Grapevine Creek-CS 960314 . fi ,R 18 1996
Federal Emergency Manageme4.; Agency
Washington, D.C. 20472 CITY MANAGER
CITY OF COPPELL
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CERTIFIED MAIL IN REPLY REFER TO:
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Case No.: 95-06-371P
The Honorable Tom Morton Community: City of Coppell, Texas
Mayor, City of Coppell Community No.: 480170
P.O. Box 478 Map Panel Affected: 0010 E
Coppell, Texas 75019
116-D-A
Dear Mayor Morton:
On November 10, 1995, you were notified of proposed modified flood elevation determinations affecting
the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the City of Coppell, Dallas County, Texas. These
determinations were for Grapevine Creek, from approximately 265 feet downstream of Interstate
Highway 635 to approximately 240 feet upstream of Interstate Highway 635. The 90-day appeal period
that was initiated on December 8, 1995, when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
published a notice of proposed base flood elevations (BFEs) for Grapevine Creek in your community, has
elapsed.
FEMA received no valid requests for changes to the modified BFEs. Therefore, the modified BFEs that
became effective on November 10, 1995, remain valid and revise the FIRM that was in effect prior to that
date.
The modifications are pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public
Law 93-234) and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128, and 44
CFR Part 65. The community number(s) and suffix code(s) are unaffected by this revision. The
community number and appropriate suffix code as shown above will be used by the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) for all flood insurance policies and renewals issued for your community.
FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management as required under the above-mentioned Acts of
1968 and 1973. To continue participation in the NFIP, your community must use the modified BFEs to
carry out the floodplain management regulations for the NFIP. The modified BFEs will also be used to
calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for all new buildings and their contents and for the
second layer of insurance on existing buildings and their contents.
If you have any questions regarding the necessary floodplain management measures for your community
or the NFIP in general, we urge you to contact the Director, Mitigation Division of FEMA in Denton,
Texas, at (817) 898-5127. If you have any questions concerning the proposed modified BFEs or mapping
issues in general, please contact Mr. Alan Johnson of our staff in Washington, DC, either by telephone at
(202) 646-3403 or by facsimile at (202) 646-4596.
Sin~rely,
/~.j!--.,. Michael,K. Buckley, P.E., Chief
....: Hazard Identification Branch
Mitigation Directorate