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<br />~ <br /> <br />Page 2 of 4 I Issue Date: JAN 3 0 2004 I Effective Date: MAY 2 7 2004 I Case No.: D4-D8-DD33P I LOMR-APP <br /> <>~!'oRr~~ <br /> =B> Federal Emergency Management Agency <br /> ~" W Washington, D.C. 20472 <br /> ?.ilYD stG <br /> LETTER OF MAP REVISION <br /> DETERMINATION DOCUMENT (CONTINUED) <br /> COMMUNITY INFORMATION <br />APPLICABLE NFIP REGULA nONS/COMMUNITY OBLIGA nON <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 ofl968, as <br />amended, communities participating in the NFIP are required to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations 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 NFIP participation and do not supersede more stringent State/Commonwealth or local requirements <br />to which the regulations apply. <br />We provide the floodway designation to your community as a tool to regulate floodplain development. Therefore, the floodway 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. <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, responsibili!y for maintenance of the modified channel rests with your community. We may reguest that your <br />community submit a description and schedule of channel activities. <br />COMMUNITY REMINDERS <br />We based this determination on the I-percent-annual-chance flood discharges computed in the FIS for your community without <br />considering subsequent changes in watershed characteristics that could increase flood discharges. Future development of projects <br />upstream could cause increased flood discharges, which could cause increased flood hazards. A comprehensive restudy of your <br />community's flood hazards would consider the cumulative effects of development on flood discharges subsequent to the publication of <br />the FIS report for your community and could, therefore, establish greater flood hazards in this area. <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 of local 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 conununity has adopted more restrictive or comprehensive floodplain management criteria, those criteria take <br />precedence over the minimum NFIP requirements. <br />This detennination is based on the flood data presently available. The enclosed documents provide additional infonnation 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 infonnation about the NFJP is available on ourwebsite at <br />htto:/IwNw.fema.oov/nfio. <br /> -., ...--J-.., II <br /> ,''- <br /> Doug Bellomo, P.E.. CFM. Acting Chief <br /> Hazard Identification Section <br /> Mitigation Division <br /> Emeraencv Preoaredness and ResDonse Directorate 102061 D.AU4080033 1021AC <br />