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Scappoose reviews FEMA NFIP pre-implementation options; council moves to executive session on legal memo
Summary
Community Development Director Lori Oliver-Joseph presented three options to comply with FEMA’s NFIP pre-implementation requirements to address ESA concerns (no development, model ordinance, permit-by-permit or hybrid). Staff recommended a flexible hybrid approach and the council went into executive session to review legal advice ahead of the Dec. 1 FEMA report deadline.
Community Development Director Lori Oliver-Joseph presented an update on NFIP pre-implementation compliance measures required by FEMA to reconcile National Flood Insurance Program rules with Endangered Species Act protections.
Oliver-Joseph said FEMA has asked cities in Oregon to report by Dec. 1 which pre-implementation compliance measure they intend to adopt. She estimated the new rules could affect roughly 29 acres inside Scappoose city limits and about 10 acres inside the urban growth…
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