Plantation, FL Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing Article
- Ch. 9, Art. II (Ord. 2024-001)
- Zero Discharge
- 25-year, three-day storm event
- Impervious Cap
- 65 percent of site area
- Water Quality
- First inch of runoff detained
- Districts
- SFWMD, OPWCD and PAID
Summary
Chapter 9, Article II, rewritten by Ordinance 2024-001, applies to every area inside the city. Site perimeter grades must allow zero discharge in a 25-year, three-day storm, and impervious cover is capped at 65 percent.
the site perimeter grade shall be designed to allow zero discharge during a 25-year, three-day storm event, and pre-development discharge shall be less than or equal to post-development discharge for the 100-year storm event
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
The drainage level of service standards are specific. Emergency access roadways must carry their full width above the ten-year, one-day storm elevation, eighteen inches below the 100-year flood elevation, or 5.5 feet NAVD, whichever is greater; other roads need half their width above that mark. For water quality, wet detention must hold the first inch of runoff from the developed project, or 2.5 inches times the percentage of imperviousness, whichever is greater, with dry detention at 75 percent and retention at 50 percent of that volume. Every project also has to satisfy the SFWMD, the Old Plantation Water Control District and the Plantation Acres Improvement District.
Violations & Fines
No certificate of occupancy or completion issues until the applicant has letters of approval from every regulatory agency plus the City Engineer and Building Official. Code enforcement fines reach $1,000 a day, and $5,000 a day for repeats.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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