Summary
About a third of the city sits in a floodplain. Council debated whether to allow elevated building (like at the coast) to reclaim land, and criticized scattered FEMA buyout lots that can never be redeveloped. The upcoming UDO rewrite will set those rules.
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Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
Buyout lots cost the city mowing and maintenance forever; allowing elevated building could put floodplain land back on the tax rolls.
Floodplain property owners who could regain building rights, and the city if unbuildable lots become usable.
Buyout participants' neighbors contend with scattered vacant lots; future development in flood-prone areas carries risk if standards are loosened.
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City Council - Jun 16, 2026
About a third of the city sits in a floodplain. Council debated whether to allow elevated building (like at the coast) to reclaim land, and criticized scattered FEMA buyout lots that can never be redeveloped. The upcoming UDO rewrite will set those rules.
Record Flooding in North Carolina Continues Days After Hurricane Matthew (Published 2016)
Record Flooding in North Carolina Continues Days After Hurricane Matthew (Published 2016) The New York Times
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