Weston, FL Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 95.01(A)(10) and (B)(7)
- HOA drainage duty
- Maintain in perpetuity
- Recertification report
- Every 5 years, filed with City
- Inspector standard effective
- June 28, 2025
- First-offense fine cap
- $1,000 per day
Summary
In the City of Weston, Florida, single-family owners and homeowners' associations must keep drainage swales, retention areas and stormwater facilities free of obstructions. City Code Chapter 95 bans anything that blocks stormwater from draining properly and ties HOA maintenance duties to federal clean-water rules for the municipal storm sewer system.
95.01(A)(10) Flood Protection. Obstructions that prevent Stormwater from properly draining which may result in flooding and endangering safety are prohibited. ... 95.01( ... B)(7) Flood Protection. The Homeowners' Association, or for an apartment complex, the Owner of the apartment complex must maintain all Stormwater Facilities in a manner allowing for the storm flow for which said facilities were designed and free from obstructions. Owners of Multi-Family residential Developments and Association Properties shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of their Drainage Facilities in perpetuity.
Full Breakdown
Weston Code of Ordinances § 95.01, part of the Chapter 95 property maintenance standards, splits stormwater duties by property type. For single-family homes, § 95.01(A)(10) flatly prohibits obstructions that prevent stormwater from properly draining where that creates flooding or safety risks, and bars altering or adding to swale areas in a way that impedes drainage function, or letting trees and vegetation grow into lake or canal rights-of-way. For homeowners' associations and apartment complex owners, § 95.01(B)(7) goes further: they must maintain all stormwater facilities so they can carry the storm flow they were designed for and keep them free from obstructions, and they are responsible in perpetuity for operating and maintaining their drainage facilities.
Every five years, HOAs and association-property owners must submit a Stormwater Recertification Inspection Report performed by a qualified registered professional or trained inspector meeting standards effective June 28, 2025, and file the results with the City on an approved operation and maintenance certification form. The same subsection requires compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) rules administered by the EPA and delegated to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, covering stormwater discharges from private property into Weston's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4), the City-owned network of ditches, curbs, catch basins and pipes (including the Bonaventure and Indian Trace drainage districts) that discharges to state surface waters.
Violations & Fines
A Code Compliance officer can cite an HOA, apartment owner or single-family owner for a drainage obstruction or an unfiled five-year recertification report. Because Chapter 95 sets no unique penalty for this section, the citywide § 2.99 general penalty applies: up to $1,000 per day per violation for a first offense, up to $5,000 per day for a repeat violation, and up to $15,000 for an irreparable or irreversible violation, with each day treated as a separate offense.
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