Flood Plain Protection District Zoning
At a glance
- What: rewrite of Section 23, Flood Plain Protection District, of the zoning ordinance (order 26-1009791), the first update since 1982.
- Where it stands: resolved, per auto-captions. Passed in one evening, 10-0, on 2026-09-14 because of state/FEMA time pressure.
- Next: nothing further in the record.
Background
- FEMA requires the update to keep the city in the National Flood Insurance Program.
- The city engineer (Thomas DiPersio, apparently) presented it.
- Wetlands were removed from the district because state and local wetlands rules are now stricter.
Status
- Resolved, per auto-captions: Councilor Robey pulled it out of Urban Affairs after a favorable Planning Board letter and the council passed it in one evening, 10-0, on 2026-09-14 because of state/FEMA time pressure.
Discussion time
About 15 minutes across 3 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 - City Council | 2 |
| 2026-08-17 - City Council | 12 |
| 2026-07-20 - City Council | 1 |
Log
- 2026-09-14 - City Council - Pulled from Urban Affairs by suspension of the rules and passed in one evening, 10-0.
- 2026-08-17 - City Council - Public hearing; city engineer presented the rewrite; hearing closed and item sent to Urban Affairs.
- 2026-07-20 - City Council - Mayor's proposed amendments to Section 23 referred to Urban Affairs and the Planning Board, with a public hearing set for August 17.