The Village Board may change or supplement the floodplain zoning
district boundaries and this chapter in the manner provided by law.
A. 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 a floodplain zoning ordinance text required by § NR
116.05, Wis. Adm. Code, or otherwise required by law, or for changes
by the Village of Kimberly.
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 a current map change
fee schedule.]