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Brownsville adopts UDC changes aimed at FEMA CRS participation, tightens floodplain rules and sign standards
Summary
The commission approved multiple Unified Development Code text amendments — including floodplain protections tailored to a FEMA Community Rating System application, sign and zoning notice changes, subdivision-exemption criteria, and new limits on pylon signs (changeable-copy removed by amendment).
The Brownsville City Commission on Dec. 9 adopted a package of Unified Development Code (UDC) amendments that include floodplain provisions to support a FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) application, adjustments to sign regulations, new posting requirements for rezoning notices, and procedural tweaks for plats and subdivisions.
Planning staff and consultant HAF Associates explained the CRS-related edits, which include added freeboard requirements and stricter controls on fill and equipment in flood-prone areas. Anne Witko, HAF—s water-resources team lead, said Brownsville…
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