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Planning commission backs floodplain overlay rewrite to comply with FEMA maps
Summary
The Brookings County Planning and Zoning Commission voted Jan. 7 to recommend replacing the county’s floodplain/flood damage prevention chapter with updated FEMA-compliant language tied to the April 23, 2025 updated flood insurance rate map; staff said adoption is needed to keep federally backed loans and flood insurance in good standing.
On Jan. 7, 2025, the Brookings County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend amending the county zoning ordinance by replacing chapter 4.05 (floodplain/flood damage prevention) and renaming the district to the Floodplain Overlay District to align with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) updated flood insurance rate map dated April 23, 2025.
The rewrite matters because staff said the change is FEMA-recommended and that failure to adopt FEMA-compliant language could affect federally backed loans…
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