Environmental Rules in Neenah, WI (2026)
1 verified environmental rules for Neenah, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Flood Zones
The City of Neenah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and regulates floodplain development in conformance with Wis. Stat. Sec. 87.30 and Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter NR 116, plus 44 CFR Parts 59-72. Lake Winnebago and the Fox River are the principal flood sources through the city. Development in mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas requires zoning approval before any building permit is issued, new residential structures are prohibited in the regulatory floodway, and structures in the flood fringe must have the lowest floor of habitable space elevated to the flood protection elevation. FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Winnebago County and the City of Neenah are the regulatory maps.
Flood Zone Regulations (Neenah, WI)
Heavy RestrictionsWisconsin Statutes Sec. 87.30(1)(a), (2)(a)
If any county, city or village does not adopt a reasonable and effective floodplain zoning ordinance within one year after hydraulic and engineering data adequate to formulate the ordinance becomes available, the department shall, upon petition of an interested state agency or a municipality or upon its own motion as soon as practicable and after public hearing, determine and fix by order the l...
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