Building permits issued inside a mapped floodway
We matched permit records against the flood maps the city already had.
The Short Version
- What changed
- Building permits were issued for land inside a mapped floodway.
- Who it hits
- People who live or own property in and near the mapped floodway.
- What happens next
- Any response from the city will be added to this story and dated.
- What you can do
- Check whether your address sits inside the mapped floodway, using the records in the Paper Trail panel.
We matched permit records against the flood maps the city already had.
This investigation is built on 19 documents, listed in the Paper Trail panel below. Lampline matched the records against each other and reports only what the documents support.
Paper Trail 19 documents
- Building permit records
- City flood maps
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What happens next
Any response from the city will be added to this story and dated.
What you can do
Check whether your address sits inside the mapped floodway, using the records in the Paper Trail panel.
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