Village of Belleville, WI Amendments

The governing body shall change or supplement the floodplain zoning district boundaries and this chapter in the manner outlined in § 580-40 below. Actions which require an amendment to the chapter and/or submittal of a Letter of Map Change (LOMC) include, but are not limited to, the following:

Any fill or floodway encroachment that obstructs flow causing any increase in the regional flood height;

(1)

In AE Zones with a mapped floodway where an increase of 0.00 foot or more is proposed, or in A Zones without mapped floodway where an increase of 1.0 foot or greater is proposed, no obstructions or increases shall be permitted unless the applicant receives a Conditional Letter of Map Revision from FEMA prior to construction; followed by a Letter of Map Revision and subsequent amendments to this chapter, the Official Floodplain Zoning Maps, floodway lines and water surface profiles following construction. Any such alterations must be reviewed and approved by FEMA and the DNR.

(2)

In A Zones without mapped floodway where an increase of less than 1.0 foot is proposed no obstructions or increases shall be permitted unless the applicant receives a Letter of Map Revision and subsequent amendments to this chapter, the Official Floodplain Zoning Maps, floodway lines and water surface profiles following construction.

Any change to the floodplain boundaries and/or watercourse alterations on the FIRM;

Any changes to any other officially adopted floodplain maps listed in § 580-6A(2);

Any floodplain fill 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;

Correction of significant discrepancies between the water surface profiles and floodplain maps;

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 Board; and

All channel relocations and changes to the maps to alter floodway lines or to remove an area from the floodway or the floodfringe that is based on a base flood elevation from a FIRM requires prior approval by FEMA.

Ordinance amendments may be made upon petition of any party according to the provisions of § 62.23, Wis. Stats. The petitions shall include all data required by §§ 580-27 and 580-33A. In cases where a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) is required [See § 580-39A(1).], the land use permit shall not be issued until the CLOMR is issued by FEMA for the proposed changes.

The proposed amendment shall be referred to the zoning agency 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 § 62.23, Wis. Stats., for cities and villages or § 59.69, Wis. Stats., for counties.

No amendments shall become effective until reviewed and approved by the Department.

All persons petitioning for a map amendment that obstructs flow, causing any increase in the regional flood height, 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.