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This chapter shall apply to all Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA), areas applicable to KRS Ch. 151.250 and, as determined by the Floodplain Administrator or other delegated, designated, or qualified community official as determined by the City Council from available technical studies, historical information, and other available and reliable sources, areas within the jurisdiction of the City Council which may be subject to periodic inundation by floodwaters that can adversely affect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the city.
(Ord. 2008-03, passed 4-21-08)
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Hopkins County, dated May 16, 2008, with the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS), other supporting data and any subsequent amendments thereto, are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of these regulations by the city, and for those land areas acquired by the city through annexation. This FIS and attendant mapping is the minimum area of applicability of this chapter and may be supplemented by studies for other areas which allow implementation of this chapter and which are recommended to the City Council by the Floodplain Administrator and are enacted by City Council pursuant to statutes governing land use management regulations. The FIS and/or FIRM are permanent records of the city and are on file and available for review by the public during regular business hours at the City Engineer's office at 67 North Main Street, Madisonville, Kentucky.
(Ord. 2008-03, passed 4-21-08)
(A) A development permit shall be required in conformance with the provision of this chapter prior to the commencement of any development activities in the special flood hazard areas (SFHA). See § 157.21 for instructions and explanation.
(B) Application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Floodplain Administrator.
(Ord. 2008-03, passed 4-21-08)
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