Steele County begins first reading of floodplain ordinance updates tied to state code changes

County staff told the board the state legislature has updated chapter references in the century code that affect floodplain authorization language. The changes are administrative in nature (updated statutory references) rather than substantive policy changes, and staff said the local ordinance already was updated last year to reflect new maps.

The board completed a first reading of the ordinance; staff will publish the ordinance and the board will hold a second reading and consider adoption at the next meeting. There was no motion to adopt the ordinance at this meeting — only the procedural first reading and direction to publish for the next meeting.

Staff noted the primary changes are updated statutory citations; the board instructed staff to prepare the ordinance for formal consideration at the next meeting.