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Staff to advertise flood-hazard overlay changes after FEMA-required edits

2092443 · January 8, 2025
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Summary

Amherst County staff told the board they received FEMA and DCR-required changes to a proposed flood-hazard overlay ordinance on short notice and requested the board authorize advertising the ordinance for a Jan. 21 public hearing; the motion to advertise passed.

County staff told the Amherst County Board of Supervisors Jan. 7 that FEMA and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) required edits to the county's proposed Flood Hazard Overlay Ordinance and asked the board to authorize advertising the revised ordinance for public hearing on Jan. 21.

Why it matters: The revised ordinance and updated flood maps are…

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