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City staff brief council on urgent FEMA biological‑opinion requirements that could reshape floodplain development
Summary
Staff warned the council of an urgent federal Biological Opinion and FEMA pre‑implementation compliance measures (PICM) that require local action by Dec. 1 — options include adopting a FEMA model ordinance, case‑by‑case habitat assessments, or prohibiting floodplain development; staff will return with recommendations.
City planning staff briefed the Roseburg City Council on a federal Biological Opinion (BiOp) and associated FEMA pre‑implementation compliance measures (PICM) that will affect floodplain development and may be implemented locally as soon as December 1.
Planning staff explained the city has three principal options to satisfy FEMA’s interim requirements: (1) adopt FEMA’s model ordinance that requires avoidance and mitigation to a "no net loss" standard for species and habitat; (2) require a habitat assessment and mitigation plan on a permit‑by‑permit basis; or…
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