City of Blaine Anoka County, Minnesota - File #: ORD 15-2327

• File #: ORD 15-2327
• Version: 3
• Name: 2nd READING - Flood Plain Overlay
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/15/2015
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/1/2015
• Final action: 10/15/2015
• Title: SECOND READING REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 32.00, FLOOD PLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BLAINE REFERENCE TO COINCIDE WITH FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) REVISED FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS (FIRM) TO BE EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 16, 2015
• Sponsors: Jean Keely

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/15/2015	3	City Council	Adopted	Pass
10/1/2015	2	City Council	Introduced, Read, and Placed on File for Second Reading
9/8/2015	1	Planning Commission	Recommended for Approval	Pass

ADMINISTRATION - Jean Keely, City Engineer

Title

SECOND READING

REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 32.00, FLOOD PLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BLAINE REFERENCE TO COINCIDE WITH FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) REVISED FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS (FIRM) TO BE EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 16, 2015

Schedule of Actions

Planning Commission (Public Hearing)	09/08/15
City Council (1st Reading)	10/01/15
City Council (2nd Reading)	10/15/15

Planning Commission Action

The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the code amendment. There were no comments at the public hearing.

Background

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been working on new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) for the City of Blaine for several years.  The new maps have been revised to reflect new streets, more accurate elevation data and will incorporate air photos to help in identifying specific areas.  The new maps will also come in a digital format that should be easier to use.  FEMA regulations require the City to incorporate these revisions into the City’s Flood Plain Overlay District Ordinance, which is a part of the Zoning Ordinance.  The Minnesota Department of Natural Resource is FEMA’s map regulator for the state, and the City has incorporated the DNR’s recommendations into the revised ordinance.

In Planning Case File No. 15-0047 it is recommended that the City Council recommend approval of a code amendment to Chapter 32.02 of the Flood Plain Overlay Ordinance, to update ordinance references to coincide with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Revised Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) to be effective December 16, 2015.

Ordinance No.15-2327 was introduced for first reading at the October 1, 2015 Council meeting and is presented at this time for adoption.

Recommendation

By motion, adopt the ordinance.