Ord 2016-050/revisions to the San Marcos City Code of Ordinance Chapter 39: Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

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Secs. 39.016-39.020. Reserved. DIVISION 2. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT Sec. 39.021. Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard. The areas of special flood hazard are those identified by the Fedef a! Emerge Management n gene., (FEMA) in scientific and engineering reports entitled: (1) "Flood Insurance Study for Hays County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas," dated September 2, 2005, with accompanying flood insurance rate maps and any revisions thereto; (2) "Flood Insurance Study for Caldwell County, Texas, Unincorporated Areas," dated June 19, 2012, with accompanying flood insurance rate maps and any revisions thereto; (3) "Flood Insurance Study for Guadalupe County, Texas, and Incorporated Areas," dated November 2, 2007, with accompanying flood insurance rate maps and any revisions thereto; (4) "Flood Insurance Study for Comal County. Texas, and Incorporated Areas," dated September 2, 2009, with accompanying flood insurance rate maps and any revisions thereto; are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.. and, (5) The "Working Flood Model" which shall be used to determine the current extents and elevation of the base flood during times of ongoing developments and pending map revisions. In the City of San Marcos, the Flood Insurance Rate Maps reflect the base flood limits as floodway. Any revision or amendment to the flood insurance study which is requested by a landowner in the city shall be submitted to the floodplain administrator. All requests for map amendment or map revision must be approved by the floodplain administrator in writing prior to their submission to FEMA. If modification of the base floodplain is proposed, an effective conditional letter of map amendment or conditional letter of map revision shall be on file with the floodplain administrator prior to any development. All submittals to FEMA shall be made at no cost to the city. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any structure until all data supporting that compliance with this Chapter whose e „s*.., etion required the fevision Of afnefidment ^r the r'ood in°t study u *i' data supporting the e ran has been submitted and approved by to the floodplain administrator. Sec. 39.022. Establishment of floodplain development permit.