St. Charles Parish - File #: 2013-0227

• File #: 2013-0227
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend SCP Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, Section XX.C.2, to utilize the Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rates Maps (DFIRMs) in determining the minimum building elevations and removing the locally established BFE for A99
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/17/2013
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 7/1/2013
• Enactment date: 7/1/2013
• Enactment #: 13-7-7
• Title: An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, Section XX.C.2, to utilize the Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rates Maps (DFIRMs) in determining the minimum building elevations and removing the locally established BFE for A99 Flood Zones.
• Sponsors: V.J. St. Pierre Jr., Department of Planning & Zoning, Paul J. Hogan
• Indexes: Floods, P and Z (Dept. of)
• Code sections: Appendix A. Section XX. - Flood damage prevention
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Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/3/2013	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
7/1/2013	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
7/1/2013	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
6/17/2013	1	Parish President	Introduced
6/17/2013	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
6/6/2013	1	Department of Planning & Zoning	Recommended Approval
6/6/2013	1	Planning Commission	Recommended Approval
5/10/2013	1	Council Secretary	Correspondence Sent

2013-0227
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING)
PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
ORDINANCE NO. _________
Title
An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, Section XX.C.2, to utilize the Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rates Maps (DFIRMs) in determining the minimum building elevations and removing the locally established BFE for A99 Flood Zones.
Body
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish has received Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rates Maps (DFIRMs)from the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated as Revised Preliminary November 9, 2012; and,
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish wishes to enact and enforce regulations to promote flood safe construction; and,
WHEREAS, the DFIRMS represent the best available data on elevation requirements; and,
WHEREAS, the process of analyzing and adopting the DFIRMs will take some time, and citizens should be protected from flooding and from future insurance premiums adjustments based on map changes.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Section XX.C.2 of the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance is amended as follows:
2. Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard. The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a scientific and engineering report entitled, "The Flood Insurance Study for the Parish of St. Charles," stamped preliminary June 27, 1991, and any revisions thereto, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Ordinance. The Flood Insurance Study is on file at the St. Charles Parish Courthouse, River Road, Hahnville, Louisiana. In addition, the Advisory Base Flood Elevations (ABFE) as described in the “Recovery Guidance” released on November 2005 (outside the levee East Bank) and April 2006 (inside the levee East Bank) and the “Flood Recovery Guidance for St. ...