore slope steeper than four horizontal to one vertical above two feet below the design water elevation, and Section 5.3.3.D and E require retained or replaced natural vegetation and silt screens on cleared waterfront lots to control erosion. Section 5.3.5.A requires property owners abutting a drainage canal to remove trees, shrubs, structures, docks, and fences that block right-of-way access or canal maintenance, with 90 days to comply after notice from the City Manager under Section 5.3.5.B.