Summary
The engineer's office got approval for an inline detention variance — putting a detention pond within a drainage channel — based on hydraulic analysis showing no added flood risk to other properties.
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Last discussed Apr 29, 2026.
Impact analysis
The developer funds its own drainage infrastructure, including ponds and easements downstream.
The developer of the project gets drainage flexibility while flood risk to neighbors is checked.
Neighboring rural landowners worry about cumulative flooding along FM 3602 as developments multiply.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Commissioners Court - Apr 29, 2026
The engineer's office got approval for an inline detention variance — putting a detention pond within a drainage channel — based on hydraulic analysis showing no added flood risk to other properties.
Commissioners Court - Mar 18, 2026
A 487-lot development next to FM 3602 raised familiar fears about flooding in an area already seeing two to three feet of water where there used to be none. The developer says roughly a quarter of the site is detention and discharge stays at predevelopment rates, but a resident pressed for the full drainage plan in writing.
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