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<br />Page 3 of 5 I Issue Date: MAY 1 4 2004 I Effectlve Date: . SEP 1 5 2004 I Case No.: 02-08-447P I LOMR-APP
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<br />Federal Emergency Management Agency
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<br />LETTER OF MAP REVISION
<br />DETERMINATION DOCUMENT (CONTINUED)
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<br />COMMUNITY INFORMATION
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<br />APPLICABLE NFIP REGULATIONS/COMMUNITY OBLIGATION
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<br />We have made this determination pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (p.L, 93-234) and in accordance
<br />with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968,
<br />P,L, 90-448), 42 U,S,C, 4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65, Pursuant to Section 1361 of the National Flood Insurance Act of1968, as
<br />amended, communities participating in the NFlP are reqnired to adopt and enforce floodplain management regnlations that meet or
<br />exceed NFIP criteria, These criteria, including adoption of the FIS report and FIRM, and the modifications made by this LOMR, are the
<br />minimum requirements for continued NFlP participation and do not supersede more stringent State/Common~ealth or local requirements
<br />to which the regulations apply,
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<br />We provide the iioodway designation to your conununity as a tooi to reguiate floodplain development. Therefore, the tloodway revision
<br />we have described in this letter, while acceptable to US, must also be acceptable to your community and adopted by appropriate
<br />community action, as specified in Paragraph 60.3( d) of the NFIP regulations,
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<br />NFIP regulations Subparagraph 60.3(b)(7) requires communities to ensure that the flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated
<br />portion of any watercourse is maintained, This provision is incorporated into your community's existing floodplain management
<br />ordinances; therefore, responsibility for maintenance of the modified channel rests with your community, We may request that your
<br />community submit a description and schedule of channel activities,
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<br />COMMUNITY REMINDERS
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<br />We based this determination on the I-percent-annual-chance discharges computed in the submitted hydrologic model. Future
<br />development of projects upstream could cause increased discharges, which could cause increased flood hazards, A comprehensive
<br />restudy of your community's flood hazards would consider the cumulative effects of development on discharges and could, therefore,
<br />indicate that greater flood hazards exist in this area,
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<br />Your community must regulate all proposed floodplain development and ensure that permits required by Federal and/or
<br />State/Commonwealth law have been obtained, State/Commonwealth or community officials, based on knowledge ofIocal conditions and
<br />in the interest of safety, may set higher standards for construction or may limit development in floodplain areas. If your
<br />State/Commonwealth or community has adopted more restrictive or comprehensive floodplain management criteria, those criteria take
<br />precedence over the minimum NFIP requirements,
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<br />We will not print and distribute this LOMR to primary users, such as local insurance agents or mortgage lenders; instead, the community
<br />will serve as a repository for the new data, We encourage you to disseminate the information in this LOMR by preparing a news release
<br />for publication in your community's newspaper that describes the revision and explains how your community will provide the data and
<br />help interpret the NFIP maps. In that way, interested persons, such as property owners, insurance agents, and mortgage lenders, can
<br />benefit from the information,
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<br />This determination is based on the flood data presently available. The enclosed documents provide additional Information regarding this determination. If
<br />you have any questions about this document please contact the FEMA Map Assistance Center toll free at 1-877-336-2677 (1-877-FEMA MAP) or by letter
<br />addressed to the LOMR Depot. 3601 Eisenhower Avenue. Alexandria, VA 22304. Additional information about the NFIP is available on our website at
<br />htto:/lwww.fema.aov/nfio.
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<br />Kevin C, Long, CFM, Project Engineer
<br />Hazard Identification Section
<br />Mitigation Division
<br />Emeraencv Preoaredness and Resoonse Directorate
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