FS9905-AG 990608ITEM CAPTION:
AGENDA REQUEST FORM
Consider approval of a variance with stipulations for an Interim Permit, upon concurrence of City Engineer,
to Floodplain Management Ordinance No. 94-639, Article 4, Section B, Item ll(a), which states that the
Floodplain Administrator must "assure that conditional approvals are received from Federal Emergency
Management Agency before a Floodplain Development Permit is issued" for the proposed Carrollton-
Farmers Branch Independent School District 10 Acre Tract east of MacArthur Blvd.
SUBMITTED BY: Kenneth M. Griffin, PE.
TITLE: Director of Engineering/Public Works
STAFF COMMENTS:
APPROVED
BY
CITY COUNCIL
DATE
If Council approves this item, the motion should include the following stipulations in the motion:
1. A letter is provided from FE1VIA stating that they have all necessary information, including fees, to
proceed with the review of the Flood Study.
2. Any changes requested by FEMA during the Flood Study be complied with prior to acceptance by the
City.
3. No Building Permits will be issued on any lots within the development until the Flood Study has been
approved by FEMA.
See attached memo.
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MEMORANDUM
FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
To:
From-'
Date:
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Mayor and City Council
Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E., Dir. of Engineering Public Works
June 8, 1999
Consider approval of a variance with stipulations for an Interim Permit, upon
concurrence of City Engineer, to Floodplain Management Ordinance No. 94-639,
Article 4, Section B, Item 1 l(a), which states that the Floodplain Administrator must
"assure that conditional approvals are received from Federal Emergency Management
Agency before a Floodplain Development Permit is issued" for the proposed
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District 10 Acre Tract east of
MacArthur Blvd.
The 10 acre tract of land is for the proposed River Chase Elementary School. The school district is
on a very short time line to begin construction so that the school can open by the fall of 2000.
Because it takes typically six to eight weeks for FEMA's approval of a Flood Study the developer is
requesting that he be allowed to proceed with the reclamation on the property.
The majority of the property in question is not within the designated floodplain. The reclamation
request is for permission to do some filling along the east side of the property. The area to be filled
lies within an area of ineffective flow. In essence, this means this is an area where the water from
the Elm Fork would backup and pond. The filling of the property will have no impact upon the
elevation of the water surface in the general area. The only impact of filling will be a loss in valley
storage. The development is proposing to reserve a portion of the site to compensate for the loss of
valley storage.
The report, as submitted, is in compliance with the City's Floodplain Ordinance. Therefore, staff
offers no objections to the variance request with the following stipulations:
1. A letter is provided from FEMA stating that they have all necessary information, including fees,
to proceed with the review of the Flood Study.
2. Any changes requested by FEMA during the Flood Study be complied with prior to acceptance
by the City.
3. No Building Permits will be issued on any lots within the development until the Flood Study has
been approved by FEMA.
Council may recall that the City has granted similar variances to Big Cedar Subdivision, Villages of
Coppell Phase III, Windsor Estates and a 58 acre tract of land north and east of this request.
Compliance with the above stipulations will be monitored. Therefore, staff recommends approval of
this request and will be available to answer questions at the Council meeting.
"CITY OF COPPELL ENGINEERING - EXCELLENCE BY DESIGN"