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Planning commission recommends updated floodplain ordinance to preserve FEMA insurance and federal grants
Summary
The Siskiyou County Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend the Board of Supervisors adopt an updated floodplain management ordinance to include FEMA's new flood maps and remain in the National Flood Insurance Program; staff said the change is required by FEMA and needed for eligibility for some federal grants.
The Siskiyou County Planning Commission voted 4-0, with one member absent, on a resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors adopt an updated floodplain management ordinance to incorporate FEMA's newly finalized flood maps and keep the county in the National Flood Insurance Program.
The update is required after FEMA finalized new flood maps and gave the county a December 11, 2025 deadline to update local ordinance language, James Phelps, senior planner, told the commission. Phelps said the county used a model ordinance from the Department of Water Resources (Exhibit C) and highlighted changes required to remain compliant.
The change matters because participation in the National Flood Insurance Program is tied to eligibility for certain federal hazard-mitigation and emergency services grants and…
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