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Council introduces two ordinances for Sept. 9: FEMA map date update for drainage code and waterfowl hunting regulation changes
Summary
City staff introduced ordinances to (1) update the drainage code to reflect new FEMA map dates for Oklahoma County and (2) amend local hunting code to align with state waterfowl regulations and allow day permits for blinds at Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge and Lake Stanley Draper. Both were set for final hearing on Sept. 9.
Oklahoma City — The City Council introduced two ordinances Monday and set both for final hearing Sept. 9: a drainage-code update tied to new FEMA flood-insurance maps and a parks-related amendment refining local hunting rules.
Debbie Miller, public works director, told the council the drainage ordinance change is administrative: as a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program the city must update its code when FEMA issues new flood maps for Oklahoma County. The introduction updates the ordinance’s referenced FEMA map date; council members voted to introduce the ordinance and scheduled the final hearing for Sept. 9.
Separately, the Parks Department brought forward an amendment to chapter 38 of the city code to align local hunting language with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife’s regulations. Melinda McMillan Miller said the changes narrow local hunting authority to waterfowl only (removing doves from that local provision), and create a process for residents to purchase day permits for blinds at Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge and at the Lake Stanley Draper reservation.
Councilmembers voted to introduce the waterfowl ordinance amendment and set it for final hearing Sept. 9. Staff noted the Parks and Wildlife commission and state agency staff had participated in coordination prior to the introduction.
No fiscal impact or changes to enforcement procedures were listed in the council introductions; final ordinance language and any associated fees or administrative details will be addressed at the scheduled Sept. 9 hearings.
