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Commission directs staff to request FEMA eliminate county’s remedial flood‑inspection plan
Summary
Monroe County commissioners authorized staff to send a letter to FEMA requesting elimination of the county’s 2014 remedial plan for the flood inspection and compliance program, citing code changes the county says now address the program's original problems.
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners voted on Jan. 15 to direct staff to transmit a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeking elimination of Monroe County’s 2014 implementation plan for the flood inspection and compliance program (the county’s "remedial plan").
Lede facts: Staff and the consultant (Lori Lear, remote on Zoom) told commissioners that the county has adopted other code mechanisms and options that, in staff’s view, address the original issues the remedial plan was intended to solve. The board authorized sending a request to FEMA asking it to remove the remedial plan requirement.
Why it matters: The remedial plan imposes inspection and compliance obligations that county staff and residents have found difficult; removing it would align unincorporated county rules with municipal approaches and, according to supporters, simplify permitting for residents in unincorporated areas.
Board process: No members of the public were signed up for the item. Commissioner Lincoln moved the action and Commissioner Cates seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Next steps: Staff will send the letter to FEMA and follow up with the consultant and stakeholders; the board thanked staff and the consultant for the work and said the item had been the product of lengthy public engagement.
Source: Monroe County BOCC transcript, Jan. 15, 2025; staff and consultant remarks.
