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Greensville Board adopts new floodplain overlay ordinance adopting FEMA maps
Summary
The Greensville County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 2 to adopt a new floodplain overlay ordinance (Resolution 26-15) that incorporates recently issued FEMA flood insurance maps; the ordinance will go to the state DCR and FEMA for final review and take effect in December if approved.
The Greensville County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 2 voted to adopt Resolution 26-15, a new floodplain overlay ordinance that incorporates FEMA’s newly issued flood insurance maps for parts of the county. County staff presented the maps and urged the board to rescind the existing Article 10 and replace it with an ordinance based on FEMA’s study.
County staff explained why the change was needed. "We've received complaints of additional flood in areas that didn't flood, especially along the Meherrin River," said Mr. Pope, a county staff member, summarizing the county's request to adopt maps produced after a recent FEMA floodplain study. He told the board five map panels changed following compilation of new hydrologic data and community meetings.
The nut graf: Adopting the ordinance updates the county’s zoning overlay to match newly mapped 100-year floodplains and starts a required state and federal review process. Mr. Pope said the county follows the state model ordinance and that, after board approval, the draft ordinance and maps will be submitted to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and then to FEMA; the updated maps would become effective in December if FEMA completes its review.
In discussion, supervisors asked about timing. Mr. Pope said the FEMA review would be completed "within a month" of DCR submission but the official map effective date is expected in December. No members of the public had signed up to comment during the public hearing portion. The board’s vote on Resolution 26-15 was recorded by roll call and the motion passed.
Background: The county’s prior flood insurance rate maps had been based on topography rather than an official floodplain study, staff said; the FEMA mapping project provided a formal hydrologic study for areas where residents have reported new or changed flooding patterns.
The ordinance will now proceed to the state and FEMA for technical review; staff told the board the county had followed the state model ordinance in preparing the local rule and will return with final notice after the federal review.
