A.
The governing
body may change or supplement the floodplain zoning district boundaries
and this chapter in the manner provided by law. Actions which require
an amendment include but are not limited to the following:
(1)
Any change to the Official Floodplain Zoning Map,
including the floodway line or boundary of any floodplain area.
(2)
Correction of discrepancies between the water surface
profiles and floodplain zoning maps.
(3)
Any fill in the floodplain which raises the elevation
of the filled area to a height at or above the flood protection elevation
and is contiguous to land lying outside the floodplain.
(4)
Any fill or floodplain encroachment that obstructs
flow, increasing regional flood height 0.01 foot or more.
(5)
Any upgrade to the text of this chapter required by
§ NR 116.05, Wis. Adm. Code, or otherwise required by law,
or for changes by the County.
B.
All channel
relocations and changes to the maps to alter floodway lines or to
remove an area from the floodway or the flood-fringe that are based
on a base flood elevation from a FIRM require prior approval by FEMA.
(Note: Consult the FEMA website, www.fema.gov, for the map change
fee schedule.)
Amendments to this chapter may be made upon petition of any interested party according to the provisions of § 59.69, Wis. Stats. Such petitions shall include all necessary data required by §§ 505-31 and 505-37B.
A.
The proposed amendment shall be referred to the Land
Use and UW Extension Committee for a public hearing and recommendation
to the governing body. The amendment and notice of public hearing
shall be submitted to the Department regional office for review prior
to the hearing. The amendment procedure shall comply with the provisions
of § 59.69, Wis. Stats.
B.
No amendments shall become effective until reviewed
and approved by the Department.
C.
All persons petitioning for a map amendment that obstructs
flow, increasing regional flood height 0.01 foot or more, shall obtain
flooding easements or other appropriate legal arrangements from all
adversely affected property owners and notify local units of government
before the amendment can be approved by the governing body.
