Board approves amendment adding 'encroachment' to floodplain definitions with edits
Mar 20, 2025
Ordinance No. 337, adding an 'Encroachment' definition to the town's Municipal Floodplain Zoning Ordinance, was approved with edits clarifying 'substantial improvements' and removing references to fill material and bank protection measures.
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The board approved Ordinance No. 337 on first reading to amend Article II (Definitions) of the Municipal Floodplain Zoning Ordinance by adding a definition for 'Encroachment.' Vice Mayor Kevin Howard moved for approval of Ordinance No. 337 with correction to the definition language; Alderman Billy McCarty seconded the motion, which the minutes record as passing 'with all ayes.'
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