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Area Plan ®mrni~~i®n ®f St. J®se~h ®unty <br />1140 County-City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />John W. Byorni <br />Executive Director <br />Larry P, Magliozzi <br />Assistan# Director <br />Phone 574 235-9571 www.stiosephcountyindiana.corn/areaplan Fax 574 235-9813 <br />August 18, 2010 <br />The Honorable Council of the City of <br />South Bend <br />4th Floor, County-City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />RE: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 21, Zoning, Of The Municipal Code Of The City <br />Of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, By Repealing And Replacing Section <br />21-12, Floodplain Regulations, In Order To Adopt The Most Recent State And <br />Federal Requirements Relative To Floodplain Regulations, City Of South Bend, <br />Indiana. APC #2561-10 <br />Dear Council Members: <br />I hereby Certify that the above referenced ordinance of was legally advertised on Thursday, <br />August 5, 2010 and that the Area Plan Comtission at its public hearing on Tuesday, August 17, <br />2010 took the following action: <br />Upon a motion by Ann Puzzello, being seconded by Donna Chamblee and <br />unanimously carried, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 21, Zoning, Of The <br />Municipal Code Of The City Of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, By <br />Repealing And Replacing Section 21-12, Floodplain Regulations, In Order To <br />Adopt The Most Recent State And Federal Requirements Relative To Floodplain <br />Regulations, City Of South Bend, Indiana, as amended is sent to the Camman <br />Council with a favorable recommendation. The current Flood Insurance Rate <br />Maps {FIRM) are from February 17, 1988. Recently, the Federal Emergency <br />Management Agency {FEMA) completed a re-evaluation of flood hazards in the <br />area. The new FIRM will became effective on January 6, 2011. In order to <br />maintain eligibility in the National Flood Tnsurance Program (NFIP) each <br />jurisdiction is required to adopt floodplain management regulations that meet <br />FEMA standards. <br />PLEASE NOTE: The following changes were made by the Area Plan Commission to the <br />ordinance originally sent to you: <br />Page 12 -third to last line in Regulatory flood definition should be 21-12 (c) 2 <br />rather than 21-12 {e) 3 <br />Page 16 _ #9, third to last line, reference should be to South Bend zoning code, <br />not County <br />Serving South Bend, Lakeville, New Carlisle, North Liber#y, Osceola, Roseland and 5t. Joseph County, Indiana <br />