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Home My WebLink AboutMiscellaneous Correspondence 2010-2-2 f-l .' . /7- tJ 3 - /Ftjb /2 (!)O!7/)O . '., . S' f'- J) t2L '2007- 600{, 0 . . .' FfJe> - 'S If re- '2.. 007- DCX>O 7 I Federal Emergency Management Agency "To I~. ()-\~' Washington, D.C. 20472 t\DD 1n~tmaJ1'Ol1cJ February 02, 2,010 THE HONORABLE GINO GRIMALDI CITY OF SPRINGFIELD 225 FIFTH STREET SPRINGFIELD. OR 97477 CASE NO.: 10-10-0192A COMMUNITY: CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON COMMUNITY NO.: 415592 DEAR MR. GRIMALDI: This is in reference to a request that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determine if the property described in the enclosed document. is located within an identified Special Flood Hazard Area, the area that would be inundated by the flood having 'a I-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood), on the effective Natiqnal Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map. Using the information submitted and the effective NFIP map, ou~ determination is shown on the attached Letter of Map Revision based on Fill (LOMR-F) Determination Document. This determination document provides. additional .information regarding the effective NFIP map, the legal description of the property and our detennination. Additional documents are enclosed which provide information regarding the subject property and LOMR-Fs. Please see the List of Enclosures below 'todetermine which documents are enclosed. Other attachments specific to: this' request. may be included as referenced in the Determination/Comment document. If you have any questions about this letter or any of the enclosures, please contact the FEMA Map Assistance Center toll free at (877) 336-2627 (877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the' Federal Emergency Management Agency, LOMC Clearinghouse, 6730 Santa Barbara Court, Elkridge, MD 21075. Sincerely, -~e.~----,.- Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief Engineering Management Branch Mitigation Directorate LIST OF ENCLOSURES: LOMR-F DETERMINATION DOCUMENT (REMOVAL) cc: State/Commonwealth NFIP Coordinator Community Map Repository Region Mr. Rex A. Betz Date Received' 2~ ~C' ."nne" ~ '1 ' C7-;g~/ ~ Page 1 of 2 I Date: February 02, 2010 lease No.: 10-10-0192A I LOMR-F Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 LETTER OF MAP REVISION BASED ON FILL , -DE'TERMINA-TION DOCUMENT-(REMOVAL:) COMMUNITY AND MAP PANEL INFORMATION CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON LEGAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Parcel 1 , as shown on Partition Pial Number 94-P0501, recorded as Instrument No. 9434944, in Reel 1948R, in the Officeofthe County Clerk, Lane County. Oregon COMMUNITY I COMMUNITY NO.: 415592 I NUMBER: 41039C1133F AFFECTED MAP PANEL I DATE: 6/211999 FLOODING SOURCE: MCKENZIE RIVER APPROXIMATE LATITUDE & LONGITUDE OF PROPERTY: 44.088. -123.034 SOURCE OF LAT & LONG: STREETS & TRIPS 2009 DATUM: WGS 84 DETERMINATION LOT BLOCK! SECTION SUBDIVISION STREET OUTCOME WHAT IS REMOVED FROM THE SFHA FLOOD ZONE 1% ANNUAL LOWEST LOWEST CHANCE ADJACENT LOT FLOOD GRADE ELEVATION ELEVATION ELEVATION (NGVD 29) (NGVD 29) INGVD 29) 428.4 feel 429.1 feet 400 Intemational Way Structure' X (shaded) Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) - The SFHA is an area that would be inundated by the fiood havin9 a 1-percent chance of bein9 equaled or exceeded in any oiven year (base flood), ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS (Please refer to the appropriate section on Attachment 1 for the additional considerations listed below.) PORTIONS REMAIN IN THE SFHA ANNEXATION STUDY UNDERWAY This document provides the Federal Emergency' Management Agency's determination regarding a request for a Letter of Map Revision based 'ooFiII- for the property described above. Using the informatio-" -sub-mitted~n-d the effective National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map, we have determined that the structure(s) on the property(ies) is/are not located in the SFHA, an area inundated by the flood haying a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood). This document revises the effective NFIP map to remove the subject property from the SFHA located on the effective NFIP map; therefore, the Federal mandatory flood insurance requirement does not apply. However, the lender has the option to continue the flood insurance requirement to protect its financial risk on the loan. A Preferred Risk Policy (PRP) is available for buildings located outside the SFHA. Information about the PRP and how one can apply is enclosed. This determination is based on the flood data presently available. The enclosed documents provide additional information regarding. thIs determination. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Map Assistance Center toll free at (877) 336-2627 (877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, LOMC Clearinghouse, 6730 Santa Barbara Court, Elkridge, MD 21075. ~C?~.. Kevin.C. Long, Acting Chief Engineering Management Branch Mitigation Directorate " Page 2 of 2 . I Date: February 02, 2010. lease No.: 10-10-0192A LOMR-F Federal Emergency Management. Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 LETTER OF MAP REVISION BASED ON FILL .. - ---DETERMINATION UUt.,;OIli1E~NT -(REMOVAL) ATTACHMENT 1 (ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS) _PQ~.T19..!'ll>_ OF THE; pgO!,~RTY Ri:::MAIN IN THE S_FHA (This Additional Consideration applies to the preceding 1 Property.) Portions of this property, but not the subject of the Determination/Comment document, may remain in the Special Flood Hazard Area. Therefore, any future conslruction or substantial improvement on the property remains subject to Federal, Slate/Commonwealth, and local regulations for floodplain management. ANNEXATION (This Additional Consideration applies to the preceding 1 Property.) Although the subject of this determination is shown on the National Flood.lnsurance Program map as being located in a community other than the community indicated on the Determination/Comment Document. it has been annexed by the community referenced therein. STUDY UNDERWAY (This Additional Consideration applies to all properties in the LOMR-F DETERMINATION DOCUMENT (REMOVAL)) This determination is based on the flood data presently available. However, Ihe Federal Emergency Managemenl Agency is currently revising ihe National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map for the community. New flood data could be generated that may affecl this property. When the new NFIP map is issued it will . supersede this determination. The Federal requirement for the purchase of flood insurance will then be based on the newly revised NFIP map. . ~.- . . - __._______.._... ______ _______,__ .._____.u____ This attachment provides additional lnformationregarding this request. If you have any questions about. this attachment, please contact the FEMA Map Assistance Center toll free at (877) 336-2627 (877.,FEMA MAP) or by letter' addressed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, LOMe Cleannghouse, 6730 Santa Barbara Court, Elkridge, MD 21075. . ~C?~~a. Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief Engineering Management Branch Mitigation qirectorate ,.... , Federal Emergency Management Agency , . Washington, D.C. ~(}.li2 -------- ADDlTIONAONFORMA nON REGARDING LETTERS OF MAP REVISION BASED ON FILL 'When making det~r.mi[!aliOns~on_requests.tor'l::~llernjn;la~R.eYTsiOIfbased on the placement of fill ---~(I:OMR~Fs);rheDepanment Of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) bases its determination on the tlood hazard into[ll1ation available at the time' of the_ detennination. Req~estersshould.beaware.tliat 11000 conditions inay change or_ne~ infonnat{on may be generated that -. would sllpersede FEMA,'s determination. In slIchcases, the conununitywill be infonned by Jetter. ,_. . Requesters also should be aware that removal of a property (parcel of/and or structure) from the Special Flood H,!zard Area (SFHA) means FEMA has determined the property is. not subject to inundation by the .' floo.:f'having a J-percent.chance of being equaled or exceeded in any: given year (base /lood). This does . not mean the property is not subject to other flood hazards. Thepropcrty could be inundated by a /lood with a magnitude greater than the base /lood or by localized /looding not shown on the effective National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map. . The effect of a LOMR-F is it removes the Federal requireme!lt for the lender to require /lood insurance coverage. for the p.v".. ,/ described. The LOMR-F is not a waiver of the condition that the property owner ,maintain flood insurance' coverage for the property. Only the lender can waive the /lood insurance purchase'requirement because the lender imposed the requirement. The property owner must request and . receive a written waiver .from lire lender before canceling lire policy. The lender may detennine, on its own asa business decision, that it wishes to continue the flOod insurance requirement .to protect its tinanciaJ risk on the loan.. . . The LOMR-F provides FEMA's comment on the mandatory flood insurance requirements of the .NFIP as they apply to a Particular property. A LOMR-Fis not a bUilding.pennit, nor should it. be construed as . such. AnYdevelopmenr,. newconSlrUction, or ~ubstantial improvement of a property impacted by a LOMR-F must comply with all applicable State and local criteria and other Federal criteria. If a lender releases a property owner from the 1100d insurance requirement, and the ~."~"..;' owner decides 'to cancel the policy and seek a refund, the NFJP will refund the premium paid for the current policy year, . provided that no claim'is pending or has been paid on ~hepolicY-dUring~the-cu'!Cnt~POIiCY-.Year:n;e Propet:tY.Owner must provide a-wri!t~n~,!,aive;:."Ofthe insurance requirement from the.lender to the property insurnnce-agent or CoiTjji~!fy .serViCing his or her policy. The agent or.company..will then process the refund request:-- -" - __" .' _ . .. .,: ~_.' _ ._____ _.'. _..... . _ _ . Even"though structlire~are not located in an SFHA, as mentioned above; they could be flooded by a Iloodingceveni with a greater magnitUde than ihe base /lood. In fact, more. than 25 percent of all claims paid by the NFIP are for policies for structures located outside the SFHAin Zones B, C, X (shaded), or X (unshaded). More than one-fourth of all policies purchase~ under the NFIP protect structures located in these zones. The risk to. structures located outside SFHAs is just not as great as the risk to structures located in' SFHAs:' Finally, approximately 90 percent of all federally declared disasters are caused by ,Hooding, and homeowners insurance does not provide tinancial protection from this /looding. Therefore. FEMA encOUrages.the widestpos,sible coverage under the NFlP. LOMRFENC_l " The NFIP otTers two types of 1100d insurance policies to property owners: the low<ost Preferred Risk Policy \PRP) and the Standard FloOd Insurance Policy (SFIP). The PRP is available for 1- to 4-family residential structures located outside the SFHA with little or no loss history. The PRP is available for _ ._ ,_. _, __ townhouse/row house-type structures. butis-"ot-!vai!able for othe.r tYl'es.of condominium units. The SFI P is available for all other structures. - ---- -,-----"--------. . , Additional information on the PRP and how a property owner can quality for this type of policy may be obtained.Jly contacting the Flood Insurance Infonnation Hotline, toll free, at 1-800-427-4661. Before making a tinal decision about 110()(fji1Sufarfce-COverage;-FEMA-strongly.encou[.lg",s-p~operty_o~nersJo. ----_._,- . discuss their individuall100d risk situations and insurance needs with an insurance agent or company. --- --~- . TIle revisions' made effective -by'~'L6MR:F are 'made pilrsuant to-Section 206-01' the Flood-Disaster Protection: Act -()f'1973 (Pt. 93-i34) and are in accordance with .the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XlI1 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, P.L. 9(448) 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128, and 44CFR Part 65. , ,'~'~"': . > .. ~., , . . - . ,- . _ l~aci:~rdancew;th regulations adoplea by the ~o~~ity ,~hen it.:nade application to joi~the NFIP, 'Ieiters issued to revise an NFIP map must be attached to the community's otlicial record copy of the map. . That 'map is available for'public inspection at the community's otlicial map repository. Therefore, FEMA 'sends copies of ali such letters to the affected community's official mail repository. . .' To ensure continued eligibility to participate in the NFIP, the community ,must enforce its floodplain management regulations uSing, at a minimum, the 1100d elevations and zone designations shown on the .NFIP'map," including the revisions made effective by LOMR-Ps. LOMR-Fs are based on minimum criteria established by the NFIP. State, county, and community officials, based on knowledge of local conditions and in the i~terest of safety, may set higher standards for constructi~n in the SFHA. If the State, county, or community has adopted more restrictive and comprehensive floodplain management criteria. these criteria take precedence over the minimum Federal criteria. . FEMA does not print and distribute LOMR-Fs to priinary map users, such as local insurance agents and mortgage lenders; therefore, the community serves as the repository for LOMR-Fs. FEMA encourages communities to disseminate LOMR-Fs so that interested persons, such as property owners, insurance agents, and mortgage lenders, may benefit from the information. FEMA also 'encourages communities to prepare articles for publication in the local newspaper that describe the changes made and the assistance community officials wilI provid~ in serving as a clearinghouse for LOMR-Fs and interpreting NFIP maps. When a restudy is undertaken, or when a sufficient number of revisions occur'on particular map panels, _ :_~F:EMAinitiates~the'printing'and:distribution'process for-the panels andincorporatesJhe changes made etTectiveby LOMR:Fs. FEMA notifies comrnimit)' officiaIs in'writ~ngwhen affected map panels~ =. being physically revised and distributed. Ifthe results ofparticulai-lOMR-Ffcannot be reflected on the. new map panels because of scale limitations, FEMA notifies the COll!l11unity in wrjtingand revalidates the LOMR-Fs in that letter. LOMR-Fs revalidated in this way usually will become effective 1 day after the effective date of the revised map. , .'-' LOMRFENC-I