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City planner reports floodplain ordinance approved by state; water-supply plan and comprehensive plan updates coming
Summary
The city planner told the board the amended floodplain management ordinance was approved by the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the city is working on a water facility supply plan due this year, and multiple state bills will require comprehensive-plan updates.
The Flagler Beach city planner told the Planning and Architectural Review Board on April 8 that an amended floodplain management ordinance (Ordinance 2025-01) had been submitted to the Florida Division of Emergency Management and found to meet requirements for continued participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
The planner said the ordinance also included a local technical amendment to the Florida Building Code and that any future changes that exceed the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) standards would need state review before adoption. “This was sent to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and they determined that it meets the requirements for the continued participation in the flood insurance program,” the planner reported.
The planner said a Water Facility Supply Plan is required 18 months after adoption of the Northeast Florida Regional plan and is due to be transmitted and adopted by June; Mead & Hunt is working on the plan and the planner expects ordinance and comprehensive-plan steps in the coming months. The planner also outlined a set of recent state legislative requirements the city must incorporate during the next comprehensive-plan amendment cycle, including provisions increasing small-scale amendment acreage caps and new allowances for mixed uses in certain commercial zones.
Specific bills noted in the report include bills affecting property-rights implementation, small-scale comprehensive-plan amendments (raising a 10-acre cap to as much as 50 acres in some cases), the Live Local Act precursor language for mixed uses in general commercial areas if affordable housing is included, and a bill that preempts certain local development restrictions around resiliency facilities. The planner said these required updates will appear in draft amendments ahead of the next transmittal to the state.
The planner concluded by reminding the board that the water-supply plan will be incorporated into the capital improvements element and transmitted with other required updates; the board will see drafts for recommendation in upcoming meetings.
