FIRM-931104NTH
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Region VI
Federal Regional Center
800 North Loop 288
Denton, TX 76201 -3698
Honorable Tom Morton
Mayor, City of Coppell
P. O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
Dear Mayor Morton:
16 I,
November 4, 1993
You have recently received a letter from the Federal Insurance Administration
Office located in Washington, D.C., notifying you of the final determination
of base flood elevations for your community. As stated in the letter, these
elevations will be published in the Federal Register as soon as possible.
As a condition for your Community's continued eligibility in the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), your local floodplain management regulations
must equal or exceed the minimum criteria stated in 44 CFR, Chapter I, Part
60.3(d) of the NFIP regulations. For the development of these regulations,
please reference the enclosed Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. The enclosed
material can be adopted verbatim or used as a guide to develop an acceptable
ordinance that meets your Community's needs and the minimum standards of the
NFIP regulations. An acceptable ordinance must be adopted prior to the date
of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), which is April 15, 1994. If you wish
us to comment prior to adoption of the ordinance, we will be glad to review a
draft copy to ensure that all minimum requirements have been included. Upon
adoption of the ordinance, please submit one certified copy of the approved
ordinance to our office 4 weeks prior to the effective date of the FIRM. This
will allow sufficient time for final review and notification to the Washington
Office.
For your convenience, we have enclosed a copy of the NFIP regulations and
other informative publications. We will be in contact with you each month,
prior to the effective date of the FIRM, to offer assistance in the
development of the ordinance. If you have any questions, please contact Diane
Calhoun at (817) 898 -5136.
Sin rely,
Jim LeGr tte, Chief
Natural & Technological
Hazards Division
Enclosures
cc: State Coordinator