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Missoula officials review FEMA preliminary floodplain maps as Tower Street area reclassified
Summary
Missoula County staff briefed the LEPC on FEMA preliminary floodplain maps for the Clark Fork, Bitterroot and Rock Creek, noting use of LIDAR-based data, an upcoming 90-day comment/appeal window (start date TBD) and neighborhood reclassifications that may affect insurance and mitigation eligibility.
Missoula County floodplain planner Matt told the Local Emergency Planning Committee that FEMA has published preliminary floodplain maps for the Clark Fork River, Bitterroot River and Rock Creek and that the county is awaiting the agency’s start of the 90-day comment and appeal period.
The maps use updated hydrology and LIDAR topography, Matt said, and in some neighborhoods (including the Tower Street/Pearl Drive corridor) the preliminary products reclassify parcels into zone AE — the 1% annual-chance…
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