The Town will be holding office hours to answer your questions about the flood visualization tool during a series of lunchtime virtual office hours. Join via ZOOM on Friday, May 17, 12-1pm.
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84407321891?pwd=edlJWOKpJazDt9FJQgTquh2J2IZom6.1
The Town will be holding office hours to answer your questions about the flood visualization tool during a series of lunchtime virtual office hours. Join via ZOOM on Wednesday, May 8, 12-1pm.
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88419896993?pwd=zXbU93KM3VEKlQrszictrYKNBttLzC.1
The Town of Corte Madera is launching its Shoreline Flood Explorer online tool! Developed by Virtual Planet and the Town of Corte Madera, the Shoreline Flood Explorer models flooding impacts under various storm surge and King Tide scenarios. This tool allows the Town and its residents to more accurately assess flood risk so that we can take informed action to mitigate flooding at our shoreline. This tool is the culmination of the Town of Corte Madera's Shoreline Adaptation Engagement Effort.
Watch the informational video below to see how different flood scenarios are impacting Corte Madera’s Shoreline.
QUESTIONS? The Town will be holding office hours to answer your questions on the Visualization tool during a series of lunchtime virtual office hours. Join via zoom on the following dates:
Wednesday, May 8 at 12-1pm
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88419896993?pwd=zXbU93KM3VEKlQrszictrYKNBttLzC.1
Friday, May 17 at 12-1pm
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84407321891?pwd=edlJWOKpJazDt9FJQgTquh2J2IZom6.1
Join the Town of Corte Madera for a special Flood Board Meeting on April 29th at 6:30pm to learn about updates to our Storm Drain Master Plan and the release of our shoreline flood visualization video. This video, called the Shoreline Flood Explorer: Corte Madera, was developed to help the community visualize flooding hazards in the shoreline area as the Town and its residents look towards next steps to mitigate flooding impacts.
To view the draft Storm Drain Master Plan, visit the project webpage: https://www.townofcortemadera.org/1224/2024-Storm-Drain-Master-Plan.
For more information about the Town of Corte Madera’s Shoreline Adaptation Engagement Effort, visit our project website: https://cortemaderaadapts.org/shoreline.
Attend in person at:
Corte Madera Interim Council Chambers
240 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Suite 108, Corte Madera, CA
Or virtually at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84104397707
Find the meeting agenda here.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 5:30pm, Corte Madera Planning staff held a public workshop for residents in neighborhoods located in the FEMA Special Hazard Flood Zone (Marina Village, Mariner Cove, portions of Marin Estates, and Madera Gardens) to review and discuss possible changes to the Design Review regulations for residential projects that raise the finished floor of the home above Base Flood Elevation in compliance with FEMA regulations (ie, a “FEMA Lift project”).
The recording of the workshop can be accessed HERE.
Town staff and the Planning Commission are in the process of reviewing and updating the Town’s Design Review regulations to improve their clarity and user-friendliness. One regulation that staff is examining relates to FEMA Lift projects. Existing Design Review regulations often require that a FEMA Lift project obtain Design Review approval prior to building permit. Design Review can introduce additional time, cost, and a level of uncertainty for property owners. Town staff is in the process of modifying this regulation to exempt a FEMA Lift project from Design Review. Additional objective design standards would also be implemented to minimize potential privacy impacts of a FEMA Lift project on neighboring properties and to ensure appropriate exterior design for a taller home.
Engaging the residents in all of the Town’s flood zone neighborhoods in this process is crucial for gathering input, addressing concerns, and ensuring that any proposed changes or updates to the regulations reflect the needs and aspirations of the community. Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to staff related to potential changes to Design Review regulations. The feedback received at the workshop will be taken into consideration in preparation of a zoning ordinance amendment application. There will be additional meetings in the coming months at the Planning Commission and Town Council. No formal action is being taken at this workshop.
How to attend, participate and provide comment at the Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Flood Zone Neighborhood workshop:
The workshop will be held via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88979560028
If you have any questions, please contact the Planning Division at (415) 927-5064. More information can also be found at the Design Review project webpage.
Please note that this event is being held through Corte Madera’s Planning Department.
The Town of Corte Madera is holding a virtual workshop to discuss shoreline vulnerabilities and better understand residents’ concerns and priorities in Mariner Cove on March 27th at 5:30-7:00pm. Residents are invited to share ideas, hopes, and concerns about the vulnerabilities each neighborhood faces.
You can find the presentation slides from the workshop HERE.
A summary of the Q&A and feedback received is available HERE.
Watch the recorded presentation and Q&A session below:
Meet us on the Shoreline!
The community met Town Staff on Wednesday, January 10, from 9:45-10:45 am, at the Marina Village Levee (North end of Echo Ave), and the Sanitary Pump Station (Golden Hind Psge & Ebbtide Psge). We observed how the King Tide impacts the neighborhood, and discussed the ideas, hopes, concerns, and needs of Shoreline residents now and into the future.
You can find the elevation map displayed at the Pop Up here.
Read the summary of community input and conversations here.
Thank you to all who came out in the rain!
Town Staff are hosting virtual Office Hours, where you can ask questions, share comments and concerns about the Shoreline Adaptation Engagement Effort.
Please register for this event below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkc-qrqDIrHNCMq1keWJV6RlM2eyYGqepO
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Town staff will be introducing the Shoreline Adaptation Engagement Effort and gathering feedback from Flood Board members and the public on draft project goals and structure
December 11, 6:30 pm
Attend in person at:
Corte Madera Interim Council Chambers
240 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Suite 108, Corte Madera, CA
Or virtually at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84104397707
Watch the recording of the meeting here.
