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Residents urge tighter floodplain limits during Jefferson County hearing; council introduces replacement ordinance
Summary
At a public hearing on proposed amendments to Chapter 405 (Flood Damage Prevention), residents warned that a 1-foot allowance could accumulate across developments and expand flood risk; council closed the hearing and later introduced Bill 25-11308 to repeal and replace Chapter 405, moving it to perfection by unanimous vote.
Residents and volunteers told the Jefferson County Council on Nov. 10, 2025, they oppose language in the proposed Chapter 405 flood ordinance that allows up to a 1-foot computation change in some flood-height calculations, arguing multiple developments would cumulatively raise the floodplain and create new flood hazards.
Allen Leaderbrand, sworn for the hearing, said builders raising the…
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