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Volusia committee approves technical floodplain ordinance edits, orders closed‑basin studies and adopts foundation standard for new builds
Summary
Samantha West, sustainability and resilience manager, presented proposed Division 7 changes on May 7; the committee approved technical edits, required closed‑basin studies, deferred compensating‑storage rules, and codified a stem‑wall/pile foundation standard for new construction on smaller lots unless compensatory storage is provided.
Samantha West, the county’s sustainability and resilience manager, presented a package of proposed changes to Division 7 (Flood Hazard Management) on May 7 and the Environmental and Natural Resources Advisory Committee took multiple actions.
What the committee approved: By voice vote the committee accepted a first batch of technical edits proposed by staff that included correcting typographical errors, aligning definitions with state Office of Floodplain Management guidance, updating the market‑value definition toward a cash‑value approach used to determine substantial damage/improvement, and adding language to require hazardous materials storage above base‑flood elevation for commercial properties as a proposed option. Staff said the final ordinance language must be coordinated with the Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM) before it is brought to the county council.
Closed‑basin studies required: The committee…
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