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Council committee advances amended floodplain ordinance to full council after staff review
Summary
Committee voted to forward an updated floodplain ordinance—expanded to include additional definitions and to register the city with federal flood‑mapping updates—to the full council with a favorable recommendation.
A Lawrence council committee recommended approval of an amended floodplain ordinance and voted to send the measure to the full council for final action.
Planning staff member Mister McPartland presented the draft ordinance and said the city’s existing four‑page floodplain ordinance was expanded to seven pages to incorporate definitions and state‑required language. “Every 10 to 15 years the federal government revises the flood plain maps for each district,” McPartland said, adding the city worked with MEMA and federal partners on the draft and that…
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