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Redfield adopts comprehensive Flood Damage Prevention ordinance, designates Finance Officer as floodplain administrator
Summary
Ordinance No. 02-2025 replaces Chapter 17.56 with an extensive Flood Damage Prevention code that adopts NFIP standards, designates the Finance Officer as Floodplain Administrator, requires permits, adopts a one-foot freeboard, and sets enforcement penalties. Council adopted the ordinance Feb. 19, 2025.
The Redfield City Council adopted Ordinance No. 02-2025 on Feb. 19, 2025, replacing Chapter 17.56 of the municipal code with an updated Flood Damage Prevention ordinance. The replacement text cites statutory authorization under SDCL 9-36, 11-2-13 and 11-4-1, incorporates National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements, and adopts the Flood Insurance Study for Spink County as the technical basis for mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas. The ordinance designates the City of Redfield Finance Officer as the Floodplain Administrator and lists duties including maintaining elevation records, reviewing development proposals for flood safety, and coordinating required federal and state permits.
Key technical and procedural provisions in the ordinance include definitions for terms such as "100-year flood," "base flood elevation (BFE)," and "regulatory floodway;" requirement that new residential construction have the lowest floor elevated to the BFE plus one foot of freeboard; standards for nonresidential floodproofing; procedural requirements for Floodplain Development Permits, variances and appeals; and penalties for noncompliance (misdemeanor with fine up to $500 or imprisonment up to 30 days, or both). The minutes include the ordinance text and record a unanimous roll call vote to adopt the ordinance. The ordinance text lists First Reading Feb. 3, 2025; Second Reading Feb. 19, 2025; Adopted March 25, 2025; Published Feb. 26, 2025.
The minutes do not include additional staff reports about implementation timing or budgetary impacts of the ordinance; those details would be addressed in subsequent administrative actions.
