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Boonton council adopts updated floodplain-management ordinance
Summary
The Boonton Mayor and Town Council adopted Ordinance 16-25 to update the town's flood-damage prevention rules, append official flood maps as public records and designate a floodplain administrator; no members of the public spoke during the hearing.
The Boonton Mayor and Town Council voted to adopt Ordinance 16-25, updating the town's flood-damage prevention chapter and appending revised flood-hazard maps to the municipal code.
The ordinance, introduced at a public hearing, updates Chapter 140 to formalize floodplain-management regulations and designates a floodplain administrator, council members said. "These updated maps are public records," a council member said during discussion, noting they have been appended to the ordinance for public review at Town Hall.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing, and council moved the ordinance forward by roll call. A council member asked whether the town is required to notify affected property owners; the town's representative said the short answer was no and that the maps are available for review at Town Hall and, where possible, online.
The ordinance was presented as part of the town's broader effort to align local regulations with the state model and to provide clearer public access to flood-hazard information. Council members emphasized the maps were selected with engineer input to best fit the town and recommended that residents with questions meet with staff at Town Hall to review how the maps affect their properties.
Next steps: the ordinance will be filed and the maps kept on public record; council did not direct any additional immediate notification to property owners, leaving outreach to individual inquiries and Town Hall review sessions.
