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. COLORADO STATEWIDE DRAINAGE AND FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CRITERIA MANUAL the lowest floor (including basement and/or crawl space) is elevated at least 1 foot above the BFE, it is strongly recommended that the property be insured with the flood insurance. If the revision request is based on fill placed after FEMA's original floodplain study, the applicant should submit a request for LOMR based on fill. If the amendment request involves regulatory f100dway boundaries, alluvial fan floodplains, flood conveyance improvements, and changes in the base flood elevations (BFE), a request for LOMR using FEMA forms MT-2 should be submitted. 3.4 LETTER OF MAP REVISION BASED ON FILL (LOMR-Fl Placement of fill to elevate areas above the 100-year flood elevation within the flood fringe may be allowed by the local agency. Flood fringe is the area between the adopted 100-year f100dway and floodplain boundaries. Placement of fill within a 100- year floodplain without an established f100dway should only be allowed based on the floodplain management criteria outlined in Chapter 4, Section 1.0. Construction of new building structures in the f100dway is not permitted. A request for LOMR-F should be submitted to remove the property, elevated sufficiently above the 100-year flood elevation by fill, from the SFHA. Detailed LOMR-F submittal requirements are outlined in the FEMA publications referenced in Section 3.1 and the FEMA forms. A request for LOMR-F can be submitted for a single lot/structure using Form MT-EZ or multiple lots/structures using Form MT-1. The following is a list of general LOMR-F submittal requirements: . . FEMAforms-MT-10rMT-EZ . Property information - a copy of recorded Plat Map or recorded deed and other map that shows the property boundary and physical features (streets, buildings, drainageways, & etc.) surrounding the property . Lot and/or structure elevations certified by a licensed Professional Civil Engineer or a Professional Land Surveyor . A signed Community Acknowledgment or Requests Involving Fill Form. An Elevation Information or Elevation Certificate Form for the property must be filled out and certified by a Professional Engineer or a Land Surveyor licensed to practice in the State of Colorado. FEMA compares the certified elevations provided in the form with the effective 100-year flood elevation to determine if the subject property can be removed from the SFHA. CHAPTER 4 FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATION AND ~ELlNEATION .ECTION 3.0 FEMA MAP REVISIONS In the State of Colorado, to remove the entire lot from the SFHA, fill should be placed to elevate the entire lot, so that the lowest point of the lot is at least one (1) foot above the 1 OO-year flood elevation. For just a structure to be removed from the SFHA, fill should be placed to elevate the lowest floor (including basement and/or crawl space) of the structure to meet the requirements specified in Chapter 4, Section 1.9. Also, the lowest adjacent ground touching the structure must be at least one (1) foot above the 100-year flood elevation. It is strongly recommended that basements should not be constructed on fill. If the entire lot is elevated at least AUGUST 2002 FEMA MAP REVISIONS To remove the entire lot from the SFHA, fill should be placed to elevate the entire lot, so that the lowest point of the lot is at least one (1) foot above the 100-yearflood elevation. It is strongly recommended that basements should not be constructed on fill. CH4-306