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Plan Commission approves DNR-requested rewrite separating floodplain rules from zoning
Summary
The Milwaukee City Plan Commission on Oct. 20 approved a substitute ordinance that separates floodplain rules from the city zoning code after a request from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; staff said the change preserves eligibility for FEMA and DNR support.
Milwaukee City Plan Commission approved a substitute ordinance on Oct. 20 that removes shoreland and wetland regulations from the city’s floodplain chapter and moves them into the regular zoning code, a change made at the request of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Ed Richardson, principal planner with the Department of City Development, told commissioners the DNR’s legal counsel asked the city to separate the floodplain ordinance…
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