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2nd Reading - Ordinance No. 2024-O-05 - Request to update Article IV "Resource Protection Standards" and V "Site Design Criteria" of the City of Edgewater's Land Development Code.
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DEPARTMENT:
Environmental Services
SUMMARY:
On July 3, 2023, City Council authorized the engineering firm Jones Edmunds, Inc. to review and comment on the City of Edgewater's Stormwater Codes and Standards. Brett Cunningham, P.E. with Jones Edmunds, Inc. presented the findings to City Council at their August 14, 2023 meeting. A copy of the Technical Memorandum containing their recommendations in attached.
Staff has proposed updated language to the various section of the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to implement the recommendations. Mr. Cunningham reviewed and approved the proposed language.
The proposed updates to the Land Development Code are summarized below:
* Article IV "Resource Protection Standards", Section 21-42 "Flood Plains", paragraph 21-42.02.e.3.(b) relates to development activities proposed to be located in a riverine flood hazard area for which base flood elevations have not been designated. The adopted language restricts the acceptable degree of rise related to all anticipated encroachments in the riverine flood hazard area to no greater than 1-foot. The upgraded standard reduces this acceptable level of rise to four (4) inches.
* Section 21-42.04c.1.(c) and (d) relates to Flood Resistant Development standards pertaining the engineering site plans for new subdivisions and mobile home parks. This section has been upgraded to broaden the applicability of providing drainage paths within certain flood hazard areas. The new standard applies to all A-series flood hazard areas to avoid creating disconnected or isolated pockets with inadequate discharge paths.
* Article V "Site Design Criteria", Section 21-53 "Stormwater Management Requirements", paragraph 21-53.02 "Permit Authority" as adopted only recognizes the St. Johns River W...
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