Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Update

At a glance

Based on the town's posted records and YouTube auto-generated captions; names, tallies and figures from captions may be wrong.

• What: Case 26-25, amendments to Chapter 151, the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, based on the 2026 state model from the National Flood Insurance Program. New flood maps take effect February 5, 2027. The Town is a Community Rating System Class 7 community and aims for Class 6.
• Where it stands: the Planning Board recommended approval as presented, unanimously, on 2026-10-19. A public hearing was on the 2026-11-09 Board of Commissioners agenda; the outcome was not available.
• Next: confirm the Board of Commissioners decision once minutes are posted.

Log

2026-10-19 - Planning Board

• Recommended approval unanimously; staff noted flood maps are published at the state flood risk information site.

2026-11-09 - Board of Commissioners

• Public hearing listed on the agenda; outcome not summarized.

Sources

• Meeting pages linked in the log above, built from the town's posted agendas, minutes and meeting video captions.