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Staff briefs planning commission on draft FEMA floodplain maps, small annexation petition and local permits
Summary
City staff told the planning commission that draft FEMA/state floodplain maps (based on new LIDAR) are under comment and could change which properties are in the floodplain; commissioners also heard of a ~2‑acre annexation petition at the roundabout, a conditional use approval for an adult‑disability day care, and several alcohol and code clean‑up items.
Midway City planning staff briefed the planning commission on several land‑use items, including draft FEMA floodplain maps, an annexation petition for roughly 2 acres, a conditional use approval for an adult‑disability day care and minor code clean‑up items.
Staff member Michael said the city has been working with the state and FEMA for about three years to update floodplain mapping using new LIDAR and improved hydrology models. He said the draft maps are under public comment for a short window (staff estimated two to three weeks) and that the maps show both reductions and expansions of the floodplain in different places. "It is possible that if somebody's home is now in the flood plain … that person would need to pay mortgage insurance," Michael said, noting the maps are draft and not yet adopted.
Michael also told commissioners the city received an annexation petition for about two acres of the Kohler property near the roundabout; annexation petitions go first to city council for a preliminary thumbs‑up and then back through the planning process. He said culvert upsizing projects on State Route 222 and State Route 113 are expected this year and that updated culvert data reduced floodplain extents in some locations.
On permits, Michael said the city council recently approved a fireworks limitation map amendment (Resolution 20 26‑07) adjusting where fireworks may be discharged this season. He summarized recent conditional‑use approvals: a day‑care for adults with disabilities at 580 East 17 South approved with conditions addressing hours of operation and a parking contingency, and approvals expanding alcohol dispensing at two businesses with standard signage and operations conditions. The planning commission asked questions about enforcement limits for landscaping and HOA commitments and whether some trails inside the proposed PUD might be required to carry public easements.
Staff urged residents and commissioners to review the draft floodplain maps and submit comments before the close of the comment period. The city will continue engineering review on culverts and coordinate with FEMA as mapping moves toward adoption.
