Council eases fill restrictions in FEMA floodplain with UDO amendment
Council approved an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance allowing discretionary fill within the 100‑year FEMA floodplain while keeping streamside and riparian buffers intact; staff said the Public Works Director would oversee discretionary approvals.
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The City Council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Unified Development Ordinance to allow discretionary fill within the 100‑year FEMA floodplain, clarifying that the change is not intended to permit development within the 25‑foot streamside buffer or the 50‑foot riparian buffer.
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