BOARD00391

• Board Meeting Date: 5/23/2005
• Description: Flood Section - Floodplain Rules and Regulations Opportunity for Board and Public Comment
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Rule 13. Desil!nation and Approval of Chanl!es to Rel!ulatorv Floodplains:
When changes are made to the characteristics of a floodplain that do not result in a revision
of a community's Flood Insurance Rate Maps or Flood Hazard Boundary Maps (and a
subsequent designation of the new map), the Board will designate and approve changes to
the regulatory floodplain caused by development, new or better technical information, or
other sources. This designation of changed floodplains will be by the adoption of written
resolutions based upon such floodplain information as the Board determines meets the
standards set forth in Rules 6-12.

A. Conditions. All changes to designated floodplains shall meet the same conditions as those
required for original approval and designation.

B. Process for Designation and Approval of Changes to a Regulatory Floodplain. The
Board may consider the designation and approval of floodplain information either by request
of a community or by acting on its own initiative.

1. Consideration at a Community's Request. The Board shall consider designation and
approval of changes to a regulatory floodplain upon written request from the governing
body of any community having jurisdiction in the area where the floodplain information
is applicable. The Board shall receive such requests at least 30 calendar days prior to
the Board meeting at which consideration of-designation and approval is requested.

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2. Consideration at the Board's Initiative. If designation and approval of a floodplain
The Board may take action at its own initiative to consider the designation and approval
of floodplain information.

C. Notification of Adopted Resolution. The CWCB shall send signed copies of each adopted
resolution of designation and approval of changes to a regulatory floodplain to the legislative
bodies of each community having jurisdiction within the limits of the changed floodplain
within 30 calendar days of designation and approval.

D. Identification of Designations of Changes to a Regulatory Floodplain. The designation
of the changes to the regulatory floodplain will be given a reference identification number
that will differentiate the changed designation from the original. It is implied that
designations to changes to a regulatory floodplain will only rescind the affected portions of
__ _ _ ~ _~e prevjQJlsly llesignated floQQ.Qlain information. All other '!llaffe..c:~<!.r~ac~e~_~ill rem,ain _ _ _ _ _ _ _._
as originally designated.

E. Map Revisions to Flood Insurance Rate Maps or Flood Hazard Boundary Maps.
Floodplain map revisions (e.g. FEMA Letters of Map Revision) will be designated twice
annually by the CWCB during a regularly scheduled Board meeting and will not be subject
to a full technical review by the CWCB staff.

Rule 14. Variances
A. Consideration hy the Board. Request for a variance to any of these rules may be considered
. by the Board provided the entity requesting the variance has submitted a written request to the

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