Duval County, Florida Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) Meeting. January 25, 2017 Jacksonville, Florida

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1 Duval County, Florida Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) Meeting January 25, 2017 Jacksonville, Florida

2 Agenda Introductions Coastal Study Update Study Process and Timeline Flood Insurance Implications Questions and Answers 2

3 Northeast Florida Coastal Flood Risk Study 3

4 Basic Elements of a Coastal Flood Risk Study Base Flood Elevation (BFE) on FIRM includes four components: 1. Storm surge stillwater elevation (SWEL) Determined from 2. Amount of wave setup storm surge model 3. Wave height above storm surge (SWEL) elevation 4. Wave runup above storm surge elevation (where present) 4

5 Basic Elements of a Coastal Flood Risk Study (Cont d) 5

6 LiMWA 6

7 Post-Preliminary Processing Schedule Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Issued CCO Meeting and Public Open House End of Appeal & Comment Period Letter of Final Determination Effective FIRM Preliminary Phase Meetings 90-Day Appeal & Comment Period Resolve Appeals & Finalize Map Products 6-Month Adoption/ Compliance Period 7

8 Duval County Schedule Preliminary FIRM Issued July 29, 2016 CCO Meeting and Public Open House January 24-25, 2017 Appeal/Comment Period March 2017 June 2017* Letter of Final Determination Issued August 2017* Community Adoption/Compliance Period August 2017 February 2018* Effective FIRM February 2018* *estimated times 8

9 Preliminary FIRM Issued July 29, 2016 A Preliminary Map Package was sent to each community that included: FIRM Panels Duval County Index Panel Flood Insurance Study (FIS) Report Summary of Map Actions (SOMA) Digital Data 9

10 Duval County Map Update 10

11 Flood Zone Changes in Duval County Community Name # Buildings: Increase # Buildings: Decrease # Buildings: Net Change Changes to # of Buildings Within SFHA Jacksonville 2,017 1, Jacksonville Beach 1, Atlantic Beach Neptune Beach Duval County TOTAL 3,440 2,414 1,026 Changes to # of Buildings Within Floodway Changes to # of Buildings Within Coastal High Hazard Areas (CHHA, Zone VE) Jacksonville Jacksonville Beach Atlantic Beach Neptune Beach Duval County TOTAL Notes: 1. If building was in both areas of increase and decrease, it was counted as an increase. 2. Building counts based on City of Jacksonville building footprint layer, dated 2007 with 11

12 Flood Zone Changes at Jacksonville Beach (12 th Avenue South) 12

13 Hurricane Matthew Flooding (12 th Avenue South) Ref: Google Earth Ref: WTSP Ref: ABC News Ref: ActionNewJax 13

14 Hurricane Dora Flooding at Jacksonville Beach 14

15 Flood Zone Changes at Mayport Naval Station 15

16 Flood Zone Changes at Neptune Beach 16

17 Appeal and Comment Period Duval County and incorporated communities will have a 90-day appeal period for all changes to flood hazard information. Notice of changes will be published in the Federal Register and on the FEMA website. Notice of changes will be published in your local newspapers twice within a 10-day period. The second newspaper publication will begin the 90-day appeal period. Appeals are for flood hazard information changes 17

18 What Is an Appeal? The new or revised flood hazard information is believed to be scientifically or technically incorrect. The information is scientifically incorrect if: The methodology used and assumptions made in the determination of the information are inappropriate or incorrect. The information is technically incorrect if: The methodology was not applied correctly or was based on insufficient or poor-quality data. The methodology did not account for the effects of physical changes that have occurred in the floodplain. 18

19 Data Submission - Examples Storm Surge and Wave Analysis (i.e., revised ADCIRC/ SWAN or other) Revised WHAFIS Transects/ Analysis Revised Primary Frontal Dune Delineation Revised BFE and flood zones Newer Topo-Bathy Data Data Certifications from Professional Land Surveyors/ Engineers 19

20 Appeal and Comment Period (Cont d) Duval County and incorporated communities also will have a comment period. Comments do not involve BFEs and other flood hazard information. Comments include, but are not limited to, the following: Channel Names and Locations Road Names and Locations Corporate Limit Changes Requests for changes other than flood hazard information are considered comments 20

21 Appeal and Comment Period (Cont d) Please have appeals and comments directed to your local floodplain administrator. Your local floodplain administrator can submit all appeals and comments to: Christopher Mack AECOM 4016 Salt Pointe Parkway, Suite 200 North Charleston, SC We will not move forward until your appeals and comments are resolved. 21

22 Appeal Resolution Process After the 90-day appeal period has elapsed, FEMA will do the following: By a letter to the CEO, we will acknowledge receipt of all appeals submitted. We will review all appeals and the supporting data submitted with the appeal. If additional supporting data are required, we will request the data by letter. If appeals are not supported by data, we will inform the CEO by letter that the appeals are denied. 22

23 Appeal Resolution Process (Cont d) If appeals are adequately supported, we will revise the BFEs and any other information affected by the appeals. We will revise the FIRM if necessary. We will send the CEO a letter that explains the resolution of the appeals. We will provide the community with a 30-day period to review and comment on the resolution. We will issue a letter of final determination to the CEO once appeals and comments are resolved. 23

24 Letter of Final Determination After the 90-day appeal period and all appeals and comments have been resolved, FEMA will issue a Letter of Final Determination (LFD). Along with the LFD, we will send the Final Summary of Map Actions (SOMA), informing the community of Letters of Map Change that will be revalidated or superseded. The LFD begins a 6-month adoption/compliance period, during which the community will adopt the new maps into their floodplain ordinance. 24

25 Adoption/Compliance Period Communities may be contacted by FL State NFIP staff or by FEMA Region IV staff offering assistance with reviewing and updating their floodplain ordinance. Ordinance may require an update to adopt the new FIS report, FIRM, and all supporting technical data. Once the LFD letter is received, providing the effective date of the new FIS report and FIRM, the ordinance may be updated at any time. 25

26 Adoption/Compliance Period (Cont d) After adoption, a copy is sent to the FL State NFIP office and to FEMA Region IV for review. Update files showing the community s ordinance is NFIP compliant. If we do not receive the updated ordinance before the effective date, the community will be suspended from the NFIP Please begin the ordinance review process as soon as you receive the LFD! 26

27 Adoption/Compliance Period (Cont d) Technical support can be obtained by telephone at or by at For more information, please contact the Florida State NFIP Coordinator: Steve Martin 27

28 Effective FIRM After the adoption/compliance period ends, communities will receive: Paper copies of the effective FIRM panels and FIS report, as well as digital data A Revalidation Letter, informing the community of all Letters of Map Change that have been revalidated or superseded by the new FIRM 28

29 Opportunities to Update the FIRM A Flood Insurance Study Update is NOT the only time that your FIRM can be updated. The FIRM can be updated by: Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA), MT-1 Form Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F), MT-1 Form Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), MT-2 Form 29

30 LOMA and LOMR-F (MT-1) Provides an administrative procedure whereby FEMA will review information submitted by an owner of property who believes that his or her property has been inadvertently included in a designated Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) 30

31 LOMR (MT-2) Applicable any time better data are available Based on the changes to the hydrologic or hydraulic characteristics of a flooding source, that results in the modification of the BFEs, regulatory floodway, and/or SFHA Is a modification to an effective FIRM and/or FIS report; officially revises the FIRM and/or FIS report 31

32 Risk and Flood Insurance Determine your flood risk Nearly everyone is at risk of flooding High Risk SFHA, identified as Zone A, Zone AE, Zone V, or Zone VE on FIRM Moderate Risk Identified as shaded Zone X on FIRM Low Risk Identified as unshaded Zone X on FIRM 32

33 Risk and Flood Insurance (Cont d) Requirements in a High-Risk Zone Federally regulated lenders making new loans or modifying existing loans secured by a building in the SFHA must require the borrower to purchase flood insurance for the term of the loan. 33

34 Duval Open House Meetings Duval County Open House Meetings #1 & #2 January 24, :00 AM 12:00 PM & 4:00 PM 7:00 PM Community Center and Exhibition Hall 2500 South Beach Parkway Jacksonville Beach, Florida Duval County Open House Meeting #3 January 25, :00 PM 7:00 PM Edward Ball Building 214 North Hogan Street Jacksonville, Florida

35 Outreach Planning & Path Forward Quarterly Outreach Update Calls Support throughout the regulatory process Local Elected Officials Updates Publication Overview and Placement Options 35

36 Questions and Answers Mark A. Vieira, PE Christina Lindemer Henrietta Williams, CFM Chris Mack, PE, PMP Mike Taylor, PE, CFM Danon Lucas Susan Wilson, CFM Janice Mitchell, CFM 36