TITLE 12
FLOODPLAIN HAZARD MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
FLOODPLAIN HAZARD MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1
TITLE, PURPOSE, AUTHORITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE, PURPOSE, AUTHORITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION:
12-1-1: Floodplain Hazard Management Regulations
12-1-2: Statutory Authority
12-1-3: Findings Of Fact
12-1-4: Purpose
12-1-5: Methods To Reduce Losses
12-1-6: Regulated Area
12-1-7: Floodplain Administrator
12-1-8: Compliance
12-1-9: Abrogation And Greater Responsibility
12-1-10: Regulation Interpretation
12-1-11: Warning And Disclaimer Of Liability
12-1-12: Severability
12-1-13: Disclosure Provision
12-1-14: Amendment Of Regulations
12-1-15: Public Records
12-1-16: Subdivision Review
12-1-17: Disaster Recovery
A. Floodplain and Floodway Management is incorporated in Montana Code Annotated (MCA) Title 76, Chapter 5 and describes the authority, procedures and minimum standards for local regulations and is further described in Montana Administrative Rule (ARM) 36, Chapter 15.
B. The authority to regulate development in specifically identified flood hazard areas has been accepted pursuant to 76-5-301, MCA. (Ord. 16-3, 11-7-2016; amd. Ord. 16-3, 12-19-2022)
A. Flood hazard areas specifically adopted herein as Regulated Flood Hazard Areas have been delineated and designated by order or determination of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) pursuant to MCA 76-5-201 et. seq.
B. These regulations have been reviewed by Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has found the regulations acceptable in meeting the Department minimum standards. The Federal Emergency Management Agency finds that these regulations are adequate and consistent with the comprehensive criteria for land management and use pursuant to the standards established in 44 CFR 60.3. (76-5-302, MCA, ARM 36.15.202, 44 CFR60.1(b), 42USC 4022) (76-5-302, MCA, ARM 36.15.202, 44 CFR 60.1(b), 42 USC 4022). (Ord. 16-3, 11-7-2016; amd. Ord. 16-3, 12-19-2022)
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