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Olmsted County participates in the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program and administers floodplain rules through Chapter 3750 - Floodplain and Shoreland Ordinance (Ordinance No. 23-5). The ordinance regulates development along the Zumbro River and its tributaries, requires Department of Natural Resources approval and FEMA notification for changes to base flood water surface elevations, and applies Minnesota's statutory floodplain framework under Minn. Stat. Ch. 103F (Floodplain Management). The Olmsted County Planning Department administers and enforces the ordinance.
Olmsted County Code of Ordinances Chapter 3750, Floodplain and Shoreland Ordinance, Section 4.01 (Ord. 23-5, eff. Sept. 21, 2023)
Section 4.01 LAND TO WHICH ORDINANCE APPLIES. (A) This ordinance applies to all lands within the jurisdiction of Olmsted County within the boundaries of the Floodway, Flood Fringe and General Floodplain Districts. (B) The Floodway, Flood Fringe or General Floodplain Districts are overlay districts. The standards imposed in the overlay districts are in addition to any other requirements. In case...
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