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Planning commission forwards floodplain management ordinance after presentation on FEMA requirements and local impacts
Summary
Senior Planner Sarah Pizzo presented the draft Floodplain Management Ordinance (Chapter 16.18) and said the update aligns local rules with FEMA and Department of Ecology guidance.
Senior Planner Sarah Pizzo presented the draft Floodplain Management Ordinance (Chapter 16.18) at the Planning Commission meeting Oct. 27 and described how the draft aligns with the National Flood Insurance Program and Department of Ecology recommendations.
Pizzo said Mountlake Terrace contains Zone A special flood hazard areas on FEMA's maps and that 127 parcels in the city include mapped floodplain. "A flood plain is an area of land susceptible to being flooded or inundated by water from any source," she said, and staff will rely on…
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