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Approval of Preliminary Plat (SUBD# 17-01) of Anderson Robe River Subdivision with the following conditions: 1) The preliminary FIRM database must be used as best available data to delineate flood-zones on this plat prior to final approval. 2) A note shall be included on the plat, stating that "the property within Flood Zone A, as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall be required to comply with Federal Regulations." Applicant: Daniel Anderson
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SUBMITTED BY: AnnMarie Lain, Sr. GIS/Planning
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Approve Preliminary Plat (SUBD# 17-01) of Anderson Robe River Subdivision with the following conditions: 1) The preliminary FIRM database must be used as best available data to delineate flood-zones on this plat prior to final approval. 2) A note shall be included on the plat, stating that "the property within Flood Zone A, as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall be required to comply with Federal Regulations."
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Daniel Anderson is the owner of Lots 6,7,8 and 9 of Block 1, Robe River Subdivision. The purpose of this subdivision is to combine four lots into three to better utilize available building space for residential buildings and utilities.
This approval was postponed until we received direction from FEMA on the utilization of preliminary FIRM data. The attached email confirms that requiring the use of the data from the preliminary FIS and FIRM when it is more restrictive than the current effective information is required.
Over the last several years FEMA has been working with the City to gather data on floodplains in an extensive effort to update the FEMA-issued Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM). The regulatory FIRM identifies the Community's flood zones, base flood elevations, and floodplain boundaries. This map is used to determine where the purchase of flood i...
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