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Approval of Preliminary Plat (SUBD# 17-01) of Anderson Robe River Subdivision
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SUBMITTED BY: AnnMarie Lain, Sr. GIS/Planning
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Approve the Preliminary Plat (SUBD# 17-01) of Anderson Robe River Subdivision.
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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 Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) data. The attached email confirms that requiring the use of the data from the preliminary Flood Insurance Study (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 insurance is required for properties with federally-backed mortgages and is used by staff to determine areas of development requiring floodplain development permits. The Regulatory maps that the City uses to determine Special Flood Hazard Areas were done in 1983 with limited quality data. FEMA released the preliminary FIRM on September 15th, 2016. The preliminary FIRM signifies significant changes for Lots 6, 7, 8, and 9 by placing the majority of this subdivision (SUBD #17-01) in a Special Flood Hazard Area.
Federal Regulation Section 44 CFR 60.3(b)(4) requires communities to "obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available from a Federal, State,...
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