2011-34 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 67.1 - FLOOD PLAINS

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Stevens Creek Tributary A, Stevens Creek Tributary B, Friends Creek, Friends Creek Ditch and the Independence shall be as delineated on the 100-year flood profiles in the countywide Flood Insurance Study for Macon County, Illinois, prepared by FEMA, dated June 16, 2011. 2. The base flood elevation for each floodplain delineated as an "AH Zone" or "AO Zone" shall be that elevation (or depth) delineated on the county wide Flood Insurance Rate Map for Macon County, Illinois. 3. The base flood elevation for each of the remaining floodplains delineated as an "A Zone" on the countywide Flood Insurance Rate Map for Macon County, Illinois, shall be according to the best data available from federal, state or sources. Should no other data exist, an engineering study must be financed by the applicant to determine base flood elevations. 4. The base flood elevation for the floodplains of those parts of unincorporated Macon County, Illinois, that are within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City, or that may be annexed into the City, shall be as delineated on the 100-year flood profiles in the Flood Insurance Study of Macon County, Illinois, prepared by FEMA, dated June 16, 2011. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF FLOOD PROTECTION PROVISIONS. The Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for the administration of these provisions and shall ensure that all development activities within the floodplains under the jurisdiction of the City meet the minimum requirements of this ordinance. Specifically, the Zoning Administrator shall: 1. Process, or have processed,permits in accordance with Section 4; 2. Ensure that all development in a floodway (or a floodplain with no delineated floodway)meets the damage prevention requirements of Section 5;