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Ukiah adopts FEMA model floodplain ordinance in urgency action to preserve NFIP eligibility
Summary
Facing a Sept. 19 deadline from FEMA, the City Council adopted an urgency ordinance re‑adopting floodplain management regulations, maps and a floodplain administrator designation to maintain participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
The Ukiah City Council adopted an urgency ordinance on Sept. 3 to readopt a floodplain management ordinance aligning local rules with FEMA’s model language and to adopt updated flood insurance study materials and maps.
Darcy Vaughn, assistant city attorney, told the council the city received notice in August from FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program Division that Ukiah did not have a compliant floodplain management ordinance in effect and that the city risked losing NFIP eligibility if it did not adopt compliant regulations…
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