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Subcommittee holds floodplain‑override zoning amendment for technical briefing with city engineer
Summary
A Gardner City zoning ordinance amendment to align the floodplain override district with FEMA requirements was held on the subcommittee’s agenda pending representation from the city engineer or conservation staff for a detailed briefing.
The Gardner City Public Welfare Subcommittee voted to keep a proposed zoning amendment addressing the city’s floodplain override district on its agenda and requested that the city engineer or relevant departmental staff appear to explain the FEMA‑related changes.
The item (agenda 11519) would amend Chapter 6.75, Section 5.10 (floodplain override district) to comply with recent Federal Emergency Management Agency requirements. The chair said no one was present to speak on the ordinance and members agreed they needed a technical briefing before forwarding the item to the council or planning board.
A councilor asked whether the item typically brings the city engineer or the department of conservation to provide comment; another councilor said an engineer or staff from the department responsible for conservation would normally represent the ordinance. The committee amended the motion to keep the item on the agenda and asked staff to arrange representation; the motion passed on a voice vote.
The decision is procedural — the committee did not take final action on the ordinance. Members emphasized the need for a fuller explanation of what the FEMA amendments require and how the proposed local code change would affect property owners and permitting processes. If city staff or the mayor’s office becomes available before the meeting concludes, the chair said the committee would revisit the item; otherwise it will return when technical staff can attend.
