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Division 1 through 6 of this article shall apply to all special flood hazard areas within the City of Fort Worth or otherwise under its jurisdiction and control. Division 7 of this article shall apply to all city flood risk areas within the City of Fort Worth or otherwise under its jurisdiction and control.
(Ord. 11998, § 1, passed 6-13-1995; Ord. 25350-03-2022, § 1, passed 3-8-2022, eff. 3-23-2022; Ord. 26962-06-2024, § 1, passed 6-11-2024, eff. 7-15-2024)
The areas of special flood hazard, as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the current scientific and engineering report entitled, "The Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Tarrant County, Texas and Incorporated Areas", dated March 19, 2019, with accompanying FIRMS dated September 25, 2009 and March 19, 2019; current scientific and engineering report entitled, "The Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Denton County, Texas and Incorporated Areas", dated June 19, 2020, with accompanying FIRMS dated April 18, 2011, and June 19, 2020; current scientific and engineering report entitled, "The Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Parker County, Texas and Incorporated Areas", dated April 5, 2019, with accompanying FIRMS dated September 26, 2008 and April 5, 2019; and current scientific and engineering report entitled, "The Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Wise County, Texas and Incorporated Areas", dated December 16, 2011, with accompanying FIRMS dated December 16, 2011; and all subsequent amendments and revisions thereto are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this article. Those areas, which have not yet been delineated on the FEMA FIRMs, but are known to constitute a special flood hazard are also included.
(Ord. 11998, § 1, passed 6-13-1995; Ord. 14298, § 1, passed 8-15-2000; Ord. 18816, § 3, passed 9-15-2009; Ord. 19658-04-2011, § 1, passed 4-12-2011; Ord. 25350-03-2022, § 1, passed 3-8-2022, eff. 3-23-2022)
(a) A floodplain development permit shall be required to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article. No structure or land in an area of special flood hazard shall hereafter be located, altered, have its use changed, or otherwise be developed unless a floodplain development permit has been issued, pursuant to the terms of this floodplain article. Proposed work must be started within six months of the date of approval of a floodplain development permit, otherwise the permit will become null and void. The floodplain development permit shall expire and have no further effect 24 months from the date of the approval of the floodplain development permit unless an extension is approved by the floodplain administrator. Extensions shall be requested in writing to the floodplain administrator with justifiable cause demonstrated. If the extension is not approved then the applicant must apply for a new floodplain development permit before beginning or continuing development within the floodplain.
(b) When issued, the floodplain permit shall be valid only as to the applicant (i.e. property owner and/or engineer) to whom it was originally issued and shall not be transferred to another applicant. A new floodplain development permit must be obtained by the new applicant. Any significant revisions to the approved development covered by the floodplain development permit will require additional review for approval. The determination that revisions are significant are within the discretion of the floodplain administrator.
(c) Building permits, floodplain permits or plat approvals shall not be issued for properties with unresolved floodplain violations unless the aforementioned permits will remedy the violation.
(d) The floodplain administrator is authorized to suspend or revoke a permit issued under these regulations whenever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information, or in violation of any article or code of the city.
(e) Procedures to obtain floodplain development permit are set forth in § 7-333 of this article.
(Ord. 19658-04-2011, § 2, passed 4-12-2011; Ord. 25350-03-2022, § 1, passed 3-8-2022, eff. 3-23-2022)
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