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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />7.3 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearings <br />December 4, 2023 <br />Suzanne Fischer, Env. Services/ Special Projects Director <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Amend Sections 30-1861 through Section 30-1912 of <br />Jared Shepherd, City Attorney; Rebecca Haug, WSB <br />the Floodplain Management Ordinance Division 11 <br />En r; and, James Bedell, DNR Area Hydrologist <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administration <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the amended Sections 30-1861 through Section 30-1912. <br />Adopt, by motion, a resolution approving summary publication sections pertaining to Floodplain Management <br />Ordinance Division 11. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Most local governments in Minnesota have an ordinance based off a previous version of the State's model. The <br />model has been revised a number of times over the years for various reasons, with the most significant update <br />occurring in early 2022. Local governments are encouraged to adopt the most recent version during each <br />ordinance amendment. <br />This model floodplain ordinance is simplified because it includes only one floodplain district and accommodates a <br />more limited range of development. This ordinance is intended for communities that have little or no existing <br />structures within the floodplain and that meet the following criteria: <br />■ Floodplains are largely undeveloped or protected as parks or open space; and/or <br />■ Each developable parcel can accommodate for building sites outside of the floodplain. <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Responsibly grow. <br />Attachments <br />■ Proposed Ordinance Amendment Sections 30-1861 thm Section 30-1912 of the Floodplain Management <br />Ordinance, Division 11. <br />■ Star News Affidavit of Publication <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires pi ospei ly. <br />M <br />TUREJ <br />Updated.- Januay 2023 <br />