Could the city raise the land in the flood prone areas instead of doing flood mitigation?

The City of Brentwood has adopted FEMA guidelines for floodplain regulations, which do not allow for raising low-lying land in flood-prone areas, a practice that has been found to actually increase overall flood risk. These regulations can be found in the City of Brentwood’s Floodplain Ordinance.

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1. How will this plan reduce flooding in the area?
2. What is floodplain restoration?
3. Could the city raise the land in the flood prone areas instead of doing flood mitigation?
4. Why does this area flood?
5. How will standing water be addressed in the areas that will gather water?
6. How will this project affect municipalities upstream and downstream?
7. Will water and sewage flow into Deer Creek?