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Washington Board of Adjustment grants variance for 100 West Tenth Street to follow FEMA floodproofing
Summary
The Board of Adjustment on Sept. 22, 2025 approved a variance allowing a nonresidential portion of the building at 100 West Tenth Street to meet FEMA's watertight floodproofing standard instead of the city's Section 4.15.85(A) elevation/opening requirements, while retaining city requirements that utilities and mechanical equipment be elevated.
The City of Washington Board of Adjustment on Sept. 22, 2025 voted to grant a variance that lets the owner of Lot 1 at 100 West Tenth Street meet FEMA floodproofing standards for a nonresidential structure rather than comply with the city's Section 4.15.85(A) enclosure-elevation and flood-opening rules.
Planning staff told the board the applicant was not present but proposed to keep the lower portion of the building as storage and to make the basement watertight under FEMA's nonresidential floodproofing guidelines. "Applicant's not here, but I'll I'll speak about it," a staff member said while presenting a site plan showing the part of the building within the 100-year floodplain.
Board members pressed staff on safety…
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