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Sumner County planning commission defers vote on raising flood freeboard from 1 to 3 feet
Summary
The Sumner County Regional Planning Commission discussed a resolution to change the local flood freeboard requirement from 1 foot to 3 feet above base flood elevation, debated the need for metrics showing risk reduction, and voted to defer action one month.
The Sumner County Regional Planning Commission on Oct. 21 debated a resolution (Planning Commission Resolution 2025-01) that would amend county zoning rules to raise the required freeboard for structures from 1 foot to 3 feet above the base flood elevation, then voted to defer the measure for one month.
The proposal, presented by planning staff as a one-line change to the zoning resolution’s flood hazard reduction provisions, would replace references to “1 foot” of freeboard with “3 feet.” Staff said public-notification requirements had…
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