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Roswell council adopts flood-damage code updates to keep NFIP eligibility; staff outlines FEMA reimbursements and recovery funding
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 25-06 updating the city's flood-damage prevention code to align with FEMA/NFIP rules; staff reported $11.5 million in FEMA approvals (about $600,000 received) and discussed SB31 revolving loan awards and an RFP to procure engineering services; debate continued over a proposed Flood Recovery Task Force.
The Roswell City Council on Nov. 13 voted 10'0to to adopt Ordinance 25-06, amending Chapter 11 of the Roswell City Code on flood-damage prevention to maintain compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program and related FEMA regulations.
City staff walked council through the redline changes drawn from federal code language and FEMA guidance, describing edits across multiple sections that add the term "floodplain development permit," spell out FEMA notification and approval steps for changes that alter base flood elevations and clarify enclosure and floodproofing conditions. "These proposed changes will not affect the current process or…
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