Asheville council OKs 1st updates to flood protection ordinance since Helene
After several delays, Asheville City Council adopted updates to its flood protection ordinance Jan. 28, its first revisions ...
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City Council updates flood code, housing goals
Flood ordinance updates keep the city in compliance with insurance guidelines and staff revisions to the housing plan keep zoning as is in legacy neighborhoods.
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Current Asheville floodplain rules make city 'vulnerable' to losing federal flood insurance
ASHEVILLE - If a series of floodplain ordinance amendments are not adopted by the city ... Council meeting. Those amendments consider the requirement of a 2-foot freeboard, known as the regulatory ...
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City Council approves text amendments to Asheville Flood Protection Ordinance
On Tuesday, January 28, the Asheville City Council voted to adopt text amendments to Chapter 7 of the Asheville Code of Ordinances. The changes clear up ambiguity in floodplain regulations within city ...