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Council adopts floodplain code amendment; staff says new FEMA/CEMA maps not effective until September
Summary
The City Council adopted an amendment to Title 4, Chapter 4.20 (Flood Damage Prevention) and heard a staff update that the 2025 flood maps will not be effective until September 2025; staff will continue to use preliminary maps in the interim.
Republic City Council adopted Bill 25-17, amending Title 4, Chapter 4.20 (Flood Damage Prevention) of the municipal code.
City staff member Mr. Ruiz provided an update during the meeting saying that CEMA notified the city the flood maps for 2025 "won't be effective until September of this year," and that staff would continue to use the preliminary maps while the effective date is delayed. Ruiz told council that, "functionally, that won't change anything because that's what staff can continue to do anyways."
Council recorded no additional discussion on the ordinance before voting; final passage was recorded 7-0 via roll-call vote. The transcript does not document conditions, amendments or public testimony specific to the amendment.
The ordinance updates the municipal floodplain regulations as shown in the ordinance title and aligns the city's code text; staff noted the timing issue with the external map effective date and instructed council to expect the city to rely on preliminary maps until the official effective date in September 2025.
