Title
Approving an ordinance on second reading with the caption reading: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 151, REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THE LATEST FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS) AND FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF AUGUST 18, 2014; PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR REPETITIVE LOSS; PROVIDING FOR FREEBOARD; PROVIDING FOR INCREASED SUBDIVISION STANDARDS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; ESTABLISHING PENALTIES NOT TO EXCEED $500.00 PER OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary
This ordinance adopts the new Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the City of Pflugerville with an effective date of August 18, 2014. As a result of the new floodplain maps, the floodplain boundaries have shifted, reflecting a decreased risk for some homeowners and an increased risk for others.
The City of Austin in 2007 contracted with Halff Associates to conduct a restudy of the entire length of Gilleland Creek from I-35 in Round Rock to its confluence with the Colorado River south of Austin. This restudy combined surveying with advanced technologies, such as Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), or aircraft-mounted lasers, to create topographical contours and elevation changes as close as six inches apart. The results of the study give staff and citizens a new and updated look at the risk factors associated with living near the creek.
With over six years in the process to this point, citizens living along Gilleland Creek have been informed of the changes through many venues over the years. Two public meetings were held in the spring of 2011 to address the changing floodplain. The city website has included the information and a link to the preliminary maps since they were released in the spring of 2012. Staff met with the Homeowners Association of Springbrook Meadows, one of the neighborhoods most affected by the floodplain changes, on July 25, 2012 and...
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