Article 3. Regulatory Data
15.55.070 Special flood hazard area.
A. This chapter applies to the special flood hazard area (SFHA) and areas mapped Zone X within the jurisdiction of the city of Aberdeen. The SFHA is defined as the following areas:
1. The special flood hazard area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the scientific and engineering report entitled “Flood Insurance Study for Grays Harbor County, Washington, and Incorporated Areas” dated February 3, 2017, and any revisions thereto, with an accompanying flood insurance rate map dated February 3, 2017, and any revisions thereto. The flood insurance study and the FIRM are on file at the office of the floodplain administrator.
2. Lands adjacent to lands in subsection (A)(1) of this section that are flooded after February 3, 2017.
B. The floodplain administrator shall compare the elevation of the site to the base flood elevation and make interpretations where needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the SFHA and mapped Zone X.
C. A development project is not subject to the requirements of this chapter if the floodplain administrator determines that the site is located on land that is outside the SFHA and mapped Zone X, and is higher than the base flood elevation. The floodplain administrator shall inform the applicant that a building on the site may still be subject to the flood insurance purchase requirements unless the owner obtains a letter of map amendment from FEMA.