Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

old photo of house flooded in 1935

For Questions or Assistance


Certified Building Department

121 E. Chestnut St

Suite 102

Lancaster, OH 43130


(740) 687-6649


building@lancasterohio.gov

Lancaster City Council adopted the first floodplain regulations with passage of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, Chapter 1331 of the Codified Ordinances, in 1979.  The ordinance was revised in 2011 as part of the Flood Map Modernization program.   Click here to find the ordinance.