Land Use & Sustainability Committee discussed CB 121152 to adopt FEMA-consistent floodplain regulations
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The Seattle City Council Land Use and Sustainability Committee met Feb 18, 2026 (9:32–9:56 a.m.). Four members were present at start (Eddie Lin presiding; Dan Strauss, Dionne Foster, Alexis Mercedes Rinck) with Joy Hollingsworth arriving late. The committee discussed Council Bill 121152, an ordinance to adopt FEMA-consistent floodplain regulations and the February 2020 National Flood Insurance Rate Maps; no committee action or vote is recorded in the minutes.
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- CB 121152 (ordinance relating to floodplains and adopting February 2020 NFIP maps) was discussed by the committee.
- The meeting was conducted as a committee meeting of the City Council, with action limited to committee business.
- No committee action or vote on CB 121152 is recorded in the minutes.
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Land Use and Sustainability Committee
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- This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
- Please Note: Times listed are estimated
- Call To Order
- Approval of the Agenda
- Public Comment
- Items of Business
- AN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; adopting permanent regulations consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations; adopting the February 2020 updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps to allow individuals to continue to obtain flood insurance through FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program; repealing Ordinances 126113 and 126536; and amending Chapter 25.06 and Section 25.09.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
- Adjournment
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