No land use permit to alter or relocate a watercourse
in a mapped floodplain shall be issued until the local official has
notified in writing all adjacent municipalities, the Department and
FEMA regional offices and required the applicant to secure all necessary
state and federal permits. The flood-carrying capacity of any altered
or relocated watercourse shall be maintained. As soon as is practicable,
but not later than six months after the date of the watercourse alteration
or relocation, the Zoning Administrator shall notify FEMA of the changes
by submitting appropriate technical or scientific data in accordance
with NFIP guidelines that shall be used to revise the FIRM, risk premium
rates and floodplain management regulations as required.
Development which requires a permit from the Department, under Chs. 30 and 31, Wis. Stats., such as docks, piers, wharves, bridges, culverts, dams and navigational aids, may be allowed, if the necessary permits are obtained and amendments to the floodway lines, water surface profiles, BFEs established in the FIS, or other data from the officially adopted FIRM, or other Floodplain Zoning Maps or the Floodplain Zoning Ordinance are made according to Article
VIII.
Public or private campgrounds shall have low
flood damage potential and shall meet the following provisions:
A. The campground is approved by the Department of Health
and Family Services.
B. A land use permit for the campground is issued by
the Zoning Administrator.
C. The character of the river system and the elevation
of the campground is such that a seventy-two-hour warning of an impending
flood can be given to all campground occupants.
D. There is an adequate flood warning procedure for the
campground that offers the minimum notice required under this section
to all persons in the campground. This procedure shall include a written
agreement between the campground owner, the municipal emergency government
coordinator and the chief law enforcement official which specifies
the flood elevation at which evacuation shall occur, personnel responsible
for monitoring flood elevations, types of warning systems to be used
and the procedures for notifying at-risk parties, and the methods
and personnel responsible for conducting the evacuation.
E. This agreement shall be for no more than one calendar year, at which time the agreement shall be reviewed and updated by the officials identified in Subsection
D to remain in compliance with all applicable regulations, including those of the State Department of Health and Family Services and all other applicable regulations.
F. Only camping units are allowed.
G. The camping units may not occupy any site in the campground
for more than 180 consecutive days, at which time the camping unit
must be removed from the floodplain for a minimum of 24 hours.
H. All camping units that remain on site for more than
30 days shall be issued a limited authorization by the campground
operator, a written copy of which is kept on file at the campground.
Such authorization shall allow placement of a camping unit for a period
not to exceed 180 days and shall ensure compliance with all the provisions
of this section.
I. The municipality shall monitor the limited authorizations
issued by the campground operator to assure compliance with the terms
of this section.
J. All camping units that remain in place for more than 180 consecutive days must meet the applicable requirements in either Article
III or Article
IV for the floodplain district in which the structure is located.
K. The campground shall have signs clearly posted at
all entrances warning of the flood hazard and the procedures for evacuation
when a flood warning is issued.
L. All service facilities, including but not limited
to refuse collection, electrical service, natural gas lines, propane
tanks, sewage systems and wells, shall be properly anchored and placed
at or floodproofed to the flood protection elevation.