Agenda Item Title:
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Floodplain Code Updates
Amend Title 21, Chapter 16, Floodplain Overlay Zone of the Sandy Municipal Code
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Presenter:
Mike Wilcox
Tyler Shelley
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Description/Background:
At the request of the Public Utilities Department, the City is proposing to amend portions of the Land Development Code to address updates related to floodplains. The purpose of these amendments is to update our requirements and standards to address a few minor deficiencies that were recently identified in consultation with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Coordinator for Utah and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These changes were also reviewed by the City’s Public Utilities Advisory Board (PUAB). A letter that further explain the need and a brief overview of the proposed changes are shown in the attached memo from Tyler Shelley, Chief Engineer. The full text of the proposed changes is shown in Exhibit “A”.
A full report is attached hereto. The Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on this item on December 2, 2021.
Recommended Action and/or Suggested Motion:
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That the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance #21-33, which contains amendments to amend Title 21, Chapter 16, Floodplain Overlay Zone, of the Sandy Municipal Code, as shown in Exhibit “A", for the following reasons:
1. Compliance with the Purpose of the Land Development Code by creating consistency and equitable standards in Sandy City and facilitating the orderly growth and development of Sandy City and facilitate adequate provision for transporta¬tion, water, sewage, schools, parks, and other public requirements, by establishing a system of fair, comprehensive, consistent, and equitable regulations, and standards under which all proposed development will be reviewed and evaluated within the City.
2. Compliance with the Goals and Policies of the General Plan by addressing environmentally sound storm drain and flood control standards that protect existing and future land uses, preserve public safety and water quality.