Record No: CB 121152    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 121152
Type: Council Bill (CB) Status: In Committee
Current Controlling Legislative Body Land Use and Sustainability Committee
On agenda:
Ordinance No:
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; adopting permanent regulations consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations; adopting the February 2020 updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps to allow individuals to continue to obtain flood insurance through FEMA's Flood Insurance Program; repealing Ordinances 126113 and 126536; and amending Chapter 25.06 and Section 25.09.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
Sponsors: Eddie Lin
Attachments: 1. Ex 2 – Floodplain and Flood-prone Area Maps (1 of 8), 2. Ex 1 – The Flood Insurance Study for King County Washington, 3. Ex 2 – Floodplain and Flood-prone Area Maps (2 of 8), 4. Ex 2 – Floodplain and Flood-prone Area Maps (3 of 8), 5. Ex 2 – Floodplain and Flood-prone Area Maps (4 of 8), 6. Ex 2 – Floodplain and Flood-prone Area Maps (5 of 8), 7. Ex 2 – Floodplain and Flood-prone Area Maps (6 of 8), 8. Ex 2 – Floodplain and Flood-prone Area Maps (7 of 8), 9. Ex 2 – Floodplain and Flood-prone Area Maps (8 of 8), 10. Ex 3 – Floodplain and Flood-prone Area Maps, 11. Presentation (2/18)
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Director's Report, 3. Director's Report App A - Instructions for using IMap, 4. Director's Report App B – Small-scale view of all parcels (Fig. 3 - 6), 5. Director's Report App C – Definitions of FEMA Flood Zone Designations, 6. Director's Report App D - FEMA Code Review
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; adopting permanent regulations consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations; adopting the February 2020 updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps to allow individuals to continue to obtain flood insurance through FEMA's Flood Insurance Program; repealing Ordinances 126113 and 126536; and amending Chapter 25.06 and Section 25.09.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (City) is required to adopt updated regulations and flood maps and to enforce such floodplain management regulations that help mitigate flooding events in order to remain in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP program is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the NFIP provides flood insurance to property owners, renters, and businesses located in one of the participating NFIP communities. Homes and businesses in high-risk flood areas with mortgages from government-backed lenders are required to have flood insurance; and
WHEREAS, in order for the City to continue as one of the participating NFIP communities, the City was required to adopt new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), a new Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and updated code to comply with the minimum standards set forth in 44 CFR 60.3, chapter 86.16 RCW, and chapter 173-158 WAC; and
WHEREAS, through Ordinance 126113 in July 2020,1 the City adopted interim floodplain development regulations to regulate development in special flood hazard areas in accordance with standards established by the National Flood Insurance Program and the Washington State Department of Ecology and areas identified as flood-prone in subsection 25.09.012.B of the Seattle Municipal Code including adoption of FEMA's updated flood maps, with an effective date of August 24, 2020, and an expiration date of February 24, 2021; and
WHEREAS, through Ordinance 126271 in J...

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