What is the process for a drainage permit?
The Hancock County Stormwater Ordinance explains the process for obtaining a drainage permit. The Ordinance is available at the County Surveyor’s Office in CD format. Once you have a plot plan for a house or a layout for development and identified the outlet, then an engineer or surveyor can submit drainage calculations for your project. The general release rates for the county are a 10 year return period storm may not exceed 0.1 cfs per acre and a 100 year return period storm may not exceed 0.3 cfs per acre.
