For purposes of this chapter, the base flood elevation shall be determined as follows:
(a) The base flood elevation for riverine floodplains shall be as delineated on the base flood profiles in the F.I.S.
(b) The base flood elevation for each floodplain delineated as an "AH Zone" or "AO Zone" shall be the elevation (or depth) specified on the F.I.R.M.
(c) The base flood elevation for each of the remaining floodplains delineated as "A Zones" on the F.I.R.M. shall be as specified on the F.I.R.M. or, if no flood elevation is specified on the F.I.R.M., the applicant shall finance an engineering study and submit the resulting study to F.E.M.A. and I.D.N.R./O.W.R. for review and approval.
(d) The base flood elevation for any floodplain delineated as a "VE Zone" shall be the highest elevation specified on the F.I.R.M. among all zones affecting the development.
(e) Where the permit applicant disagrees with the base flood elevation established pursuant to subsections (a) through (d), the permit applicant may obtain, at the permit applicant's sole expense, an engineering study and submit the resulting study to F.E.M.A. and I.D.N.R./O.W.R. for review and approval.
(Added Coun. J. 7-21-21, p. 33505, § 2)