First reading: county seeks to amend floodplain code to allow ocean riprap permits ahead of winter storms
Lincoln County presented a first reading of Ordinance 544 to amend Chapter 1 (Flood Hazard Management) and related code to permit an alternative habitat-assessment approach for oceanfront riprap projects that FEMA’s model ordinance did not contemplate, due to time-sensitive repairs in Salishan. Second reading is scheduled for Sept. 23.
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County planning staff presented the first reading of Ordinance 544, which would amend sections of Lincoln County Code chapter 1 (flood hazard management) and related administration of the National Flood Insurance Program. Staff said FEMA’s model ordinance did not contemplate ocean-shore riprap and that, without amendment, riprap applications would be effectively impossible to approve for oceanfront properties.
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