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FEMA flood-map LFD expected this winter; LaMoure County warned to update ordinances by mid‑2025
Summary
DES/911 Coordinator Kimberly Robbins told the board the FEMA map project is in its final review and a Letter of Final Determination (LFD) is expected Dec. 2024–Jan. 2025; the LFD will trigger a six‑month adoption process with new maps becoming effective around June–July 2025, requiring ordinance updates.
Kimberly Robbins, LaMoure County DES/911 Coordinator, told the board the FEMA flood‑map project had reached the final FEMA review stage as of Sept. 9, 2024, and that the project team expects a Letter of Final Determination (LFD) to be issued between December 2024 and January 2025. She said the LFD marks the end of mapping work and the start of compliance steps that require jurisdictions to update local floodplain ordinances.
The county will have six months after the LFD to complete required adoption procedures. Robbins said that schedule would place the effective date for the new maps around June or July 2025, and that local jurisdictions must update their ordinances to remain in compliance with FEMA requirements.
The board did not take a formal vote on ordinance language at the Sept. 17 meeting; Robbins’ update served as a timeline briefing and a reminder that staff and elected officials should plan for ordinance drafting and public‑notice requirements tied to the FEMA timetable. No funding decisions were recorded in the minutes for ordinance updates. The county’s next procedural steps recorded in the minutes are administrative: monitor FEMA's LFD issuance and prepare ordinance amendments and public hearings within the six‑month window.
