Local Floodplain Management and the National Flood Insurance Program

1
CHAPTER 4DUTIES OF THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR

• Local Floodplain Management and the National
  Flood Insurance Program

2
The Nine Fundamental Duties

• Review Applications
• Provide Base Flood Data
• Review Plans and Specifications
• Ensure that All Other Permits are Obtained

• Notification of Watercourse Alterations
• Issue or Deny Permits
• Inspect Development
• Record Keeping
• Remedy Violations

3
Floodplain Ordinances

• Model provided by MS and LA
• Local Authority
• Permits
• General Standards
• Flood loss reduction methods and practices
• Protection of utilities and services
• Specific Standards
• Lowest floor elevation
• Floodproofing nonresidential buildings
• Manufactured Homes/ RVs/ Subdivisions

4
Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance
State provided model Flood Damage Prevention
Ordinance, updated 3/2005. Provides assistance
in complying with the minimum participating
criteria of the NFIP.
5
Local Floodplain Permit Requirememts
ANY development in the mapped floodplain
requires permit review Buildings must be
protected Residential elevated
Non-residential floodproofed Minimal value
wet floodproofed Other development activities
must not alter or divert flood waters or flood
neighbors.
6
Permit Issuance
The process of administering issuing

• The floodplain development permit is issued for
  everything that alters the floodplain.
• Every development proposal must be reviewed in
  regard to its location.
• What is development?

7
Permit Issuance (continued)
Floodplain Development Permit Application

• Sample permit forms available on the MEMA NFIP
  web page.
• It is important that you flag all FP permits to
  facilitate review, inspections, and file
  maintenance.
• Maintain log or database (Biennial Report and CAV
  inspections.)

8
(No Transcript)
9
(No Transcript)
10
Permit Issuance (continued)
Determining When a FP Permit is Needed

• Every permit must have the detail to establish if
  proposed development is in the SFHA.
• Check the FIRM.
• Require the use of the FEMA elevation
  certificate.

11
Plans and Specs

• Reviews plans and specifications for conformance
  with NFIP floodplain management criteria...
• Site plan
• Foundation design details
• Thoroughly notated plans

12
Site Plan
13
Permit Issuance (continued)
The Application Review

• Use a Review Checklist
• Determine if the Application is Complete
• Additional Permits
• Determine the BFE, AE Zones (with elevations)
• Determine the BFE, V Zones (with elevations)
• Determine the BFE, A Zones
• Review site plans and construction drawings and,
• Require an EC as soon as the foundation is
  constructed and Lowest Floor established.

14
Permit Issuance (continued)
Floodway Encroachments

• Floodway applications must have engineering data
  and certification.
• Buildings already located within the floodway are
  grandfathered, and may remain in the floodway.
  However, sub dam or sub improvements triggers
  full compliance. Original building footprint
  must be used.

15
Permit Issuance (continued)
Altering a Watercourse

• The carrying capacity of watercourse cannot be
  altered to be less than natural capacity.
• An alteration cannot cause an increase in
  flooding upstream or downstream.
• Notify adjacent communities, the State, and FEMA.

16
(No Transcript)
17
Permit Issuance (continued)
Acting on the Permit Application

• After you complete the permit review, you have
  two options
• Approve the Permit.
• Deny the Permit.

Reasons to approve or deny are?
18
Record Keeping

• Maintains records of floodplain development...
• Application, Inspection Records
• Compliance Records, i.e., Certified As-Built
  Lowest Floor Elevations, Variance Actions
• Flood Insurance Rate Map Corrections (LOMA/Rs)
• Assist public in reviewing maps.

19
States Role

• MEMA and LDOT serve as the State Coordinating
  Agencies
• State NFIP Coordinator provides
• Technical and Program Assistance
• Ordinance Review
• Assists with CRS program
• Conducts training
• Performs CAC and CAV actions, and
• Reports community reports to FEMA.

20
STATE ROLE (cont.)
FPM Handbooks Post Disaster Guides Quick
Reference Guides Examples and templates Web sites
21
Technical Assistance
22
Im here to see your SFHA Permit files and
Elevation Certificates.
23
Community Assistance Visit

• The CAV provides a means to render technical
  assistance and a process to correct program
  deficiencies and violations.

24
Community Assistance Visit (cont.)

• Violation is the failure of a structure or other
  development to be fully compliant with the
  communitys ordinance.

25
Community Assistance Visit (cont.)

• Remedy to bring into full or partial compliance
  with ordinance to the maximum extent possible,
  given practical and legal constraints.

26
Community Assistance Visit (cont.)

• Possible violations
• Floodway encroachment
• Structure below BFE
• Structure not properly anchored
• A/C, electric components not flood resistant
• Proper venting (sufficient openings or no
  openings)

27
Effects of Suspension or Non-Participation
in the NFIP

• No federally-backed flood insurance.
• No federal/state grants and loans.
• No federal flood disaster assistance.
• No federal mortgage insurance.