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Peabody planning board recommends city council adopt updated flood‑plain and wetlands zoning language
Summary
The Peabody Planning Board voted unanimously June 5 to recommend that the City Council adopt amendments to Section 8 of the zoning ordinance to align the city with updated FEMA flood maps and a state model ordinance; the change was sent to a City Council public hearing and, if adopted, will be forwarded to FEMA for final review.
The Peabody Planning Board on June 5 voted to recommend that the City Council adopt amendments to Section 8 of the zoning ordinance establishing an updated Flood‑Plain Overlay District and revised Wetlands Conservancy District language.
The recommendation follows a presentation by Kirk Ellevance, Community Development Director for the City of Peabody, who said the changes are intended to bring the city's zoning into compliance with updated FEMA flood maps and a state model ordinance. "Some of the benefits, to participating in the National Flood Insurance Program is that it…
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