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Barnwell County advances updated flood ordinance tied to new FEMA maps
Summary
Barnwell County Council accepted the second reading of an updated Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance to adopt FEMA’s revised Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Insurance Study information with an effective date of July 21, 2026; the hearing drew no public comments.
Barnwell County Council accepted the second reading of an ordinance to repeal and replace the county’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance and to adopt updated FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Insurance Study information effective July 21, 2026. Councilman Daniel Alexander moved the second reading and Councilman Harold Buckmon seconded; the motion carried with no public comments recorded at the hearing.
The ordinance was the subject of a public hearing earlier in the meeting; Chairman Freddie L. Houston Sr. closed the hearing after no speakers came forward. The updated maps and study are those prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the ordinance statement in the packet lists July 21, 2026 as the FEMA effective date. The council took formal action on second reading but the minutes do not record individual yea/nay votes.
