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Council introduces floodplain ordinance to adopt updated FEMA maps; staff warns approvals are time-sensitive
Summary
The council introduced an amendment to Chapter 405 (Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance) to adopt FEMA flood-hazard maps (bill 25-09241). No public speakers registered; staff said the county must approve the maps by October 2 to remain compliant and that code changes can be addressed later via master-plan work.
The Jefferson County Council opened and closed a public hearing to introduce an amendment to Chapter 405 of the county code to adopt updated FEMA flood-hazard maps (bill 25-09241). No speakers registered in favor or opposition during the hearing. County staff and the executive told the council the maps must be approved as published by October 2 to comply with the FEMA schedule; any Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) or code changes could be addressed later, tied to the master-plan process.
After confirming no public testimony, the council voted 7-0 to close the hearing and then approved the bill on its first reading and moved it to perfection. Council members asked staff to follow up on a specific FEMA panel reference requested by one council member. The executive emphasized that map adoption proceeds should be handled in full and that future code changes should be addressed systematically after the master-plan work is complete.
What happens next: bill 25-09241 will return to the council for further readings and any amendments that the council chooses to adopt through the normal perfection and final-passage process. Staff indicated they will provide requested FEMA panel information to council members.
