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Commission notes recent FEMA map changes and state zoning updates affecting review
Summary
Commissioners flagged recent updates to FEMA flood maps and state zoning changes that may alter local review procedures for nonconforming lots; staff said these changes could change which projects require additional review.
At the meeting’s updates section commissioners and staff flagged recent state zoning changes and updated FEMA maps that are beginning to push more properties into regulated floodplain areas. A staff member said the maps "have changed" and that the commission is seeing more cases triggered by new floodplain boundaries, which in turn requires projects to meet FEMA elevation and utility‑relocation rules.
Commissioners said the mix of changing regulation and small, nonconforming lots creates tension between maintaining historic streetscapes and meeting modern safety and flood standards. Staff warned that some items formerly routed to the zoning board may no longer require the same review path under recent statutory changes; the commission said it would monitor those shifts for future agendas.
