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Home My WebLink AboutIR 120 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-120 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 16, 2022 Page 1 of 3 i i7 Y SUBJECT: UPDATE ON NON-FEMA FLOOD RISK AREA INITIATIVE r6 rn Yg7'3 This report is provided in anticipation of open house meetings to be scheduled this fall for owners of undeveloped land located within Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplains and Non- FEMA City Flood Risk Areas. City staff proposes to amend the Comprehensive Plan to clearly identify undeveloped FEMA floodplain areas and City Flood Risk Areas on the Future Land Use Map using the Vacant, Undeveloped, Agricultural designation to communicate flood risk and more effectively manage stormwater. In addition, this report provides updates on the Non-FEMA Flood Risk Area Initiative (Initiative) next steps, with the most significant step being the addition of City Flood Risk Area mapping to various city webpages to communicate flood risk in highly flood prone areas of Fort Worth that are not reflected on FEMA floodplain maps. Background On November 13, 2018, the City Council received a briefing about non-FEMA flood risk, the benefits and concerns of making non-FEMA mapping readily available to the public, stakeholder engagement, and draft recommendations. Additional information on non-FEMA flood risk was presented to City Council on August 2, 2022. The Initiative was developed due to increasing instances in the past 12 years of property owners and developers outside of the FEMA floodplain being surprised by flood events impacting their properties and development plans. In many cases, these impacts could have been minimized and/or prevented had communications and regulations regarding flood risks in these areas been consistent with the means of communication and regulation in FEMA floodplains. The significant, and often undefined and uncommunicated, risk of flooding outside of FEMA floodplains is a nationwide issue. As discussed below, the outcome of the Initiative is to: 1) Make non-FEMA flood risk mapping readily available to all interested parties and; 2) Extend existing development regulations regarding drainage design to properties smaller than 1 acre in the areas where the flood risk is very well-defined through engineering analysis. Stakeholder Engagement Stormwater Management staff has performed extensive stakeholder engagement to identify and work through questions and concerns associated with this Initiative. The recommended communication and regulatory changes are the result of five years of presentations to the City Plan Commission, Zoning Commission, City Council Infrastructure and Transportation Committee, individual council member briefings, public meetings and working with community groups, including the Real Estate Guidance Group and stakeholder groups associated with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), Floodplain Management Plan, Stormwater Master Plan, and Stormwater Program. The stakeholders consisted of residents, developer's engineers, lenders, appraisers, title lawyers, insurance agents, surveyors, developers, and builders and included the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth, the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors (GFWAR), the Fort Worth Builders Association, the City's Development Advisory Committee, and the Tarrant Appraisal District. The goals of the stakeholder engagement effortwere: 1. To ensure full understanding of the pros and cons of communication and regulatory changes; 2. To clarify regulatory standards and processes; 3. To determine the process necessary to administer and communicate the changes; and 4. To gather feedback to shape recommendations and minimize unintended consequences. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-120 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 16, 2022 Page 2 of 3 i i7 Y SUBJECT: UPDATE ON NON-FEMA FLOOD RISK AREA INITIATIVE r6 rn Yg7'3 In general, stakeholders support the recommendations reflected below and feel non-FEMA flood risk information would be helpful in decision making. Staff also received some very important community input relative to the Initiative via a survey the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth independently issued in March 2019. The survey was conducted among a statistically valid sample of registered Fort Worth voters and covered a variety of topics. Responses to two questions within the survey indicated community support for communicating flood risk information: • 75% of respondents favored publicly listing areas that have recently flooded • 66% of respondents favored having their own property or neighborhood publicly listed as flood prone if flooding were to occur In June 2020, the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth and the Development Advisory Committee (DAC) both endorsed the recommendations reflected below. DAC's position on the Initiative included: acknowledgment of the potential of unintended consequences, encouragement to staff to continue the ongoing dialogue with the GFWAR relative to insurance implications, and a request to review proposed ordinance revisions before they are presented to City Council. Since then staff have continued to engage with the GFWAR to work through their concerns about the recommendations and DAC has reviewed the proposed ordinance revisions. Recommendations Communication and regulation changes regarding Non-FEMA Flood Risk Areas are broken into two categories: 1. City Flood Risk Areas (CFRAs)- High level of engineering detail, drainage basin specific flood risk mapping for regulatory purposes 2. Potential High Water Areas (PHWAs)- Low level of engineering detail, citywide flood risk mapping for advisory purposes Communications • Ongoing- Educate key stakeholders and community groups on non-FEMA flood risks and regulations • By Fall 2022- Complete CFRA mapping refinements to make the mapping easier to understand, update One Address flood risk information, and add CFRA mapping to the City's website • By End of 2022- Complete PHWA mapping refinements to improve accuracy and make mapping easier to read, update One Address flood risk information, and add PHWA mapping to the City's website • The Future Land Use Map changes and Non-FEMA Flood Risk Area Initiative will be discussed in community open house meetings this fall, as well as during the annual fall Comprehensive Plan work session scheduled with each City Council member and their appointed City Plan Commissioner and Zoning Commissioner. The proposed Future Land Use Map amendments will be presented to the City Plan Commission, Zoning Commission, and City Council as part of the Comprehensive Plan update process, which will culminate with a City Council public hearing and adoption in March 2023. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 22-120 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 16, 2022 Page 3 of 3 i i7 Y SUBJECT: UPDATE ON NON-FEMA FLOOD RISK AREA INITIATIVE r6 rn Yg7'3 Regulation Changes A future M&C will be brought to Council requesting adoption of updates to the Floodplain Ordinance and Stormwater Criteria Manual which will require development projects under one acre in CFRAs to submit Certificates of Compliance (no engineering submission or review required) to demonstrate their projects are meeting existing drainage standards. Development Services is currently leading the development of this M&C as it will include updates to city-wide development associated ordinances and manuals. NOTE: Developments over 1 acre must already show compliance with existing City standards Maps showing FEMA floodplains and Non-FEMA Flood Risk Areas by Council District are attached. Each map includes a table summarizing flood insurance policies and claims for each area. Questions about this Informal Report can be directed to Jennifer Dyke, interim TPW Assistant Director and Stormwater Program Manager, at 817-392-2714. Comprehensive Plan questions can be directed to Eric Fladager, Assistant Director of Planning & Data Analytics, at 817-392-8011. 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