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Aria flan ~amis~i~~ ®f St. J~~~~~ ~c~unty <br />114Q County-City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46641 <br />John W. Byorni harry P. Magliozzi <br />Executive Director Assistant Director <br />~..~.. <br />Phone 574 235-9571 www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/areapian Fax 574 235-9813 <br />August 3, 2010 <br />Derel~ Dieter, President <br />City of South Bend Common Council <br />Fourth Floor, County-City Building <br />22? W. Jefferson Boulevard <br />South Send, IN 46641 <br />RE: Floodplain Ordinance Amendment <br />Dear Mr. Dieter: <br />The Federal Emergency lVlanagement Agency recently caznpleted re-mapping the Special <br />Flood Hazard Areas of the City of South Bend. The study also included nevv flood plain <br />regulations. If the City wants to continue to be part the National Flood insurance <br />Program, both the new maps and the new regulations must be adapted by the City by <br />January 6, 20l 1. <br />Attached is a proposed ordinance that was initiated by the Area Plan Commission. The <br />purpose of this ordinance is to bring the City's fioodplain regulations into cozxipliance <br />with new state and federal regulations that will be effective January 6, 2011. By <br />reference, the ordinance will also adopt the new maps. The ordinance has been reviewed <br />by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. <br />Please place this proposed ordinance on the August 9 2010, Common Council agenda for <br />first reading. The Area Plan Commission will hear this ordinance on August 17, 2010. <br />If you have azzy questions, please feel free to contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />GV. ' <br />o W. Byorn~ <br />AUG - 3 2Q>~ <br />~;~~- ~ ,'~~ ~fn; r~. <br />Serving South Bend, Lakeville, fVew Carlisle, North Liberty, Osceola, Roseland and St. Joseph County, Indiana <br />