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Seaside pauses final action on floodplain ordinance as FEMA rule and litigation remain unsettled
Summary
The council held public hearings and approved first and second readings of a revised floodplain ordinance but deferred a final decision on new FEMA 'pre‑implementation compliance' measures pending litigation and further study.
Seaside city officials on July 7 opened a public hearing on an updated floodplain ordinance and approved the ordinance’s first and second readings by title, while postponing a final decision on new federal requirements tied to a FEMA program known as PICM (pre‑implementation compliance measures).
City staff described two related needs: bring Seaside’s floodplain code up to current state model language, and decide whether to adopt additional PICM provisions FEMA has proposed. FEMA’s PICM guidance would require habitat assessments, no‑net‑loss mitigation for floodplain development, limits on impervious surface and tree replacement…
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