Olmsted County Board — Transcript

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Flood Plain and Shoreland Ordinance Text Amendment

Transforming Trash Artist in Residence Program Update

Votes (1)

Approval of Text Amendment 02026-002 TA to the Flood Plain and Shoreland Ordinance

Approved Unanimously

Dissent: None

Moved by Unknown Commissioner [~6:59 p.m.] · Seconded by Unknown Commissioner [~6:59 p.m.]

Planning Director Allison Sosa presented the text amendment, explaining it involved minor changes (deletion of specific exemptions for minor developments and addition of record-keeping requirements) at the direction of FEMA. She emphasized that the changes were consistent with FEMA and DNR rules and that failure to approve would lead to suspension from the National Flood Plain Insurance Program. A public hearing was opened and closed without public participation.

Notable Quotes (3)

So, this is a text amendment to the county's flood plain and shoreland ordinance.
— Allison Sosa, Planning Director [~6:53 p.m.]

Approval of Text Amendment 02026-002 TA to the Flood Plain and Shoreland Ordinance

The impact is pretty minor. Um, I don't get too many calls about, uh, mailboxes or about flagpoles or gardens.
— Allison Sosa, Planning Director [~6:54 p.m.]

Approval of Text Amendment 02026-002 TA to the Flood Plain and Shoreland Ordinance

if we do not pass this tonight, FEMA is going to view that as us being um inconsistent with their rules and uh the ramification for that would be suspension from the National Flood Plain Insurance Program, which we don't want to do.
— Allison Sosa, Planning Director [~6:55 p.m.]

Approval of Text Amendment 02026-002 TA to the Flood Plain and Shoreland Ordinance

Ordinances & Resolutions (8)

02026-002 TAText Amendment

Specific identification number for the text amendment discussed.

county's flood plain and shoreland ordinanceOrdinance

The specific county ordinance being amended.

section 3.07Ordinance Section

Part of the permit process to be deleted from the flood plain ordinance.

section 307Ordinance Section

Part of the permit processing to be added to the flood plain ordinance, related to record keeping.

FEMAOther

Federal Emergency Management Agency, which requested the ordinance amendment.

DNROther

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, whose model ordinance language was previously adopted.

National Flood Plain Insurance ProgramOther

Federal program from which the county could be suspended if the amendment is not passed.

Transforming Trash Artist in Residence programPlan

A local government initiative to promote art from discarded materials.

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