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What are your questions regarding climate liability at the local level?

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Please expand upon the "Reasonable Investment-Backed Expectation" test. How can a municipality adequately use this test to deny an application for development, of which the property has historically been taxed less than surrounding upland/dry properties.
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Please discuss the legal risk to localities that do not act to reduce risk to public health and safety associated with climate change impacts. Examples might include failure to update infrastructure to reduce flood risk or failure to update ordinances to limit development in areas where flood ris... more
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With regard to the Chatham case - how does a community reconcile the ability for one to build in a flood zone as allowed/enabled by adhering to the FEMA floodplain regulations with the adoption of the Chatham regulation that prohibits building in a floodplain?
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Many (most?) cities and towns use outdated rainfall data when sizing drainage structures. I've heard some engineers express reluctance to use different data until the state incorporates newer data into its own calculations (e.g., DOT). Do you have any information on towns that are using better da... more
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How do we curtail overbuilding in flood zones? We have so many applications coming to ZBA, and applicants say if it's a building lot, and we don't allow them to build, it's a taking. It's causing a lot of issues for overbuilt neighborhoods right on the shoreline. We've lost homes to fires that ha... more
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Dry Access is going to be a big and expensive issue for municipalities. What are town's ongoing legal responsibilities in this regard and how do they keep up with that work when floodplains are broad?
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The home rule government style in Connecticut leads to the uneven application of resilience and climate adaptation policies in our state. How do we more effectively bring community policies to the same page?
by Diane Ifkovic
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As a planning board member, should I be concerned about getting sued if I reject an application that I believe would have exacerbated local flooding?
by Jen West
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Alicia Mozian Westport, CT

Question: With regard to the Chatham case - how does a community reconcile the ability for one to build in a flood zone as allowed/enabled by adhering to the FEMA floodplain regulations with the adoption of the Chatham regulation that prohibits building in a floodplain?

Mon, Oct 18, 2021

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