Floodplain management code amendment (Chapter 17.16)
Adopts updated FEMA/state flood maps for Utah Lake including coastal wave zones and rules for building in them, preserving National Flood Insurance Program eligibility. Adopted July 28.
Approved
- Type
- Code change
- Location
- Utah Lake shoreline flood zones
- Applicant
- American Fork City
- City Council: Floodplain management code amendment (Chapter 15.16)
- City Council: Code amendment: floodplain management
- City Council: Floodplain management amendments (Ordinance 2022-09-44)
In brief
Floodplain management code amendment (Chapter 17.16) appears on 3 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of September 27, 2022 to the City Council meeting of July 28, 2026.
On record, it was approved 3 times.
The most recent decision was approved (3-0) at the City Council meeting of July 28, 2026.
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Floodplain management code amendment (Chapter 17.16)
- Council action
Approved: Floodplain management code amendment (Chapter 15.16) · Draft minutes Record → · July 28, 2026
- Money in the record
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- Signed agreement and payments
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Every hearing and vote
July 28, 2026 · City Council
Floodplain management code amendment (Chapter 15.16)
Approved · 3-0
Ordinance (recorded in the minutes as No. 2062-07-15) adopts updated state and FEMA flood maps for Utah Lake, including new coastal flood zones based on wave-velocity analysis, and sets what development may occur in those zones, keeping residents eligible for the National Flood Insurance Program. City Engineer Ben Hunter said development in the flood zone is allowed only if it meets the ordinance, which also protects emergency responders.
- Recommended by Planning Commission July 8, 2026
- Keeps city in National Flood Insurance Program
June 11, 2024 · City Council
Code amendment: floodplain management
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-06-29 specifying when applicants must provide flood studies and base flood elevations.
September 27, 2022 · City Council
Floodplain management amendments (Ordinance 2022-09-44)
Approved · 5-0
Amended Sections 17.16.250-270 on construction in flood hazard areas and enforcement, closing gaps that affect flood insurance and elevation certificates. Shelton raised concerns about allowing livable space below the Utah Lake 'defend/no defend' shoreline elevation.