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Council adopts ordinance updating floodplain protections; FEMA interim measures expected
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance (Council Bill) 32-87 to amend the Woodburn Development Ordinance with new floodplain protections, including a definition for 'qualified professional' and interim measures recommended by FEMA. Staff said final measures may follow in about 18 months.
Council Bill 32-87, an ordinance adopting amendments to the Woodburn Development Ordinance related to floodplain protections, received first and second reading and a staff report from Community Development Director Chris Greer.
Greer summarized the measure as formalizing the previously discussed "permit-by-permit" approach, adding a definition for a "qualified professional," and including language to meet the state's BiOp requirements. He told the council these are "interim measures that FEMA's recommending to us," and staff expects to revisit the rules when FEMA issues modified measures in roughly 18 months.
The council called for a roll-call vote, which recorded affirmative votes from the council and the ordinance "has been duly passed." The council did not attach conditions beyond the stated interim status and staff follow-up.
