FLOOD04261

• County: Statewide
• Community: Nationwide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System Application
• Date: 1/1/1999
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Historic FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

320 MAP INFORMATION
321 Credit Points

Community:

_If your community does ALL SIX of the items listed on page 12, enter 140 points, Enter this
value in the blank after "320" on page 47,

323 Application Documentation You must attach the following documentation to
this page of your application, Check the sections that apply:

a, Documentation lhat shows how you publicized the service each year (use one oflhe
following methods):

1, If you send letters to appropriate institutions and agencies, a copy of one of the
letters (see example, below). The letter to insurance agents must also tell them
that your communily has elevation certificates for recent construction;

2, If you nOlii)' organizations of instilutions and agencies, copies of the notifications
in their publications, The notice to insurance organizations must also tell them
that your community has elevation certificates for recent construclion; OR

3, The documentation attached to Activity 330 (Outreach Projects) includes a section
that publicizes this service in the outreach project sent to the entire community
(mark the notice for this activity in the margin of the outreach project),

b, If another agency provides this service, attached is its agreement to provide it.

You must have the following items available for the verification visit, Check that you will have
lhe applicable ones available:

c, Records of institutions and agencies that were notified of this service, If you send
letters to institutions and agencies, a mailing list for those institutions and agencies,

d, Copies of the letters to inquirers or other record (such as the log on the previous
page) that notes the date, the address or location of the property, and that lhe
inquirer was advised of the flood insurance purchase requirement, if applicable,

e, Documentation showing how you keep your FIRM updated,

Example of a Notice Publicizing the Map Information Service

NOTICE TO: Lending Institutions and Real Estate and Insurance Agents

SUBJECT: Flood Insurance Rate Map Zone Information

As a public service, the City of Floodville will provide you with the
following information upon request:

Whether a property is in or out of the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
as shown on the current Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) of the City.
Additional flood insurance data for a site, such as the FIRM zone and
the base flood elevation or depth, if shown on the FIRM,
We have a handout on the flood insurance purchase requirement that can
help people who need a mortgage or loan for a property in the SFHA,

If you would like to make an inquiry, please te~l us the street address
and, if available, the subdivision, lot and block number. We are open 9:00
am to 4:30 pm, Monday -- Friday. Call us at [phone] or drop by the
Department of Planning and Development in City Hall. Anyone in the office
can provide the needed information. There is no charge for this service.

CRS Application

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Edition: January 1999