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Council told to adopt updated flood ordinance to retain FEMA flood-insurance eligibility; CRS study shows modest premium relief possible
Summary
City planning staff told the Ithaca Common Council on April 9 that the city must adopt a repeal-and-replace of Local Law 186 to accept FEMA’s new flood maps and retain eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program; staff also reviewed a Community Rating System study showing modest premium reductions under current practices.
Ithaca planning staff told the Common Council on April 9 that the city must adopt a repeal-and-replace of Local Law 186 (flood damage prevention) and the new FEMA flood maps by a May submission deadline to preserve participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Planning staff and planner Sam Quinn Jacobs described the change as largely an adoption of FEMA’s updated maps and minimum standards. The staff presentation said the local law must be submitted to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation with documentation by May 19 so the maps may take effect June 18. The staff memo warned that failing to adopt the law could result in “immediate suspension” from the NFIP, which provides federally backed flood insurance to residential property…
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