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METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL NOTICE OF HEARING Proposed Substitute Ordinance 2009-0473 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Metropolitan King County Council will hold a public hearing in the Council Chambers on the 10th Floor of the King County Courthouse (516 Third Avenue, Seattle Washington) on Monday, the 26th day of October 2009 at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of this public hearing is to consider adoption of Proposed Substitute Ordinance 2009-0473 relating to compliance with the federal National Flood Insurance Program. King County encourages public comment on Proposed Substitute Ordinance 2009-0473. You may wish to present oral testimony at the October 26th public hearing. Testimony is limited to three minutes per speaker and you may provide written copies for the Councilmembers’ review. Please provide 20 copies of any written material you wish to submit. Please call the Metropolitan King County Council offices at (206) 296-1000 if you need directions to the Courthouse. You may also mail or fax comments to Councilmembers. The address for the Council is King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue #1200 Seattle Washington 98104. The Council fax number is (206) 296-0198. The complete text of Proposed Substitute Ordinance 2009-0473 is available in the Council Clerk’s office, Room 1039, King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle Washington. A copy of the ordinance will be mailed to you upon your request to the Clerk at (206) 296-1020. SUMMARY Proposed Substitute Ordinance 2009-0473 would amend KCC chapter 21A.55 to: - Apply restrictions on the storage of recreational vehicles within the flood zone,
- Broaden the types of data that the County may use to delineate flood hazards to ensure that the best available data is used, consistent with federal law,
- Allow fill to be placed in sub-grade crawl spaces without providing compensatory storage, in order to provide an incentive for owners to eliminate such crawl spaces and receive lower insurance rates, and
- Specify that licensed land surveyors must complete FEMA elevation certificates to conform to applicable State requirements.
Dated at Seattle, Washington, this 23rd day of September, 2009. METROPOLITAN KING COUNTY COUNCIL KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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