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Maupin council discusses FEMA endangered-species options for new floodplain ordinance; consensus leans to permit-by-permit
Summary
City staff outlined three options for incorporating endangered-species considerations into Maupin's floodplain rule (adopt FEMA model ordinance, permit-by-permit/site-by-site, or prohibit floodplain changes). Council gave consensus to pursue a permit-by-permit approach while staff and the planner refine the ordinance.
City Manager Nick Smith briefed the council on FEMA’s proposal to incorporate endangered-species considerations into floodplain regulation and presented three options—adopt FEMA’s model ordinance; address impacts permit by permit (site by site); or prohibit floodplain activity. Smith said staff including Planner Meader, and local work by Melissa Napoli, will be incorporated into a forthcoming new floodplain ordinance. The city must respond by Dec. 31, 2024 on how it will handle the additional requirements.
Councilors discussed the merits of adopting the model ordinance versus a permit-by-permit approach. Attorney Ruben Cleaveland relayed Planner Meader’s recommendation to pursue permit-by-permit review; the council gave consensus for Attorney Cleaveland to inform Planner Meader to proceed with the permit-by-permit approach. Resident questions focused on which species would be affected; staff said a species list and training sessions are planned.
