Flooding Resources for Property Owners

Updated Floodplain Mapping - 2021 Appeal Period

FEMA has recently proposed updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Frederick County, MD providing revised flood hazard determinations for all county properties. The maps were released for preliminary review in 2018 and are expected to go in effect in 2022.

As part of the FIRM update process, FEMA invites the community to review, comment on, and appeal any of the proposed changes if they feel an error in the mapping exists. The 90-day Appeal Period will begin on June 1, 2021. Please submit all appeal requests to Zoning Administrator Tolson Desa via email at tdesa@FrederickCountyMD.govor by mail to: Division of Planning and Permitting, Zoning Administration, 30 North Market StreetFrederick, MD, 21701.

Public Invite and Submitting an Appeal

Federal Register Notice

Region III Appeal and Comment Fact Sheet

What if I have previously been granted a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) removing my property from the regulatory floodplain?

If your property is listed Category 2 of the Summary of Map Actions (link below), your LOMA will be revalidated once the new mapping becomes effective. FEMA will issue the City of Brunswick a formal Revalidation Letter to reaffirm these properties.

Summary of Map Actions

Letter of Map Change Revalidation

Useful Resources/Links:

Notice of FEMA Preliminary FIRMS and Comment Sheet

Preliminary FIRM Panels for Brunswick:

Adoption of Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Floodplain Management Bulletin

CCO Meeting PowerPoint Presentation