(A) The county floodplain ordinance in effect on the date of annexation shall remain in effect and shall be enforced by the municipality for all annexed areas until the municipality adopts and enforces an ordinance which meets or exceeds the requirements for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
(B) Municipalities with existing floodplain ordinances shall pass a resolution acknowledging and accepting responsibility for enforcing floodplain ordinance standards prior to the annexation of any area containing identified flood hazards.
(C) All plats or maps of annexation shall show the special flood hazard area boundaries, base flood elevation and location of floodways, where determined.
(D) In accordance with 44 C.F.R. § 59.22(a)(9)(v), all NFIP participating communities will notify the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State Coordinating Office in writing whenever the boundaries of the town have been modified by annexation or the town has otherwise assumed or no longer has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations for a particular area. In order that all flood insurance rate maps accurately represent the town’s boundaries, a copy of a map of the town suitable for reproduction, clearly delineating the new corporate limits or new area for which the town has assumed or relinquished floodplain management regulatory authority, shall be included with the notification.
(Ord. passed 6-5-2012)