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Germantown adopts updated floodplain ordinance and FEMA maps; staff to develop notification plan
Summary
The planning commission approved an updated floodplain zoning ordinance and adopted revised FEMA flood insurance rate maps effective Feb. 20, 2026, while acknowledging map discrepancies and directing staff to recommend public notification strategies for affected property owners.
Germantown, Wis. — The Village of Germantown Plan Commission voted Dec. 8 to adopt a revised floodplain zoning ordinance (Chapter 23), along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s updated Flood Insurance Study and flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) that take effect Feb. 20, 2026.
Jeff, the community development presenter, said most of Germantown’s 12 map panels are being revised and that new…
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