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Spring Grove adopts DNR-model floodplain ordinance after brief public hearing
Summary
The Spring Grove board unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 2026-003, a Department of Natural Resources model floodplain ordinance presented by Wayne County staff; the ordinance does not change mapped floodplain boundaries and will be recorded with the DNR.
The Spring Grove Board of Trustees unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 2026-003, an updated floodplain ordinance modeled on language provided by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, following a brief public hearing on March 10.
Steve Higanbotham of Wayne County presented the ordinance and said the DNR supplied the wording. "The floodplain has not changed," Higanbotham said, and the updated text primarily refines legal definitions rather than altering mapped boundaries. The board opened and closed the public hearing with no members of the public registering opposition.
Trustee Zane Carrell moved to adopt the ordinance; Trustee Robert Erbse seconded. The vote was unanimous among the three trustees present. Higanbotham told the board he will record the ordinance and forward it to the DNR as the next administrative step.
The ordinance was described in the meeting as aligning Spring Grove's language with Wayne County and DNR standards; meeting minutes note the verbiage is "identical to Wayne County's other than names." The board did not discuss changes to floodplain limits or any new mapping during the hearing.
The board's action completes local adoption of the DNR-modeled text; recording with the DNR was the stated follow-up.
