Lane County Floodplain Code Modernization Project October 24, 2019: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Lane County Floodplain Code Modernization Project October 24, 2019: Thurston Middle School, Springfield October 28, 2019: Florence Event Center, Florence October 30, 2019: Harris Hall, Public Service Building, Eugene 5:30 to 7:30 pm Meeting
October 24, 2019: Thurston Middle School, Springfield October 28, 2019: Florence Event Center, Florence October 30, 2019: Harris Hall, Public Service Building, Eugene 5:30 to 7:30 pm
∗ Sign-in ∗ Flood mapping ∗ Policy change stations/floodplain resources ∗ Community response survey ∗ City representatives
∗ FEMA audit of NFIP community
∗ Lane Code 16.244 and 10.271
∗ Not changing with this project
∗ Minimum requirements
∗ Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 44, Volume 1
∗ Beyond minimum requirements
∗ Displacement and movement of flood waters
∗ Substantial improvement
∗ the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure ∗ the structure must comply with current floodplain regulations
∗ FEMA requires the entire improvement to be counted as one ∗ Cumulative improvement: all improvement over a period of time be counted towards the calculation ∗ Alternate regulation: lower threshold
Cost of Improvement or Repair Market Value of Building
∗ The area adjacent to a stream channel needed to discharge floodwaters ∗ High velocity and carries projectiles during a flood event
∗ Currently one foot above BFE or two feet above ground ∗ Benefits: ∗ Lower insurance premiums (separate from CRS discount) ∗ Less structural flood damage ∗ Negatives: ∗ Higher costs upfront when building in the floodplain