Article V — Amendments and Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps

• A. The four methods listed in Section 15.40.290 may be used to request FEMA exempt a single structure from the purchase of flood insurance. All four of these methods shall be applied for by the individual property owner or his or her representative.

• B. The three methods listed in Section 15.40.300 may be used to request revisions to effective Flood Insurance Studies. All three of these methods require that the city is aware of the impacts of the request, and notifies impacted property owners, when required.

• C. All seven methods must be applied for in accordance with FEMA requirements. All costs incurred must be paid by the property owner or his or her representative. Copies of all certification and application forms submitted to FEMA shall also be submitted to the floodplain administrator at the time of application.

• D. Copies of all notifications either granting or denying requests for exemptions from the purchase of flood insurance, or requests to revise flood insurance studies shall be submitted to the floodplain administrator with 15 days of receipt by the property owner or his or her representative.

• (Ord. 13-988 § 1, 2013)

Application for one of the following may be used to request FEMA exempt a single structure from the purchase of flood insurance.

• A. Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA). A letter from FEMA stating that an existing structure or parcel of land that has not been elevated by fill would not be inundated by the one-hundred-year flood;

• B. Conditional Letter of Map Amendment (CLOMA). A letter from FEMA stating that a proposed structure that is not to be elevated by fill would not be inundated by the one-hundred-year flood if built as proposed;

• C. Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F). A letter from FEMA stating that an existing structure or parcel of land that has been elevated by fill would not be inundated by the onehundred-year flood; or

• D. Conditional Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill (CLOMR-F). A letter from FEMA stating that a parcel of land or proposed structure that is to be elevated by fill would not be inundated by the one-hundred-year flood.

• (Ord. 13-988 § 1, 2013)

Application for one of the following may be used to request revisions to effective flood insurance studies:

• A. Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR). A letter from FEMA commenting on whether a proposed project, if built as proposed, would justify a map revision (LOMR or PMR), or proposed hydrology changes.

• B. Letter of Map Revision (LOMR). A letter from FEMA officially revising the current NFIP map to show changes to floodplains, floodways, or flood elevations. LOMRs typically depict decreased flood hazards.

• C. Physical Map Revision (PMR). A reprinted NFIP map incorporating changes to floodplains, floodways, of flood elevations. Because of the time and cost involved to change, reprint, and redistribute an NFIP map, a PMR is usually processed when a revision reflects increased flood hazards or large-scope changes.

• (Ord. 13-988 § 1, 2013)