This article written in french by Stéphane St-Amour was automatically translated using AI
The modernization of regulations in water environments and flood zones will not be without impact for Laval’s waterfront property owners.
It was learned yesterday that the number of buildings considered in a flood zone would increase from around 1,100 to more than 2,550 on Île Jésus.
This estimate comes from the brief submitted by the Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM) council as part of the consultation, which continues until Thursday, October 17.
Preliminary Mapping
To visualize the impact of the proposed regulations, the CMM produced and sent the new preliminary flood zone maps to the municipalities of Greater Montreal based on the guidelines developed by the Quebec government and submitted for the current consultation.
“The City is aware of the questions and concerns that these changes may raise among its population, which is why it will submit a brief as part of the ongoing consultation process,” said Philippe Déry, Head of Public Affairs in Laval, in an email exchange.
Moreover, the Boyer administration will make available to its citizens “two informational tools” provided by the CMM regarding the revision of the regulatory framework and mapping.
Impact Overview
In short, the expansion of the flood zone proposed by the Ministry of the Environment affects 2,553 Laval properties.
Currently defined as “major current” and “minor current,” depending on whether it is a 0-20 year or 20-100 year recurrence zone, flood zones will be divided into four exposure zones in the new regulation, based on the risk factor.
Thus, 567 buildings would fall into the low exposure zone, 657 into the moderate exposure zone, 741 into the high exposure zone, and 588 into the very high exposure zone.
It should be noted that the preliminary map takes into account the floods of 2017, 2019, and 2023, as well as the anticipated effects of climate change.
At the scale of the CMM, the new regulatory framework will include 15,508 buildings—housing 19,780 units—in flood zones, with more than half in high and very high exposure zones. These buildings represent $9.9 billion in assessed property value, according to the CMM.
Concerned Citizens
In a press release, the CMM mentioned that concerned citizens had “contacted elected officials in Greater Montreal all summer,” who were unable to provide adequate answers.
The supra-regional body therefore believes “that the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife, and Parks (MELCCFP) should hold meetings to present its regulatory framework project to the affected populations without delay,” it wrote.
Finally, in its brief, the CMM is asking the government, among other things, to “re-evaluate the standards governing the different transformations of a primary residential building to allow for greater flexibility, particularly in low, moderate, and high exposure zones.”
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