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Sumter County adopts flood-plain ordinance to align Black River maps, meet NFIP requirements
Summary
Sumter County Council unanimously approved amendments to the county Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance to adopt revised Black River watershed maps and Flood Insurance Study material, and to update language for compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program and Community Rating System; changes take effect Oct. 27, 2022.
Sumter County Council unanimously approved updates to the county Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance on Oct. 11 that will adopt revised Black River watershed maps and revisions to the Flood Insurance Study, and make clarifications required for compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the Community Rating System (CRS).
Planning Director Helen Roodman presented the ordinance on third reading, telling council the amendments adopt the Black River watershed maps and related Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Study revisions that become effective Oct. 27, 2022, and incorporate corrections and clarifications necessary for NFIP and CRS compliance. The Planning Department and the Planning Commission recommended approval.
Councilman Artie Baker moved adoption and Councilman Charles T. Edens seconded. The motion carried on a unanimous vote.
Why it matters: adopting the updated maps and study materials keeps Sumter County eligible for NFIP programs and maintains the countyCommunity Rating System standing, which can affect flood-insurance rates for property owners. The ordinance was presented as a technical update rather than a change to local floodplain policy; no amendments were recorded during the meeting.
The council took the vote on third reading and adopted the ordinance; no effective-date amendment was proposed at the meeting.
