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Snoqualmie pauses critical-areas changes pending flood-elevation work and FEMA LOMAR grant
Summary
Councilors asked staff to re-evaluate proposed critical-area buffer increases after questions about underlying flood-elevation data; staff said a pending FEMA LOMAR/CRS effort and consultant review will inform revisions.
The committee discussed a proposed critical‑areas update and whether parts of the draft ordinance relied on unverified flood‑elevation information. City Administrator Chambliss and staff said the city has applied for FEMA funding to update flood elevations and pursue a Letter of Map Revision (LOMAR) and that proceeding with buffer changes before completing that work would be premature.
Why it matters: buffer expansions can affect existing properties and property owners on Snoqualmie Ridge; council members and planning commissioners raised concerns that proposed buffers could be onerous and affect homes located above…
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