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Planning commission to put model floodplain ordinance to public hearing as FEMA maps take effect
Summary
Southampton County Planning Commission discussed a model floodplain ordinance from Virginia DCR tied to updated FEMA maps effective March 17, 2026, and scheduled a public hearing for February to consider recommended changes including a likely freeboard increase from 18 to 24 inches.
Southampton County Planning Commission staff presented a model floodplain ordinance supplied by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and recommended the commission place the ordinance on a public hearing agenda in February before forwarding a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
Mr. Prince, nominated earlier in the meeting as the commission secretary, told members the updated FEMA flood maps and accompanying flood insurance study will be effective March 17, 2026, and that the model ordinance should be adopted in conjunction with the new maps. He said the model includes an increase in the required freeboard — the vertical distance between the base flood elevation and the…
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