What is the City doing to mitigate the impact of increased rainfall frequencies?

We are proposing to change the city code. Currently, many of our floodplain regulations are based on the 100-year flood. We are proposing an interim Atlas 14 100-year floodplain regulations until floodplain maps can be redrawn by FEMA in a few years. This interim floodplain is based on the current 500-year floodplain. This change means that property owners and businesses in the interim Atlas 14 100-year floodplain would have new restrictions if they want to develop, expand, remodel or improve their properties.

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1. What is Atlas 14?
2. Why is it necessary to adopt the Atlas 14 rainfall frequency values?
3. Who is affected by the implementation of Atlas 14?
4. What is coincidental ponding?
5. Are homes built to the new standards going to produce flooding in adjacent properties?
6. What is the City doing to mitigate the impact of increased rainfall frequencies?
7. How do I find out what areas of town will be affected?
8. Is my flood insurance rate going to increase?
9. Is my home at a higher risk of flooding?