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Commission hears floodplain and access concerns but approves New Emma apartment plan subject to conditions
Summary
Planning staff recommended and the commission approved the New Emma Apartments large‑scale project subject to staff comments, while engineering flagged floodplain access risks for two northern buildings and asked the developer to provide downstream analysis and no‑rise certification.
The Springdale Planning Commission voted to approve the New Emma Apartments large‑scale development by ESI and Lloyd Companies, subject to staff comments, after engineering raised concerns about floodway impacts and emergency access to two apartment buildings north of an on‑site floodplain.
Commissioners approved the project 8-0, but the discussion focused on stormwater, base flood elevations and the safety of a long dead‑end access drive that could be inundated during high‑water events. Katie (engineering) asked the applicant to provide a downstream analysis showing the proposed work does not increase base‑flood elevations (BFE) or velocities at Fortieth Street and to…
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