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St. Louis County adopts updated floodplain ordinance, reducing base flood elevation on Lake Vermilion
Summary
The county board voted unanimously Feb. 25 to adopt Ordinance 69 and updated FEMA flood maps so residents keep access to flood insurance and the county can issue permits in floodplain areas.
St. Louis County commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 25 to adopt St. Louis County Floodplain Ordinance 69 and accept updated FEMA flood insurance rate maps, a change county staff said is required for continued participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Donald Rigney, land use manager for St. Louis County Planning and Zoning, told the board FEMA updated the county’s flood insurance rate maps and that the county’s previous ordinance, adopted about 33 years ago, needed a full rewrite to align with federal and state standards. “The floodplain base flood elevation was reduced by a foot and a half,” Rigney said, describing a…
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