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West Bend council adopts FEMA flood maps, approves multiple land-use and developer agreements
Summary
The Common Council approved new FEMA FIRM flood maps and related zoning text changes, adopted plan and zoning changes for a Stratford area redevelopment by Lang Urban Sustainable Homes ("Lush Homes"), approved the Lakewood Farms final plat and a developer agreement amendment on utility placement. Council also accepted water easements tied to a former campus site.
The West Bend Common Council on Dec. 15 adopted updated Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance rate maps and enacted a companion zoning text amendment to align the municipal code with state and federal floodplain requirements.
City planning staff told the council the FIRM updates were required by statute and federal law and that the changes produced only slight adjustments in some areas. "We are required by state statute and federal law for the federal flood maps to be approved," staff member Jim said during the council discussion. Council members voted to adopt ordinance No. 22…
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