HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Form dated May 25, 2004 ITEM # OZ5
DATE 05/25/04
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS
BACKGROUND:
Staff is proposing the following text amendment to the City's Flood Plain Regulations in
order for the City of Ames to meet the terms of the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP). This minor change will provide the Federal Emergency Management Agency with
further clarification on the effective date of the City's flood plain map (see change in bold):
Sec. 9.2 (2) Establishment of Official Flood Plain Zoning Map. The Flood Boundary
Map prepared as part of the Flood Insurance Study for the City of Ames, Iowa, in
1980, and subsequently thereafter during 2003 and 2004, as revised to conform to
the flood boundary map prepared as part of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated July 16, 2004, Federal
Insurance Administration, Revised Flood Insurance Study, and Teagarden Area
Watershed, are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be the official Flood
Plain Zoning Map. The flood profiles and all explanatory material contained with the
said flood insurance studies and pertinent maps are also adopted by this reference
and made a part hereof.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION:
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the proposed text
amendment to the Flood Plain Ordinance at their meeting of May 19, 2004.
Vote on Motion: 7-0.
ALTERNATIVES:
1 . The City Council can approve the text amendment to the Flood Plain Ordinance
allowing for the City's compliance with FEMA regulations.
2. The City Council can deny the text amendment to the Flood Plain Ordinance, and the
City of Ames will no longer be eligible for Flood Insurance.
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is recommended that Alternative #1 be adopted. Alternative #1 recommends that the
proposed text amendment to the Flood Plain Ordinance be approved to assure the City of
Ames remains in compliance with FEMA's flood insurance regulations.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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