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Owensboro planners introduce floodplain text amendments to preserve flood insurance discounts
Summary
On first reading the commission introduced changes to floodplain definitions to maintain Community Rating System points, including removing a 36-inch manufactured-home elevation clause and reducing the substantial improvement threshold from 50% to 49%.
The Owensboro Board of Commissioners on March 4 introduced Ordinance 3-2025 on first reading, proposing text amendments to Article 18 of the Owensboro Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance covering floodplain definitions and standards for manufactured homes and recreational vehicles.
Brian Howard, executive director of the Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission, told the commission that both Owensboro and Davis County participate in the…
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