(a) When disputes arise as to the location of the flood hazard area boundary or the limits of the floodway, the Township Board, after Planning Commission review and recommendation by the Township Engineer, shall resolve the dispute and establish the boundary location.
(1) In all cases, the decision of the Township Board shall be based upon the most current flood plain studies issued by the Federal Insurance Administration.
(2) When Federal Insurance Administration information is not available, the best available flood plain information shall be used.
(b) When a dispute involves an allegation that the boundary is incorrect as mapped and Federal Insurance Administration flood plain studies are being questioned, the Township Board, after Planning Commission review, shall modify the boundary of the flood hazard area or the floodway only upon receipt of an official letter of map amendment issued by the Federal Insurance Administration.
(c) All parties to a map dispute may submit technical evidence to the Planning Commission and Township Board.
(Ord. 260-A-204. Passed 8-13-90; Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)