City Council Meeting Date: October 17, 2017
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Scott Tempel, City Planner
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Consider Resolution Approving a Floodplain Conditional Use Permit to Allow a Building Design Where the Lowest Floor Elevation will be Lower than the Predicated Flood Elevation (BFE) for the Northfield Fire Station Expansion Project.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council considers approving the attached Resolution Approving a Floodplain Conditional Use Permit to Allow a Building Design Where the Lowest Floor Elevation will be Lower than the Predicated Flood Elevation (BFE) for the Northfield Fire Station Expansion Project.
Summary Report:
Planning and design continues on the Northfield Area Fire and Rescue Services (NAFRS) expansion of the Northfield Fire Station. After multiple reviews, the path forward for the project is to dry flood-proof the basement of the Fire Station, which is allowed through the approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). A CUP is required for building designs where the lowest floor elevation will be lower than the predicted base flood elevation (BFE). Staff is recommending approval of the Conditional Use Permit.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the CUP at its September 21, 2017 meeting. The Planning Commission voted 5-2 to recommend approval of the CUP by the City Council.
The base zoning for the property is Public and Institutional (PI). The Development Review Committee has reviewed the site plan and encourages the approval of the CUP.
Regulations:
8.5.4 Flood Plain Permit
(D)(5) In passing upon conditional use permit applications, the city council shall consider all relevant factors specified in other subsections of this section, the standards of Section 2.5.1, Floodplain Overlay District (FP-O), and:
(a) The danger to life and property due to increased flood heights or velocities caused by encroachments.
(b) The danger that materials may be swept onto other la...
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