Planning commission recommends floodplain regulation text amendment to maintain FEMA program standing
Commission staff presented ZT2026-TAC0001 updating Chapter 45 floodplain development regulations; the commission voted unanimously to recommend the amendment to City Council to preserve NFIP and CRS participation.
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The City of Newport News Planning Commission recommended that City Council adopt a zoning text amendment, ZT2026-TAC0001, to update the city’s floodplain development regulations and maintain compliance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the Community Rating System (CRS).
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