All amendments to this chapter, including revisions to the Official Floodplain Zoning District Map, shall be submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Natural Resources prior to adoption. The floodplain designation on the Official Floodplain Zoning District Map shall not be removed unless the area is filled to an elevation at or above the regulatory flood protection elevation and is contiguous to lands outside of the floodplain. Changes in the Official Zoning Map must meet the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) technical conditions and criteria and must receive prior FEMA approval before adoption. The Commissioner of Natural Resources must be given ten days’ written notice of all hearings to consider an amendment to this chapter and the notice shall include a draft of the amendment or technical study under consideration.
(1989 Code, § 13.80) (Ord. 21, 2nd Ser., eff. 5-30-1997)