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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />FILL DIRT PERMITS <br /> <br />lnformation on Fill Dirt Policies <br />and Procedures <br /> <br />1. Fill dirt permit application can be obtained at inspections desk. For questions on Fill Dirt <br />permitting contact the Planning Department (281-471-5020) and schedule appointment with <br />City Engineer or his designated assistant. <br /> <br />2. The Texas State Water Code Section 11.086 reads as follows: <br /> <br />(a) No person may divert or impound the natural flow of surface waters in this state, <br />or permit a diversion or impounding by him to continue, in a manner that <br />damages the property of another by the overflow of the water diverted or <br />impounded. <br />(b) A person whose property is injured by an overflow of water caused by an <br />unlawful diversion or impounding has remedies at law and in equity and may <br />recover damages occasioned by the overflow. <br /> <br />The homeowner is solely responsible for complying arid adhering to the above state statute. <br />The homeowner may be held liable for failing to comply with Section 11.086. <br /> <br />3. Property owner should find their lots size and load estimate amount on the attached matrix <br />and comply with all bullets in that column. <br /> <br />4. Haul routes for the delivery dump trucks should be held to those routes listed in Section 70- <br />231 of the Code of Ordinances. Repetitive trips needed off of these designated routes could <br />result in the assessment of ~ TruckinglHauling surcharge. Any damage to the various streets <br />and thoroughfares of the City of La Porte shall fall under Section 70-259 of the Code of <br />Ordinances which reads as follows: <br /> <br />Any person moving or causing to be moved a load which, together with the weight of the <br />vehicle, exceeds the limit as set out in section 70-256, shall be liable to the city for any <br />damage done by any such excessively loaded vehicle to the streets, bridges or culverts in the <br />city and the acceptance of either. of the permits provided for in this division shall be <br />conclusive evidence that the person to whom such permit is issued agrees to make good and <br />pay all such damages upon demand thereof made by the city. <br /> <br />5. In the cases of fill projects between 6-49 loads, the standard swale to be used shall conform <br />to at least the minimum dimensions shown on the example. <br /> <br />6. The City of La Porte is NOT responsible for providing fill dirt. <br /> <br />Cityballl'(S)f CPSharelFiIl Dirt Permitting/FILL DIRT POLICIES2.DOC Revision July 2003 <br />