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Staff updates: FEMA mapping appeal window opens; Colgan Creek restoration completes construction, enters planting phase
Summary
Planning staff outlined a 90‑day FEMA flood‑map appeal period (Jan. 20–Apr. 20, 2026) and the South Santa Rosa specific plan timeline; water department staff said the Lower Colgan Creek Restoration has finished construction, reached >100‑year capacity and is installing ~9,000 native plants and monarch habitat.
Senior planner Sheila Walski told the committee the South Santa Rosa Specific Plan has kicked off engagement, covers roughly 2,000 acres along Santa Rosa Avenue, is not proposing annexation and has public workshops scheduled for March 4 and March 5. Walski said staff expects the plan to go to City Council on March 24, 2026. Walski also explained that FEMA’s flood‑risk mapping for Santa Rosa Creek and tributaries is in a 90‑day appeal period that began Jan. 20, 2026 and runs through April 20; property owners can submit appeals and the city will collect and forward…
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