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Malden moves to update floodplain rules, maps and notification procedures ahead of July FEMA map changes
Summary
The Planning Board recommended approval of zoning amendments to update Malden’s Flood Plain District regulations, align them with new FEMA maps and require new notice and recordkeeping for building-code variances; staff recommended solicitor and building commissioner review before Council ordination.
The Malden Planning Board on May 14 recommended that the City Council adopt zoning amendments to update the city’s floodplain regulations, align local ordinance references with new FEMA flood-insurance maps effective July 8, 2025, and add administrative and notice requirements tied to building-code variances.
Councilor Steve Winslow, sponsor of city council paper CCP 172 of 2025, described the changes as necessary to preserve property eligibility for federally backed flood insurance once the new maps take effect. “If we don't do that as a city, then people can lose eligibility for…
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