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Nelson County adopts floodplain zoning amendment after joint hearing
Summary
Nelson County’s Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 02025-3, updating the county’s General Floodplain District rules to align with FEMA’s new flood insurance rate maps effective Aug. 5, 2025, after a joint hearing with the Planning Commission.
Nelson County’s Board of Supervisors voted to adopt Ordinance 02025-3, an amendment to Appendix A Zoning Article 10 (General Floodplain District FP), following a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission.
County planning staff told the joint meeting that the amendment updates local floodplain rules to match new FEMA flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) finalized for Nelson County and set to take effect Aug. 5, 2025. "FEMA is a federal agency that administers the National Flood Insurance Program," a planning staff member said, explaining why the county must update its ordinance to remain in the NFIP.
The amendment was recommended unanimously by the Planning Commission and then adopted by the Board…
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