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<br />Tne Hoard recommends that no base~ents should be allowed for st.uctures <br /> <br />The lq~l\ Act beneftt8 owners elf structures ~lready in the t1()od-pron~ <br /> <br />located ~ithin the low hazard area and all habitable living quarters (first <br /> <br />areas by providing lnBura[lce that had bee" unavailable thr"u,o;h pdvate <br /> <br />floors) should he oonstructed a minimun of one foot ~bove the I00-year flood <br /> <br />comp.1nle", The Act cr"ated 'I oOl>p"ratlve prl>~r"", of ins"ranc" a~ainst flood <br /> <br />water surfa~~ el~v3tions. D"v~ll>pnent Is prohibited in high hazard arCa~. <br /> <br />damaf:~ by th~ privtlte flood insuran~e indu"t ry (u,d the fedefal governmen ~. <br /> <br />The Flol>dwClv c,mc"pt def!ne$ the ohannel of a gtream and "d1acent fluod <br /> <br />Flood insurance thrl>ullh the 'iational Fluod Ins"r"nce Pru~ram Is <br /> <br />plain an'lls thllt must he kept free of development In order tl> safely pass <br /> <br />available to re"idents of Wellington under the ~egular prv~ram. <br /> <br />the lOO-year flood. <br /> <br />The present Insurance coveralle is hased on maps dated February 15, <br /> <br />There are several methods used in floodway computations. One such <br /> <br />1979. The amount of covera~e aVail~ble and the premieum rate varies <br /> <br />theoretical method is computed on the basis of equal conveyance reduction <br /> <br />considerably dependlnll "n the pr<>pertyll>catlon within the flood pI ainand <br /> <br />for ea~h aide of the flood plain. Although a detailed rate study could not <br /> <br />the property value. All property owners shown in this study to be within <br /> <br />be made for the area included in this report, a theoretical fll>Odway was <br /> <br />areas aub.lect to flo<ldtngshould consider thepot'ch""," of flol>din sul"ance. <br /> <br />computed fl>r future reference. Because of the lar!l:e amount of computational <br /> <br />Additional Information on the Flood Insurance Program is available from <br /> <br />data, floudwaylnformaUonlalncludedtnAppend1xIIseparatetothis <br /> <br />local Inaurance "I':ents or brokers and the: <br /> <br />rep.>rt. Data are in tabular form and include flo<ldwaywidths.cross sec- <br /> <br />Federal Emer!l:ency Management Al':ency <br />DivisIon or Insuranc" nnd Mitl~at1on <br />Bulldln~ 710 <br />Denver Fedcral Center <br />Denver, ~>lorado ~022; <br /> <br />tional flow ae"R. and a~cr"~e velocities. Computations 'Ire for an increase <br /> <br />in rise of water surfac~ elevations in 0.5' increments from 0.0' to 1.5' <br /> <br />..b"v~ the lOll-year flu"d. <br /> <br />Te1(!ph"ne234-6S82 <br /> <br />noodInsur..nce <br /> <br />The Nation"l Flood lnstlranc.. Pro~ea'" u~(!s ~h... flood"'ay conoept in Its' <br /> <br />Th(> ..ational Flo"" InsIJrance Act of jq68 (Title XIII of the Ho,,~inil: and <br /> <br />.ate stucli~s for communities p3.ticipatin~ in its' rc~ular pro~rams. <br /> <br />UrbanD"velo!""entAct, P.L.90-448) rec<lgntz"d the necessity f"r flood <br /> <br />plaio mana~ernent. This Act make" federally subsldt.~d in8UranC~ available <br /> <br />to citizen. 1n c.or.tlllunitles that adopt tcllulatil>na ~_ontrollln!!: future deve~ <br /> <br />lOl""pnt~ of th~ir fl<lod plnin. I~ re"v~ct to encro"chment on ttw fl"ud <br /> <br />plain, the rel(utaUo"" require: <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />New r"sidential ".,nstructl"" or s"bst,tllti~l <br />h""'''8 !'luSt have the lo<oest floor l~vel ab<lvP th~ <br />flood. <br /> <br />Irnl>r"v~rn~nt "f e;dsti"~ <br />~l~\'atton of the lOO-vear <br /> <br />Non-r~"id"n'i.11 ~on"n"oti,,~ mt1~t ~N.~ ~h(> ~~'"~ .<~nd,"rd <lr h" n""d <br />proofed cO thnC I~vd. <br /> <br />" <br />