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Beverly planning board and council open hearing on updated floodplain overlay; adoption required to keep NFIP participation
Summary
City staff and the planning board presented a FEMA‑required update to Beverly’s floodplain overlay district; the council recessed the joint hearing and referred the ordinance to legal affairs for follow‑up before formal adoption.
City sustainability staff and the Beverly Planning Board told the City Council on May 5 that the city must adopt updated floodplain overlay language to remain eligible for the National Flood Insurance Program.
Ibrahim Lopez Hernandez, project manager for the city’s sustainability department, said FEMA completed a flood insurance study and that municipalities must adopt updated ordinance language and definitions to stay in the program. The city’s deadline to adopt the language was described as July 8 in the presentation materials.
The proposed ordinance updates FEMA definitions, designates a required floodplain administrator, tightens permit and floodway rules, raises thresholds for when base…
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