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Council adopts floodplain ordinance to comply with updated FEMA maps; changes affect mobile homes and floodplain boundaries
Summary
The council approved Ordinance 25-010, rewriting Chapter 38 (floods) to adopt FEMA’s updated flood insurance study and maps effective April 23, 2025; the rewrite raises manufactured-home freeboard and designates the city engineer as floodplain administrator.
The City Council adopted a full restatement of the city’s floodplain ordinance to comply with an updated Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) study and new Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that become effective April 23, 2025.
John Thompson, public works director, said the ordinance revision is mandated by FEMA for continued participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). “This ordinance revision is mandated by FEMA in order for the city to continue participation in the federally subsidized National Flood Insurance…
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