Board debates local mapping approach and ground-truthing after state hazard map

Mar 30, 2026

Commissioners and staff agreed to adopt the state code before April 1 but debated whether to delay local remapping work (ground-truthing) for West Park and other undesignated areas because reclassification affects building requirements and costs; staff said ground-truthing includes a 300-foot radius around a property.

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After a technical presentation on the state hazard map, Lake County commissioners discussed how to apply the map locally and whether to pair adoption with immediate remapping.

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