Planning Commission forwards Floodplain Development Permit 647 with recommendation to city council

The City of Box Elder Planning Commission voted to forward Floodplain Development Permit 647 to the City Council with a recommendation of approval.

Planning and zoning director Lori Patton said the property on Line Road in Sunnydale Estates was rezoned recently from General Residential-4 to General Light Industrial. The new owner has submitted a grading plan and intends to build a small shop. Patton said the developer’s engineer prepared plans to ensure grading does not drain onto neighboring properties and that the lowest floor of the proposed building will be at least 1 foot above the base flood elevation. "We have a FEMA elevation certificate of the pre-construction, which is what we need to stay in compliance with FEMA," Patton said, and she recommended approval in her capacity as floodplain administrator.

A motion to approve the floodplain development permit and forward it to the City Council with a recommendation of approval was made, seconded and carried in a unanimous roll call.

The Commission’s action forwards the permit to the City Council for final action; staff noted the FEMA elevation certificate is included in the submittal and the city engineer reviewed the grading plan.