MEMORANDUM
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
To: William R. Popp, Assembly President
KPB Assembly Members
Through: Dale L. Bagley, Borough Mayor
Through: Max Best, Acting Planning Director
From: Rachel Clark, Planner
Date: November 15, 1999
Subject: Ordinance 99-73
During the 1995 flood, it became evident that floodplain mapping in the Big Eddy area was inaccurate. The federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) investigated this discrepancy and found the original floodplain maps contained a significant error in topography. New maps were developed, and published for public comment over the last year. The new maps will become effective December 6, 1999.
KPB 21.06.030 identifies by date the Flood Insurance Rate Maps to which the borough must regulate floodplain development. This section of the Code needs to be modified to reflect the new map revision dates.