BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Black Mountain is sticking with its existing floodplain building standard rather than increasing the required elevation from 2 feet to 4 feet.
The decision came as the Town Council considered updates to its Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Monday, nearly two years after Tropical Storm Helene sent floodwaters through the region.
The town’s planning board had recommended increasing the required freeboard — the amount a structure must be elevated above the base flood elevation — from 2 feet to 4 feet…