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East Baton Rouge official calls for moratorium on development in high-risk floodplains
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:17 am
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:17 am
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Baton Rouge councilman calls for moratorium on development in high-risk floodplains
Full story at link
Baton Rouge Advocate - Link to Article
An East Baton Rouge metro council member is calling for a six-month moratorium on all new construction in high-risk floodplains until new standards can be considered for building in those areas.
Seems like they can come up with new standards a lot quicker than 6 months, but otherwise, I am not really opposed to this.
This won't include high risk areas in Livingston or Ascension unfortunately.
The region really needs that Comite diversion canal to be completed.
This post was edited on 9/21/17 at 9:19 am
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Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:17 am to goofball
wont pass makes too much sense
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:24 am to tke857
Sensible
This post was edited on 9/21/17 at 9:25 am
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:26 am to goofball
I think this needs to happen across Louisiana.
They just cleared the lot next to mine that had a foot of water on it last August. Our land sits about 3 feet above it. I can't believe they are letting someone build on it.
They just cleared the lot next to mine that had a foot of water on it last August. Our land sits about 3 feet above it. I can't believe they are letting someone build on it.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:27 am to goofball
I'd assume a legitimate drainage plan would take longer than 6 months.
SOP has been having no plan whatsoever, and just mowing down all green space and filling in with smooth concrete.
You have a problem with this?
SOP has been having no plan whatsoever, and just mowing down all green space and filling in with smooth concrete.
You have a problem with this?
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:28 am to goofball
I live in Florida on the water, I lived in Denham Springs in the Flood of 1981, my home filled with 3' of water.
My home is 13.5 feet in the air, everything below are garages, took 4' of water in the garages during Hurricane Ivan. Home is perfectly sound and safe to live in
My home is 13.5 feet in the air, everything below are garages, took 4' of water in the garages during Hurricane Ivan. Home is perfectly sound and safe to live in
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:33 am to CypressTrout10
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They just cleared the lot next to mine that had a foot of water on it last August. Our land sits about 3 feet above it. I can't believe they are letting someone build on it.
Even the "Smart" people have acknowledged that using The Great Flood as any sort of flooding bench mark wouldn't be prudent. It was too much of a "perfect storm" scenerio to base future development on. If we made development decisions on storms like that, there'd be no where left to build in damn near the entire country. Everyone has some form of natural disaster that has decimated everything in its path. Whether it be tornados, floods, earthquakes, mud slides, etc., you plan for the expected norm, not the once in a millennia tragedy.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:34 am to goofball
How much money will this contribute to north Baton Rouge?
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:39 am to SpeckledTiger
Yeah, this seems like an overreaction. If you want to build in a flood plain, go right ahead. Your insurance will be commensurate with the risk you're taking.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:43 am to el Gaucho
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How much money will this contribute to north Baton Rouge?
Considering that it's the highest, least flood-prone ground in the parish, that's not a terrible question to ask, even if it is you that asked it.
The question is whether or not the people with the money would actually develop in the high-lying areas or just say "frick EBR" and invest their money in less restrictive areas.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:45 am to CypressTrout10
Very easy to build a lot up several feet or on pier and beam foundation.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:50 am to slackster
Except when they don’t and FEMA shows up.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:53 am to halleburton
The problem is that shite rolls downhill. When you don't have a plan to deal with that shite, it stacks up
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:57 am to slackster
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Yeah, this seems like an overreaction. If you want to build in a flood plain, go right ahead. Your insurance will be commensurate with the risk you're taking.
It doesn't include a lot of the areas that flooded.
In fairness, a lot of areas that flooded last year were not in the 100 year floodplain.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:58 am to TigerstuckinMS
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Considering that it's the highest, least flood-prone ground in the parish, that's not a terrible question to ask, even if it is you that asked it.
A good bit of north Baton Rouge flooded along Hurricane Creek.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 9:59 am to Mulat
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My home is 13.5 feet in the air, everything below are garages, took 4' of water in the garages during Hurricane Ivan. Home is perfectly sound and safe to live in
I've already told the wife that if we ever build a house it's going to be at least far enough off the ground that we can park under it. One flood was enough for me.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 10:01 am to goofball
It is sad that this is even controversial. I mean who besides the most geedy, unscrupulous developers honestly thinks it's a good idea to develop floodplains?
Posted on 9/21/17 at 10:02 am to SpeckledTiger
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Even the "Smart" people have acknowledged that using The Great Flood as any sort of flooding bench mark wouldn't be prudent. It was too much of a "perfect storm" scenerio to base future development on. If we made development decisions on storms like that, there'd be no where left to build in damn near the entire country. Everyone has some form of natural disaster that has decimated everything in its path. Whether it be tornados, floods, earthquakes, mud slides, etc., you plan for the expected norm, not the once in a millennia tragedy.
Ok, so build wherever you want, but if you choose to build there, let's make it such that you can't get flood insurance and no one else is going to subsidize your losses. Everyone else in the country is going getting sick of paying for idiots who constantly build in an area that is going to flood.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 10:06 am to LSUTigersVCURams
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It is sad that this is even controversial. I mean who besides the most geedy, unscrupulous developers honestly thinks it's a good idea to develop floodplains?
People who's property is located in a floodplain?
Posted on 9/21/17 at 10:06 am to Chucktown_Badger
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Everyone else in the country is going getting sick of paying for idiots who constantly build in an area that is going to flood.
How many people actually live in 25 year floodplains in East Baton Rouge?
Almost all of south Louisiana - including New Orleans - is in a floodplain. IMO we should make investments into retention areas and diversion canals to better protect the population centers, and discourage development in areas that regularly flood.
FWIW, 2016 was no regular flood.
This post was edited on 9/21/17 at 10:09 am
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