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Jefferson County adopts new flood damage prevention ordinance
Summary
The council unanimously approved Bill 25‑11308, replacing the county's flood damage prevention code (Chapter 405); the ordinance was perfected and passed 7–0.
The Jefferson County Council voted unanimously to adopt a rewritten flood damage prevention ordinance, Bill 25‑11308, which repeals and replaces the existing Chapter 405 of the county code. The measure was perfected and moved to final passage by voice vote recorded as 7–0.
The ordinance (described at first reading as a complete replacement of the existing flood damage prevention rules) will take effect as provided in the ordinance text. During the perfection and final-passage sequence there was no recorded debate on the floor.
The passage updates county floodplain regulations; council members noted the department had prepared the draft ordinance and approved it on final reading.
