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Commission rezones 57 flood‑prone parcels to Conservation Preservation to protect floodplain and advance stormwater projects
Summary
The commission approved grouped rezoning of roughly 57 parcels (about 165 acres total in the consolidated request) to Conservation Preservation to align zoning with FEMA buyouts and facilitate stormwater projects such as Chestnut Bay and the McKithan watershed effort.
The Conway Planning Commission voted April 2 to rezone a grouped set of city‑acquired, flood‑prone parcels (items 4–10 on the agenda) to Conservation Preservation. Staff said most were purchased following repetitive‑loss flooding tied to Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, many are FEMA buyout lots, and rezoning will help return selected parcels toward natural floodplain function and protect them from residential or commercial encroachment.
Staff explained the Conservation…
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