Warren County adopts updated flood-damage regulations, delays enforcement 30 days

Warren County commissioners approved updated flood damage reduction regulations after a public hearing, then amended the resolution to delay enforcement for 30 days.

County staff told the board the Federal Emergency Management Agency will make updated flood maps regulatory the next day; property owners affected by the new boundaries have been notified by postcard and public meetings. A county resolution presented for adoption originally listed an April 22, 2025 effective date; commissioners amended that resolution to require the measure to become effective 30 days after adoption.

The board opened a public hearing on the proposed flood damage reduction regulations. Molly, a Warren County staff member overseeing the mapping project, summarized outreach and next steps, saying FEMA “sent out postcards. We had public, I think 3 or 4 public meetings where…