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Brookings County adopts zoning change to reflect updated FEMA flood maps; 11 properties affected, officials say
Summary
The Brookings County Commission approved Ordinance 2025-01 on Feb. 4 to update the county zoning ordinance to match new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps; county staff said 11 property owners were newly identified as flood-prone and were notified. Appeals must go through FEMA.
The Brookings County Commission on Feb. 4 approved Ordinance 2025-01, an amendment to the county zoning ordinance to adopt Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Map updates that county staff said affect roughly 11 property owners.
County development Deputy Director Richard Hagen told the commission the ordinance language was drawn from FEMA’s guidance and that the county had sent letters to affected owners and connected some of them with FEMA for possible appeals. “We believe that the science behind developing the ordinance is the best science that there is,” Hagen said during the public hearing.
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