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Board gets first read of recodified floodplain ordinance drawing on FEMA guidance
Summary
County staff presented a first reading of a recodified floodwater zoning ordinance that would raise finished-floor elevation standards and expand regulation from 100-year to 500-year flood risk; no vote was taken at this meeting.
Washington County staff presented a first reading Nov. 12 of a recodified floodwater zoning ordinance based on model language from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and FEMA, asking supervisors to review proposed changes before any formal action.
Mr. Richardson, the county planning official, said the primary policy choices under consideration are…
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