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Hampton County approves amendments to flood damage prevention ordinance at third reading
Summary
Council approved third reading of changes to the county's flood damage prevention ordinance (2012-001) to add FEMA/DNR technical language and permit assignment flexibility for the ordinance administrator.
Hampton County Council on May 19 approved the third reading of an ordinance amending the county’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (2012-001) to add technical language requested by FEMA and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and to allow the ordinance administrator role to be the building official or a designee of the county administrator.
Deputy county staff said the amendments are largely technical and were requested by FEMA and DNR. The changes also give the county flexibility to assign the administrative duties to the building official or the county administrator’s designee rather than naming a single officeholder in the code.
The public hearing on the ordinance was held earlier in the meeting. After discussion concluded, a council member moved to approve the third reading; the motion carried by voice vote (no roll-call tally provided in the transcript). The ordinance was identified in the record as county ordinance "2012-001." Staff described these amendments as perfunctory and required by state and federal agencies for continued compliance with floodplain management requirements.
Council members were given an opportunity to ask questions during the public hearing; staff reiterated the technical nature of the changes and the administrative flexibility they provide. The council’s approval completes third-reading adoption of the amendment.
