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Planning commission recommends updated floodplain ordinance to comply with FEMA maps
Summary
Southampton County planners unanimously recommended forwarding a zoning-text amendment to adopt FEMA's model floodplain ordinance and align the county code with updated FEMA maps effective March 17, 2026; staff kept freeboard at the FEMA-minimum 18 inches after discussion.
The Southampton County Planning Commission unanimously recommended the Board of Supervisors adopt a text amendment to the county zoning ordinance that updates floodplain districts to the FEMA model ordinance and aligns local code with newly issued FEMA maps.
Staff told the commission that Southampton County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and received updated maps dated March 17 that are to be…
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