Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Story County moves first consideration of floodplain ordinance amendments to align with state guidance

5412231 · July 15, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Planning staff presented text amendments to Story County Code chapter 80 (floodplain management) to align the county ordinance with the Iowa DNR home-rule model after a community assistance visit. The board granted first consideration with minor corrections and set a second consideration hearing for July 22.

The Story County Board of Supervisors gave first consideration on July 15 to a text amendment to chapter 80 of the Story County Code, updating the county floodplain management ordinance to match the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ home-rule model and to correct internal references.

Leanne, planning staff, told the board the amendments reorganize chapter 80, remove outdated district language, add two definitions…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans