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Provo adopts floodplain ordinance to match updated FEMA maps; airport area added to 1% flood zone
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance to update Provo City Code to FEMA’s minimum floodplain-management standards and to adopt recent FEMA maps; staff said the new maps expand the 1% flood zone in places including the airport area. The measure passed 7-0.
Provo City Council adopted an update to the city’s floodplain-management ordinance on June 9 to align local regulations with recent FEMA maps and the National Flood Insurance Program’s minimum standards.
Tommy (Thomas) Shribble, the city’s stormwater engineer and floodplain manager, said the ordinance updates definitions, administrative authorities and permit requirements and broadens local standards to reduce confusion when building in flood hazard areas. He presented the new FEMA maps and said the expanded 1% annual-chance flood area is most visible on the west side of Provo — including areas around the airport that were not previously mapped in that hazard zone.
Shribble explained that the changes stem from FEMA requirements for communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program and that adopting the updated maps and ordinance language is necessary to maintain FEMA-compliance for insured mortgages and federal programs. The city will use FEMA’s revised maps to enforce floodplain regulations and to guide permit reviews and floodproofing conditions.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. The council voted 7-0 to adopt the ordinance.
