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Washington County committee advances floodplain ordinance updates to align with FEMA, DNR guidance
Summary
The Land Use & Planning Committee voted to forward an amendment to chapter 275 (shoreland, wetland and floodplain zoning) to the county board after staff said updated FEMA FIRM maps and state NR 115 model language require action; committee asked staff to seek clarified boathouse reconstruction language with the DNR.
The Washington County Land Use and Planning Committee voted to move an ordinance amendment updating shoreland, wetland and floodplain zoning (chapter 275) to the county board, after staff said the county has six months to adopt new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps and must bring local code into alignment with state NR 115 model language.
Planning department staff told the committee the proposed ordinance includes updated FIRM maps and language changes to comply with state administrative code and federal floodplain requirements; most changes are clarifications, but the updates are required to preserve residents’ eligibility for flood insurance and avoid federal enforcement actions. "FEMA and the DNR finally said, alright. The maps are official. You got 6 months to adopt these maps," the presenter said.
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