Frisco SWPPP requirements (2026)

Frisco's code asks for a qualified inspection at least every 7 days.

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Key takeaways

Qualified personnel must inspect at least once every 7 calendar days.
The city may deny a building permit, grading permit, other approval or occupancy if practices fall short.
The best-management-practice duty applies to all operators of construction sites. The text we read has no acreage floor.

TCEQ's permit applies in Frisco. The city's stormwater code, Article IX, adds the rules below. Read the state rules in inspection frequency.

Topic	What Article IX says
Inspection	Qualified personnel inspect at least once every 7 calendar days (Sec. 34-334(a)(2))
Enforcement	The city may deny approval of any building permit, grading permit, or other city approval needed to start, continue or occupy (Sec. 34-334(a)(3))
Who it covers	The BMP duty in Sec. 34-334(a)(1) applies to all operators of construction sites

If you file an NOI (sites of 5 acres or more, or part of a common plan that size), give the city's Director of Engineering Services a signed copy at least 2 days before construction starts, and include a copy with any building permit, grading permit or site development plan application.
Grading permit plan sets: a secondary source says they need a SW3P and an erosion control plan. Check with the city.
Fees, bonds and stormwater penalty amounts: check with the city.
Whether the erosion plan needs an engineer's seal: not found. Check with the city.

Frisco's text says every 7 calendar days. The state permit lets you choose 14 days plus the 0.5-inch rain rule, or 7 days.

The text we read has no acreage floor for the best-management-practice duty. Check the full article.

Last updated: 2026-11-13