22-19 - Amend Chapter 1308 flood damage prevention following FEMA flood zone update - ordinance

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and subject to the flood damage reduction provisions of the Ohio Ad- ministrative Code Section 3701. (c) Major utility facilities permitted by the Ohio Power Siting Board under Chapter 4906 of the Ohio Revised Code. (d) Hazardous waste disposal facilities permitted by the Hazardous Waste Siting Board under Chapter 3734 of the Ohio Revised Code. (e) Development activities undertaken by a federal agency and which are subject to Federal Executive Order 11988 - Floodplain Management. Any proposed action exempt from filing for a floodplain development permit is also exempt from the standards of these regulations. 1308.20 MAP MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. To meet National Flood Insurance Program minimum requirements to have flood data reviewed and approved by FEMA, and to ensure that City of Lakewood flood maps, studies and other data identified in Sec- tion 1308.06 accurately represent flooding conditions so appropriate floodplain management criteria are based on current data, the following map maintenance activities are identified: (a) Requirement to Submit New Technical Data. (1) For all development proposals that impact floodway delineations or base flood elevations, the comrnunity shall ensure that technical data reflecting such changes be submitted to FEMA within six months of the date such information becomes available. These development proposals include: A. Floodway encroachments that increase or decrease base flood ele- vations or alter floodway boundaries; B. Fill sites to be used for the placement of proposed structures where the applicant desires to remove the site from the special flood hazard area; C. Alteration of watercourses that result in a relocation or elimination of the special flood hazard area, including the placement of culverts; and D. Subdivision or large scale development proposals requiring the es- tablishment of base flood elevations in accordance with Section 1308.23(c). (2) It is the responsibility of the applicant to have technical data, re- quired in accordance with Section 1308.20(a), prepared in a format re- quired for a Conditional Letter of Map Revision or Letter of Map Revi- sion, and submitted to FEMA. Submittal and processing fees for these map revisions shall be the responsibility of the applicant. (3) The Floodplain Administrator shall require a Conditional Letter of Map Revision prior to the issuance of a floodplain development permit for: A. Proposed floodway encroachments that increase the base flood el- evation; and B. Proposed development which increases the base flood elevation by more than one foot in areas where FEMA has provided base flood eleva- tions but no floodway. (4) Floodplain development permits issued by the Floodplain Admin- istrator shall be conditioned upon the applicant obtaining a Letter of Map Revision from FEMA for any development proposal subject to Section 1308.20(a)(1). (b) Right to Submit New Technical Data. The Floodplain Administra- tor may request changes to any of the information shown on an effective map that does not impact floodplain or floodway delineations or base flood elevations, such as labeling or planimetric details. Such a 12