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Coos Bay weighs FEMA NFIP/ESA pathways; staff favors permit‑by‑permit while awaiting legal guidance
Summary
City staff briefed council on FEMA's requirement to select PICM pathways to meet National Flood Insurance Program/Endangered Species Act standards by Dec. 1; staff recommended a permit‑by‑permit approach but council directed staff to gather more information and legal counsel before making a final selection.
Planning staff briefed the council on emergency federal guidance linking the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and Endangered Species Act (ESA). Chelsea summarized the timeline staff received from FEMA: communities were asked to select a pre‑implementation compliance measure (PICM) pathway by Dec. 1; if not fully implemented, FEMA expects the permit‑by‑permit approach to apply beginning Jan. 1, 2025, with additional data collection…
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