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Home My WebLink About02/08/2011 Council Presentation - FEMA Map Modernization vA ar K FEMA Draft Maps — September 2007 , N - Draft maps showed `k v levee failures from CAP canal, 1 -10, and UPRR. �..;,,. Added 19 square miles of Zone A floodplain A "1 Town disputed maps and due to political pressure is -- allowed to perform study to determine = true floodplain 1 CMG Study — 2008 . r}} CMG study reduced area of floodplain from 19 to 3 square miles. As a secondary benefit, those areas that are floodplain have detailed x " depth information which helps reduce flood insurance cost. N FEMA preliminary DFIRMs — 2009/201 9 CMG study was incorporated into the DFIRMs. After an appeal and protest period that ended January 13, 2010, the Town worked to resolve outstanding protests by CAP and BOR. i� 2 Final maps — Effective June 16, 2011 _ ._.., /i . ,,�,� � ��• 777 -� � While dramatically better than FEMA draft maps, there are still areas of changing floodplain and new floodplain Areas of Especial Concern 1 San Lucas — developer currently constructing floodwall to remove remaining sections from floodplain 3 Areas of Especial Concern C M. -- . - Cortaro Ranch — Town currently constructing pursuing Conditional Letter of Map Revision with FEMA to remove remaining sections from floodplain. CLOMR based on modification of existing floodwall. Areas of Especial Concern i FT7P4�N[ rh^ ; Marana Vista Estates /North Marana — area of Pre -FIRM structures. Barnett Channel should ultimately remove area from floodplain. 4 Public Outreach • Marana is coordinating with other jurisdictions on public open houses to assist people with viewing the effects of the DFIRMs • Marana is working with other jurisdictions of Pima County on uniform recommendations and outreach materials _ • Marana will work with HOAs and the media to inform en masse areas unaffected by new maps — Dove Mountain area — Continental Ranch area ° — Gladden Farms area • Marana staff will continue to provide one -on -one assistance to citizens which sometimes includes acting as an intermediary to their lender or insurance agent. • Marana will prepare and mail individual recommendations to affected properties. Recommendations will be made for: — Structure brought into floodplain — Structure removed from floodplain — Structure change in floodplain status — Pre -FIRM versus Post -FIRM construction Categories of Recommendation Current New Structure Recommendation Status Status X,X500 SFHA pre -FIRM strongly recommend purchase flood insurance prior to maps SFHA worse pre -FIRM strongly recommend purchase SFHA flood insurance prior to maps X,X500 SFHA post -FIRM Purchase flood insurance prior to maps ° worse purchase flood insurance prior SFHA SFHA Post -FIRM to maps SFHA better either consult with insurance agent SFHA after maps effective SFHA X,X500 either purchase preferred risk policy future development must none comply with new zone 5