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Pensacola planning board recommends Floodplain Management code updates required by FEMA
Summary
The City of Pensacola Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend city council adopt amendments to Chapter 12-9 of the Land Development Code to update floodplain management language, adopt new FEMA flood insurance rate maps and preserve the city’s Class 7 Community Rating System benefits.
The City of Pensacola Planning Board recommended adoption of amendments to Chapter 12-9 of the Land Development Code on July 8, 2025, to update the city’s floodplain management ordinance and adopt new Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance rate maps.
City staff and the city’s floodplain administrator said the changes are mandatory to maintain the city’s participation and Class 7 rating in the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System. Jonathan Bilby, Building Inspections Director and Floodplain Administrator, told the board the proposed language aligns city code with FEMA and the Florida Division of Emergency Management and with the eighth edition of the Florida Building Code.
The board’s vote was unanimous. The planning board’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration at its…
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