Public Hearing Continues
A continued public hearing on proposed floodplain code changes will take place Monday, March 2 at 5:30 p.m. at Florence City Hall. The Florence City Council has spent more than six months reviewing amendments to the city’s Flood Damage Prevention code required under FEMA’s Pre-Implementation Compliance Measures, part of the National Flood Insurance Program’s effort to better protect habitat and comply with the Endangered Species Act in Oregon. The changes, aimed at achieving a “no net loss” of floodplain functions, would guide how development is reviewed in flood-prone areas to protect fish habitat and sensitive riparian zones — a federal requirement tied to flood insurance eligibility. Florence defaulted to a permit-by-permit approach after a December 1…..