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ex.D» <br />Memorandum <br />Date: July 28. 2004 <br />To: Mayor Peterson <br />C'ly Council Members <br />City Administrator <br />Planning Commissioneis <br />From: Melanie Curtis. City Planner \ <br />RE: FFM A Mandated update of the Floodplain and Wetlands Management <br />Ordinance <br />Due to recent reinterpretation of then regulations, the Federal Fmergency Management <br />Agency (FUM.\) has mandated changes in local fiiHsdp'.ain ordinances. FEM.A reqaites <br />tl'.at these changes arc in effect in our com- inits b> September 2. 2004 If uc are unable <br />tt> adopt the newly dratted ordinance, a moratorium will be required in order to avoid <br />flood in.surance policy eligibility problems for our residents who are affected by this <br />ordinance. Staff has been working with personnel at the DNK to streamline this revisio:. <br />process. On July 15. 2004. the DNR apprvwcd liic draft ordinance. .AnacheJ >ou will <br />find a one-page summ.iry of the mandated changes in the floodplain oidiaaiue The <br />complete draft ordinance is also attached for your review, <br />Our current FIcodplam and Wetlands NUmagcmeni Ordinance is essentially two <br />ordinances in one .\t the time thev were combined this ma> have K'cn a convenient <br />option, however new .stand.iids and leguhitions dictate that it is more appropriate to <br />design, e separate ordinanee.s for c.ich of these overlay districts. The wetland portion of <br />the Floodplain and Wetlands Management Ordinance is outdated and staff has been <br />working in conjunction with our engineering consultant to develop a wetland oidinance <br />which addrc;.scs the goals and strategics idcniifieJ within bom the Communitv <br />Management ^'ian and Surface Water Management Plan and maintain confortii.tnce with <br />the Wetland Conservation Act of 1091 (WCA) and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br />District’s standards (MCWD) The one-page .summary of the newly drafted wetland.s <br />ordinance is attached, and the complete dnft ordir..incc is also attached <br />Timeline (ioal <br />.August 4^ - PC W iMK Session -/r/tvu-mwf/uM A discussuyit <br />August 9*^ - Council Meeting - pn'si'ntjiion js in/onnjitor, picci it iliscu.\:i >n <br />August 16*" - Planning Commis.sion Publii: lUuring <br />August 2.V'* - Council Meeting - final appro\al