Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Floodplain Management topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council adopts updated flood-hazard ordinance replacing chapter on floodplain management
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 25-11, repealing and replacing the township’s flood-hazard chapter and adopting new flood-plain management regulations, including designation of a floodplain administrator and updated maps.
The Township Council voted May 19 to adopt Ordinance 25-11, which repeals and replaces chapter 244 of the ordinances governing flood-hazard areas. The ordinance adopts new flood-plain management regulations (listed in the ordinance as sections 101 to 1001), updates the township’s flood-hazard maps, designates a floodplain administrator and includes severability and an effective date.
Council members opened a public hearing on the ordinance at second reading and, seeing no members of the public wishing to speak, closed the hearing and proceeded to adopt the ordinance by roll call vote.
The council did not discuss project-specific mitigation steps or identify affected parcels during the hearing. The ordinance text as introduced updates local regulation language and adopts map changes; the council did not provide implementation dates beyond the ordinance’s effective date stated in the adoption motion.
The ordinance will become part of the township’s municipal code and shifts local floodplain administration responsibilities to the designated administrator named in the ordinance text. Council members who voted on the adoption did so by roll call during the meeting.
