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Milwaukie adopts flood-hazard code amendments to comply with federal requirements; ordinance declared emergency
Summary
The Milwaukie City Council unanimously adopted ordinance ZA2024-003 (ordinance 2248) on Feb. 11, 2025 to amend flood-hazard rules in MMC Title 18, adding requirements to protect flood storage, water quality and riparian vegetation and declaring an emergency so the changes take effect immediately.
Milwaukie, Ore. — The Milwaukie City Council on Feb. 11, 2025 adopted an ordinance amending Title 18 of the Milwaukie Municipal Code to implement updated flood-hazard regulations that align with new federal requirements. The ordinance (file ZA2024-003, ordinance 2248) was adopted by unanimous vote and declared an emergency to take effect immediately.
Senior planner Bridal Kelvrom presented the staff report and said the amendments respond to recent federal guidance tied to ongoing litigation over the National Flood Insurance Program and its impacts on protected fish species. The new rules add three functional protections to the city’s floodplain code: flood storage, water quality and riparian…
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