File #: 2024-0202    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: In Committee
File created: 6/11/2024 In control: Local Services and Land Use Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to river and floodplain management, adopting the 2024 King County Flood Management Plan, and amending Ordinance 11955, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.045, Ordinance 9163, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.04.020, Ordinance 9163, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.04.050, Ordinance 1709, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 13.24.060, Ordinance 15053, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.82.051, Ordinance 17270, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 18.25.010, Ordinance 11112, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.480, Ordinance 19146, Section 66, and K.C.C. 21A.23.020, Ordinance 15051, Section 137, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.045, Ordinance, 19128, Section 20, and K.C.C. 21A.24.226, Ordinance, 16267, Section 59, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.381, Ordinance, 16985, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.160, and Ordinance 3688, Section 414.
Sponsors: Sarah Perry
Indexes: Flood Control, River
Attachments: 1. A. King County Flood Management Plan, 2024, 2. 2024-0202 Transmittal Letter, 3. 2024-0202 DOC Letter, 4. 2024-0202 Fiscal Note, 5. 2024-0202 Legislative Review Form
Related files: 2019-0413, 2020-0045
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Clerk 06/06/2024
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AN ORDINANCE relating to river and floodplain management, adopting the 2024 King County Flood Management Plan, and amending Ordinance 11955, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.045, Ordinance 9163, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.04.020, Ordinance 9163, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.04.050, Ordinance 1709, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 13.24.060, Ordinance 15053, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.82.051, Ordinance 17270, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 18.25.010, Ordinance 11112, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.480, Ordinance 19146, Section 66, and K.C.C. 21A.23.020, Ordinance 15051, Section 137, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.045, Ordinance, 19128, Section 20, and K.C.C. 21A.24.226, Ordinance, 16267, Section 59, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.24.381, Ordinance, 16985, Section 39, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.25.160, and Ordinance 3688, Section 414.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Six major river systems flow through King County, which are the South Fork Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Sammamish, Cedar, Green, and White rivers, along with many tributaries of varying size. King County also has one hundred three miles of marine shoreline, and within the boundaries of King County are many urban areas with significant amounts of impervious surface.
2. River and stream flooding, coastal flooding, and urban flooding impact private property, businesses, and public and private infrastructure such as parks and utilities, and transportation corridors, and can directly and indirectly result in loss of life.
3. The 2024 King County Flood Management Plan ("the 2024 flood plan") updates and supersedes the 2006 King County Flood Hazard Management Plan ("the 2006 plan") and the 2013 King County Flood Hazard Management Plan Update and Progress Report ("the 2013 plan update"). The 2024 flood plan updates the policies established in the 2006 plan and updates the technical information about flooding in King County presented in the 200...

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