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Council hears first reading of updated floodplain ordinance tied to new FEMA maps
Summary
City staff presented a full rewrite of the floodplain ordinance required by FEMA; the updated rules must be effective before FEMA’s new flood-insurance maps go into force April 23, 2025.
City staff presented the first reading of an ordinance that would restate the city’s floodplain regulations to align with updated Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood-insurance study (FIS) and flood-insurance rate maps (FIRM) that become effective April 23, 2025.
John Thompson, Public Works Director, told the council the rewrite is mandated by FEMA to maintain the city’s participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Thompson said the city must adopt the updated ordinance before FEMA’s new maps take effect and that FEMA has provided…
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