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Council adopts floodplain ordinance updates but retains 12‑inch freeboard after amendment
Summary
Council adopted updates to the city's floodplain regulations to align with state and federal model language and to clarify adaptive reuse allowances in floodways, but rejected a staff recommendation to raise the mandatory freeboard to 18 inches; the council adopted the ordinance with the existing 12‑inch freeboard.
Lynchburg City Council adopted amendments to the city floodplain management regulations that align local code with state and federal model language while clarifying some adaptive‑reuse options for existing structures in floodway areas. The planning commission recommended the changes after a public hearing.
Staff presented three main changes: (1) update the underlying zoning allowances for structures in floodway areas to enable adaptive reuse of existing buildings (but not new construction or expansions), (2) other technical and code…
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