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Wheeler planner warns FEMA BiOp compliance will force local decisions on floodplain development by Dec. 1
Summary
Contract planner TJ Fiorelli told council that FEMA's pre‑implementation compliance measures (PICMs) require every Oregon city to pick a compliance path by Dec. 1, and described three options—adopt a model ordinance, create mitigation/permit tools, or prohibit development—warning of consequences for housing and developable land where species habitat is identified.
TJ Fiorelli, the City of Wheeler’s contract planner, briefed council on Oct. 15 about the FEMA biological opinion (BiOp) process and the pre‑implementation compliance measures (PICMs) that affect floodplain development. Fiorelli said the measures stem from litigation and a 2016 biological opinion that found National Flood Insurance Program activities could jeopardize threatened and endangered species.
Fiorelli described three PICM paths FEMA sent to affected Oregon jurisdictions:…
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