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Public Hearing Notice City of Salem Planning Board City of Salem’s Planning Board will hold a public hearing remotely on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 and pursuant to Chapter 40A, Section 5, of the Massachusetts General Laws. Please see the agenda when posted for the zoom link. The purpose of the public hearing is to provide interested parties with an opportunity to comment on the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments: 1. Replace Sec. 8.1, Flood Hazard Overlay District, with new language to comply with Mass. Flood Hazard Management Program’s 2020 model ordinance to maintain the City’s participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The section will apply to development within the overlay district with boundaries based on the Special Flood Hazard Area on the Essex County Flood Insurance Rate Map, dated July 19, 2018. The Building Commissioner, designated as the Community Floodplain Manager, administers permits under this section and may issue a Determination of Non-Applicability for activities that have no or de minimis impact on flooding. Review criteria are: Activities may not substantially increase flood elevation in Zones A and AE; applicant shall provide Base Flood Elevation (BFE) and floodway data for work in unnumbered A Zones; subdivisions must meet established standards for flood protection; developments greater than 50 lots or 5 acres must provide technical data when BFE is not established by FEMA; in event of watercourse alteration, Floodplain Administrator notifies adjacent communities, affected bordering states, NFIP State Coordinator, and NFIP FEMA Program Specialist; City to notify NFIP State Coordinator and NFIP FEMA Program Specialist if acquiring new data that changes base flood elevation; in Zones A, A1-30, and AE, along watercourses that have not had a regulatory floodway designated, the best available Federal, State, Local, or other floodway data shall be used to prohibit encroachments in floodways which would result in any increase in flood levels; encroachments are prohibited in regulatory floodways unless a hydrologic and hydraulic analysis shows it will not increase BFE. For projects in the Central Business District, the amendment shall be applicable upon approval of an Economic Feasibility Analysis by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. 2. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to revise Sec. 2.2, Overlay Districts, to add Coastal Resiliency Overlay District (C-ROD) to list of overlay districts. The complete text of the amendments is available for inspection at the City Clerk's office, 93 Washington Street, Salem or the Planning Dept., City Hall Annex, 98 Washington Street, Salem. ---PAGE BREAK--- The public hearing will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 6:30 PM via remote participation with instructions to be posted to www.salem.com no later than May 30, 2024, in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023. ATTEST: WILLIAM GRISET PLANNING BOARD CHAIR Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 30 ss. 18-25, and City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033. Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event. Salem News Publish Dates: 5/23/24 and 5/30/24