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Applicant says floodplain study shows higher base elevation; team will seek FEMA LOMA
Summary
The project's engineer reported a base flood elevation study (424.3) and said the team will submit a FEMA Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA); staff cautioned the commission that a denied LOMA could force major changes to the site plan.
Engineer Harry Rocheville told the commission that a Zone A flood designation currently appears to cross the property and that the project team completed a base flood elevation study supporting a proposed elevation of 424.3 for the wetland limit. Rocheville said the team intends to submit a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) and to provide the study and legal description to FEMA and to the commission for the record.
Rocheville acknowledged FEMA review times are variable — “I've seen those come through within a month. I've seen them come through in 6 months,” he said — and staff cautioned that the site plan as presented would not move forward without the LOMA if FEMA declines the map amendment. The commission discussed the option of conditioning any local approval on receipt of the LOMA so the project can continue to be processed without reworking the plan in the event FEMA does not grant the amendment.
