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Portland council adopts emergency floodplain ordinance to maintain flood insurance eligibility
Summary
Portland City Council on July 17 passed emergency amendments to Title 24.5 to adopt FEMA'aligned interim floodplain rules, including two council amendments the council approved by roll call. The changes are intended to keep the city in the National Flood Insurance Program pending final federal rules.
Portland City Council passed an emergency ordinance July 17 amending Portland City Code Title 24.5 (Flood Hazard Areas) to adopt FEMA'recommended pre-implementation compliance measures so the city remains eligible for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
The ordinance was presented by Claire Adamsick, a council policy analyst, who told council the measure "amends Portland city code title 24.5 flood hazard areas to bring the city as a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program into compliance with FEMA requirements" and incorporates FEMA's model code language and measures intended to prevent net loss of fish habitat.
Council and staff said the change is time-sensitive. Council President introduced two amendments: one clarified the definition of "functionally dependent uses" to remove a newly added phrase that could be interpreted to include indirect uses while retaining language excluding "long term storage or related manufacturing…
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