Council adopts subdivision control update to incorporate FEMA and NOAA data
Summary
The council approved a code amendment to the subdivision control ordinance to require use of FEMA floodplain maps and NOAA precipitation data when reviewing primary plats, bringing local code into compliance with recent state legislation effective July 1.
The Zionsville Town Council approved an amendment to Chapter 193 of the Town Code (the subdivision control ordinance) to require staff review of FEMA floodplain maps and NOAA precipitation data when evaluating primary plats for major subdivisions. Mike Dale, director of planning and building, told the council that recent state legislation requires local governments to incorporate those federal data sources into subdivision review. He described the ordinance update as a housekeeping measure to ensure local regulation complies with the state law, which the meeting record notes became effective on July 1. Councilors moved and seconded final-reading approval of the amendment (identified in the meeting as ordinance 2025-19 or petition 2025-49 as filed with the planning commission). The motion passed unanimously, 6-0. No public commenters spoke against the amendment during the recorded discussion. Staff said the item came to the council from the planning commission and that the change affects the staff stage of primary-plat review; no specific fee or procedural deadlines beyond the statutory requirement were discussed at the meeting.
