Commission adopts first-reading ordinance updating floodplain code to align with state guidance
Consultant Dave Dixon briefed the commission on revisions to Chapter 32 to comply with Florida Department of Emergency Management guidance and to pursue better Community Rating System status. The changes remove a manufactured-home exemption and adjust freeboard language; commissioners approved the ordinance on first reading, 5-0.
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Dave Dixon, the city's consulting planner, presented proposed amendments to Chapter 32 (Floodplain and Drainage Management) intended to align local code with Florida Department of Emergency Management guidance and to pursue improved Community Rating System (CRS) scoring that could lower National Flood Insurance Program premiums for affected property owners.
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