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Stormwater regulations vs a rural property
Maryland law is explicit about gravel: it's impervious. If I have to sue the county to get my building permit, it would seem not a good idea to base my case on a contrary interpretation, not least because I have no idea how to locate an favorable expert witness. Instead, I think it would be...- cpacker
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- Forum: Storm/Flood engineering
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Stormwater regulations vs a rural property
The pervious pavement idea was raised and then rejected. I forget why the county wouldn't accept it for my project, but I didn't like it because, aesthetically, it's just another kind of pavement. I want to preserve the rustic character of the site with a driveway of bank run gravel, which...- cpacker
- Post #10
- Forum: Storm/Flood engineering
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Stormwater regulations vs a rural property
Yes, there is a 5000 sq ft cutoff where I am, in Charles Co., Maryland. But because I'll have such a long driveway, I'm over the limit on that alone. This puts me in the same category with developers of shopping centers and housing tracts. Therefore urban design criteria are being applied to my...- cpacker
- Post #7
- Forum: Storm/Flood engineering
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Stormwater regulations vs a rural property
I'm a computer programmer trying to make sense of storm water management regulations that affect the rural property on which I'm going to build a house. My site-planner's initial design for the wooded lot called for the removal of a stand of mature trees to make space for a rain garden. What...- cpacker
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