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Planning commission recommends UDO flood‑damage prevention updates to town council
Summary
Staff presented minor edits to the Unified Development Ordinance Appendix E to align local floodplain definitions and procedures with recent FEMA and state updates; the commission voted to forward the amendments to town council for adoption.
Planning staff outlined a proposed amendment to the town's Unified Development Ordinance (Appendix E) to bring local flood damage prevention standards into alignment with updated FEMA and state requirements. Staff described multiple, relatively minor edits to definitions and procedures and requested a recommendation to town council.
The changes staff highlighted include removal of language excluding routine maintenance from the definition of development, tightened language on hardship and variance criteria, updated terminology for conditional letters of map revision (PLOMR/PLOMR‑F), an elevation‑certificate requirement to be prepared under the supervision of a registered land surveyor or professional engineer, and a revision to remove a residential‑only classification so the standards apply to all structures. Staff described the proposed edits as model‑ordinance updates tailored for Pendleton.
The commission opened a public hearing on the amendment, received no substantive opposing testimony during the hearing, and voted to recommend the proposed UDO changes to the town council for adoption. Staff said town council action is required for final approval and that the redline and final texts were provided in commissioner packets.
