Kewaskum |
Code of Ordinances |
Part II. MUNICIPAL CODE |
Chapter 40. FLOODS |
Article II. FLOODPLAIN ZONING |
Division 8. AMENDMENTS |
§ 40-124. General.
The governing body may change or supplement the floodplain zoning district boundaries and this article in the manner outlined in section 40-125 below. Actions which require an amendment to the article and/or submittal of a letter of map change (LOMC) include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1)
Any fill or floodway encroachment that obstructs flow causing any increase in the regional flood height;
(2)
Any change to the floodplain boundaries and/or watercourse alterations on the FIRM;
(3)
Any changes to any other officially adopted floodplain maps listed in section 40-30(2)(b);
(4)
Any floodplain fill which raises the elevation of the filled area to a height at or above the flood protection elevation and is contiguous to land lying outside the floodplain;
(5)
Correction of discrepancies between the water surface profiles and floodplain maps;
(6)
Any upgrade to a floodplain zoning ordinance text required by § NR 116.05, Wis. Adm. Code, or otherwise required by law, or for changes by the municipality; and
(7)
All channel relocations and changes to the maps to alter floodway lines or to remove an area from the floodway or the floodfringe that is based on a base flood elevation from a FIRM requires prior approval by FEMA.
(Ord. No. 13-05, 10-7-13)