Commissioners approve FEMA-requested floodplain text amendment to preserve NFIP eligibility
Olmsted County planning director Allison Sosa told the board FEMA asked the county to remove a minor-exclusion clause and add a record-keeping subsection to the floodplain and shoreland ordinance; commissioners approved the text amendment after a brief public hearing with no speakers.
The full story
Allison Sosa, Olmsted County planning director, told commissioners that "They're asking that Olmsted County delete one section of our ordinance and add a second section to our ordinance" as part of a FEMA-required update to the county's floodplain and shoreland rules. Sosa said the requested changes remove a provision that listed so-called minor exclusions from the permit process and add a separate record-keeping requirement; she characterized the direct impact on day-to-day permitting as "relatively minor."
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in