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Planning department advancing floodplain regulation updates and subdivision reviews ahead of spring work
Summary
Park County planning staff told department heads they are processing several subdivision applications, updating mandatory floodplain regulations to remain in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program, and coordinating local water experts as they navigate legal changes affecting local water review.
The planning director reported an increase in administrative permitting activity, including subdivision applications, subdivision exemptions, and early floodplain permit filings ahead of spring melt.
The director said the county is updating mandatory floodplain regulations to comply with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program; those updated regulations have been vetted by the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and are in FEMA review ahead of a required public hearing and adoption by the commission.
Planning staff are also working on a subdivision regulation update with state assistance through CTAP and said the zoning commission is fully staffed for the first time in years. The department recently formed a Paradise Valley Zoning District Advisory Committee and is coordinating presentations from the Bureau of Mines and a local water group, Freshwater Partners, to help with water-review challenges created by the Broadwater case.
Additional projects noted included the Rock Creek Bridge project in Shields Valley, which staff said is fully funded by the Montana Department of Transportation, and HVAC upgrades at the fairgrounds. Planning staff said they have been assisting MSU Extension with community growth workshops and will continue outreach to local communities.
