The Village Board may change or supplement the
boundaries of the floodplain zoning districts and the regulations
contained in 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 significant 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 encroachment into the floodplain that
will obstruct flow, causing an increase of 0.01 foot or more in regional
flood height.
E.
Any upgrading of floodplain zoning ordinances text
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 requires
prior approval by FEMA.
Amendments to this chapter 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 §§ 143-19 and 143-24B.
A.
Copies of any amendment proposed shall be referred
to the Plan Commission for a public hearing and recommendation to
the Village Board. Copies of the proposed amendment and notice of
the public hearing shall be submitted to the appropriate regional
office of the Department of Natural Resources for review prior to
the hearing. The amendment procedure shall comply with the provisions
of § 62.23, Wis. Stats.
B.
No amendment to the maps or text of this chapter shall
become effective until reviewed and approved by the Department.
C.
All persons petitioning for a map amendment which
involves an obstruction to flow causing an increase of 0.01 foot or
more in the height of the regional flood 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.
