County adopts updated Floodplain Management ordinance to meet state requirements
Billings County commissioners approved revisions to its Floodplain Management ordinance based on recent state model language; staff said the draft had been reviewed by state water resources and FEMA with no comments, and the commission voted to adopt the ordinance.
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Staff presented an updated Floodplain Management ordinance and explained it aligns with a state model created after recent legislative action. The staff member told commissioners the zoning board recommended approval on Feb. 19 and that the state water resources review and FEMA provided preliminary review "with no comments." The staff member said rural areas of Billings County are not mapped by FEMA and that the county would rely on available tools such as soil maps and state risk assessments for preliminary flood evaluation.
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