Sarasota, FL Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

5-2, most recently readopted by Ordinance No. 24-5551 on November 18, 2024. 5-3 requires every multiple-family, commercial, professional office, industrial development and parking lot to comply with applicable provisions of the city Code and the EDCM, and separately requires single-family homes and duplexes to meet the EDCM's stormwater management design standards even where they are exempt from full plan review. 5-4, site development plans for new subdivisions, developments adding eight or more dwelling units, multi-family structures, commercial, office and industrial buildings, and parking lots must be referred to the city engineer, whose written certification of EDCM compliance is a condition precedent to any building permit.

The same review applies to additions exceeding 1,500 square feet of gross floor area (or a cumulative 3,000 square feet over the prior ten years) and to alterations costing more than 50 percent of the structure's pre-alteration assessed value. Certification is valid for only one year; if construction has not begun by then, plans must be resubmitted. Individual single-family homes, duplexes and interior-only alterations fall outside this review track, though the city engineer may still require proof of code conformity before a permit issues. Review fees are set by Resolution No.

99R-1196. 5-8 requires an erosion and siltation control permit before any cutting, filling, grading or altering of natural topography, specifically to control sediment, protect the municipal storm sewer system and maintain watershed hydrology; minor landscaping and home maintenance are exempt, and the permit fee runs under Resolution No. 13R-2329.