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File #: 2025-19273   
Type: Staff Presentation Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/22/2025 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing Meeting
On agenda: 6/4/2025 Final action:
Title: Presentation and Consideration of Revisions to the Marion County Land Development Code Amendments to Review and Update Article 1, Division 2 Definitions and Article 5, Division 3 Floodplain Management
Attachments: 1. DIVISION_2._DEFINITIONS_STUL, 2. DIVISION_2.___DEFINITION_CLEAN, 3. DIVISION_3._FLOODPLAIN_MANAGEMENT_STUL, 4. DIVISION_3._FLOODPLAIN_MANAGEMENT_CLEAN, 5. BIE-Statement - Initial - Flood, 6. _DRAFTOrdinance_LDC-Amend_Flood_Draft

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Presentation and Consideration of Revisions to the Marion County Land Development Code Amendments to Review and Update Article 1, Division 2 Definitions and Article 5, Division 3 Floodplain Management

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INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Kenneth Weyrauch, Deputy Director

Growth Services

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

Staff will present the attached proposed amendment to update the Land Development Code (LDC) Article 1, Division 2 Definitions, and Article 5, Division 3 Floodplain Management. The proposed changes to Article 1 and Article 5 are related to Floodplain Management to keep Marion County in line with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) concerning the Community Ratings System (CRS).

 

The proposed LDC amendments were considered by the Land Development Regulation Commission (LDRC) in a public hearing held May 21, 2025. The LDRC recommended approval of these items and motioned to forward them to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration.

 

This is the first of two required public hearings. The second public hearing is scheduled for July 1, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the McPherson Governmental Campus Auditorium.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

None

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Take public comment and provide direction.

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