Idaho § 46-1022 - Local governments may adopt floodplain zoning ordinances
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 46-1022 — Local governments may adopt floodplain zoning ordinances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-1022. Local governments may adopt floodplain zoning ordinances
Subject to the availability of adequate mapping and data to properly identify the floodplains, if any, within its jurisdiction, each local government is encouraged to adopt a floodplain map and floodplain management ordinance which identifies these floodplains and which requires, at a minimum, that any development in a floodplain must be constructed at a flood protection elevation and/or have adequate floodproofing. The local government may regulate all mapped and unmapped floodplains within its jurisdiction. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a local government from adopting more restrictive standards than those contained in this chapter. If not otherwise exempt from approval, a flood control district’s conduct of a "flood fight," as defined in section 42-3103 , Idaho Code, shall not require prior local government approval provided all such approvals are obtained within a reasonable time after the imminent flooding event has ended.
[46-1022, added 1998, ch. 301, sec. 1, p. 994; am. 2010, ch. 141, sec. 2, p. 299; am. 2014, ch. 72, sec. 6, p. 188; am. 2024, ch. 179, sec. 2, p. 666.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-1022 ("Local governments may adopt floodplain zoning ordinances") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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