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Staff seeks fast UDO change to match updated FEMA firm panels and protect flood insurance
Summary
County staff recommended updating the UDO firm-panel effective date from the older date in the code to 06/10/2026 to reflect FEMA map changes along Guilford and Stokes county lines; staff warned failure to adopt could jeopardize residents' flood insurance eligibility.
Staff told the board that recent changes to FEMA flood-insurance rate maps (FIRM panels) along portions of the Guilford and Stokes county borders require updating the effective date in the UDO so the county’s ordinance matches the latest panels.
"This basically acknowledges... change the date in our UDO from the date that's in there currently, which I believe is, like, May 2009 to 06/10/2026," the planner said, noting the change affects panels along the Guilford and Stokes lines. Staff warned that if the county does not adopt the updated effective date, residents’ flood‑insurance status could be jeopardized. The presenter said the county learned of the map changes toward the end of June and was under a mid‑August timeline to adopt the update.
Staff noted the item was coordinated with city and county attorney offices and utility staff and that technical questions would be addressed by stormwater staff (who would appear at the city council committee meeting). No vote or final action is recorded in the transcript excerpt.
