Harwich Panel Debates Cape Cod Commission Draft on Coastal Resilience; FEMA‑based Approach Favored
Commissioners and staff discussed the Cape Cod Commission’s draft coastal resilience zoning (Wetlands Section 8), favoring reliance on current FEMA flood maps, debating language on temporary seawalls and seasonal dock components, and proposing identification tags on removable water‑dependent components to aid recovery after storms.
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Staff led a detailed review of the Cape Cod Commission’s proposed Section 8 on coastal resilience and wetlands, recommending that Harwich base local performance standards on existing FEMA flood zones rather than speculative projections. The staff presentation stressed the practical need to have locally enforceable standards tied to established flood‑zone maps and noted the new state building code’s higher elevation requirements for velocity zones.
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