The Village Board 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:
A. Any change to the Official Floodplain Zoning Map,
including the floodway line or boundary of any floodplain area.
B. Correction of discrepancies between the water surface
profiles and floodplain zoning maps.
C. 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.
D. Any fill or floodplain encroachment that obstructs
flow, increasing regional flood height 0.01 foot or more.
E. 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 municipality.
F. 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 is based on a base flood elevation from a FIRM require
prior approval by FEMA.
Amendments may be made upon petition of any interested party according to the provisions of § 62.23, Wis. Stats. Such petitions shall include all necessary data required by §§
547-31 and
547-36B.
A. The proposed amendment shall be referred to the Plan
Commission for a public hearing and recommendation to the Village
Board. 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 § 62.23,
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 Village Board.
D. For amendments in areas with no water surface profiles, the Plan Commission shall consider data submitted by the Department, the Zoning Administrator's visual on-site inspections and other available information. (See §
547-8.)