Planning staff recommends code edits to align Pasco County flood rules with state statute

Bridal Juncker, planning department staff, presented PD26‑0475 — an ordinance amending Pasco County’s Land Development Code (flood damage prevention appendix and related sections) to align local definitions with Florida Statute 163.31795 and the Florida Department of Emergency Management. Juncker said the amendment corrects a Scrivener error and updates the substantial‑damage percentage from 50% to 49%, consistent with the 2022 statutory amendment, and removes local language referencing cumulative cost periods that the state statute no longer permits.