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Fairview staff outlines floodplain code updates to meet FEMA/PICM requirements; planning commission favors minimal compliance
Summary
Planning staff reviewed proposed floodplain-envelope updates May 27 aimed at complying with FEMA PICMs and the 2020 model flood ordinance.
Planning staff reviewed proposed floodplain-overlay updates May 27 aimed at complying with the latest FEMA guidance and new pre‑implementation compliance measures (PICMs) tied to endangered‑species protections.
Staff described three related tasks: adopt the updated Oregon model flood‑hazard ordinance (the 2020 model), add provisions to comply with FEMA’s PICMs (which stem from a 2009 legal challenge and a National Marine Fisheries Service biological opinion) and streamline review procedures for development in the special flood‑hazard (AE) zone. "We need to update your floodplain code to the most recent version," staff said, noting the city last updated its code in 2019.
The nut graf: FEMA’s PICMs require jurisdictions to choose how they will reduce development impacts on listed species; the options range from adopting the model ordinance (with a "no net loss" habitat requirement) to…
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