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• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Community Flood Mitigation Planning Guidebook State of Wisconsin
• Date: 10/28/1995
• Prepared For: Wisconsin
• Prepared By: Wisconson DNR
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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As part of the relocation law, the community
must also prepare and submit a relocation plan
to DlLHR.

For more information on relocation assis-
tance and the relocation law contact: Chuck
Rabideaux, Relocation Specialist, Department
of Industry, Labor and Human Relations (will
be renamed the Department of Commerce in
1996) at [phone].

AppraisalsfI'itle Search. For properties
which are being acquired and relocated, the
property must be appraised to make an offer. As
part of the program, funds are provided to
conduct the appraisal for the property owner. If
the property owner disagrees with the appraisal,
another is allowed under state law and paid for
under some programs. Usually, a review.
appraiser is hired by the funding agency to
enSure that proper appraisal procedures were
followed and that the appraisal (value) itself is
reasonable or fair. Also, a title search is
required as part of an acquisition/relocation
project and is usually paid for under most
funding programs.

Benefit/Cost Analysis. Both f1oodproofing
projects and acquisition/relocation projects
require a benefit/cost analysis to ensure that the
amount of money being spent is justifiable in
reducing flood losses. The benefit/cost analysis
is sent as part of the application to the funding
agency and is typically paid for as part of the
entire funding package.

Demolition Costs. When structures are
acquired, they must also be demolished and
disposed of properly. Funds are typically
provided to demolish and dispose of the
structures as part of the funding package and to

ensure that the structure is disposed of properly
(e.g., hazardous waste such as lead paint and
asbestos).

For information on the above three pro-
grams, please contact: Roxanne Gray, State
Hazard Mitigation Officer, Division of Emer-
gency Government at [phone].

For information on disposing of hazardous
waste from demolished structures, contact the
DNR Solid and Hazardous Waste Specialist at
each DNR district office.

FloodproofinglElevation Regulatory
Requirements. When a building is
f1oodproofed or elevated, it must meet state
requirements as provided in DNR administra-
tive rules, NR I 16. Generally speaking, all
elevationlfloodproofing must be elevated
correctly andJor "dry-f1oodproofed" so that the
structure is absolutely watertight. not allowing
any water into the building. The project must
also meet all zoning and permitting require-
ments found in the community's local ordi-
nances as well as in NR 116 and Wisconsin
State Statutes.

District Floodplain EngineerslFloodplain
Specialists are available to meet with the
community or the community's engineering
consultant to discuss regulatory requirement
which may pertain to the project.

For more information on f1oodproofingl
elevation requirements, please contact: Robert
Watson, Assistant Section Chief, DNR Bureau
of Water Regulation and Zoning at (608) 266-
8037 of Tim McClain, Planner, DNR Bureau of
Water Regulation and Zoning at (608) 266-
0161.

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COMMUNITY FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING GUIDEBOOK