Commissioners discuss streamlining routine floodplain approvals while protecting FEMA CRS rating
May 26, 2026
Commissioners and staff weighed delegating routine floodplain approvals to a director-level process to reduce administrative burden, while staff noted Redding participates in FEMA's Community Rating System (CRS) and will examine whether delegation would affect the city's CRS score (currently cited as 7, with a 15% insurance discount).
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Commissioners raised the possibility of delegating routine floodplain approvals to the director level to reduce the time and staff hours consumed by items that consistently meet engineering review and produce no measurable floodplain impact.
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