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P.O. Box 478
? Coppell, Texas 75019
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March 16, 1992
Mr. Johnny Thompson
1708 East Belt Line Road
Coppell, TX 75019
Re: Thomas East Addition (Longbranch Country Club)
Dear Mr. Thompson:
It was brought to my attention that a substantial amount of fill has been
placed on the northern portion of the referenced tract of land. This
portion of the property is located in a designated floodway area of the
City of Coppell. The placement of this fill is in violation of the
Floodplain Management Ordinance #87390. Article 5, Section B., 6.a of the
ordinance states "encroachments are prohibited within designated
f loodways including fill
On January 24, 1992, I contacted your engineer for the site, Mr. Mike
Cummings, to inform him that a substantial amount of fill had been placed
on site. As of this date, the fill has not been removed from the site.
This letter is written to advise you that no permits will be issued on
this site until the fill has been removed and the site has been brought
into compliance with the Floodplain Management Ordinance. In addition to
not allowing the development of this property, the City also has the
authority to issue a citation for failure to comply with this ordinance.
Upon conviction, the owner of the property could be fined up to $200 for
each violation and be required to correct or remove the noncompliance. It
should be noted that each and every day such violation continues shall
constitute a new and separate violation.
Please be advised that all illegally placed fill in the floodway should
be removed no later than April 14, 1992. This provides you thirty days in
which to make arrangements to remove the fill.
Letter to Mr. Johnny Thompson
March 16, 1992
Page 2
If you should have any questions or comments concerning this, please feel
free to contact us at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
City Engineer
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cc: Alan D. Ratliff, City Manager
Larry Jackson, City Attorney
Dale Jackson, Building Official
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General ~rovisions
SBCTXOM A. Lands to WhAoh This Ordinanoe Applies
This ordinance shall apply to all floodplain lands within the
jurisdiction of the City whether or not the land is within an
identified special flood hazards area. Provided, however, this
ordinance shall apply only to projects which have not as of the
effective date of this ordinance, received conditional approval
from (FEMA). Projects which have already been reclaimed under a
prior conditional letter of approval from (FEMA) or which have
received a conditional letter of approval from (FEMA) prior to
the effective date of this ordinance, shall be considered by the
City solely on the basis of regulations in effect at the time of
the issuance of the conditional letter of approval from (FEMA).
SBCTXON B. Basis for Establishing Floodplains ~nd Speolal Flood
Hasards
The floodplain areas and areas of special flood hazard are
identified in the scientific and engineering report entitled,
w"The FlOod Insurance Study for the City of Coppell,w dated August
~1, 1980, which, with its accompanying FIRM,s and floodways, and
any revisions thereto, is hereby adopted by reference and
declared to be a p~_t of this ordinance. Additional master
planning ~aps adopted by amendment to this ordinance and on file
in the Floodplain Administrator's Office shall also be considered
to be a part of this ordinance.
SBCTXON C. Bstablishment or a Floodplain Development Per. it
A Floodplain Development Permit shall be required for all new
construction and development, including the placement of
manufactured homes, within the flo~dplainmanagement areas of the
City to ensure conformance with the provisions of this ordinance.
8BtvTXON D. Penalties for goncomplianoe
No structure or development of land shall hereafter be
constructed, located, extended, converted or altered without full
.- compliance with the terms of this ordinance and other applicable
October 16, 1987 - Page 18
FLOODPLAIN NANAGENENT ORDINANCE
Revised Ginn, Inc.
regulations. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance by
failure to comply with any of its requirements (including
violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection
with conditions) shal~ constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who
violates this ordinance or fails to comply with any of its
requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each violation, be required to
correct or remove the noncompliance, and each and every day such
violation is continued shall constitute a new and separate
violation. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from
taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or
remedy any violation.
SECTION B. Repealing Clause
In addition to the purposes outlined in Article 1, this ordinance
replaces the former City of Coppell Ordinance No. 219 with
floodplain management guidelines which, except as hereinabove
-- provided in Section A of this Article, repeal the former
ordinance. All provisions of all other ordinances conflicting
"' with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. All
other ordinances and provisions of such ordinances not expressly
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in
full force and effect.
SBCTION F. Abrogation and Greater Restriot~ons
This ordinance is not. intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any
existing easements, covenants or deed restrictions. However,
where this ordinance and other ordinance, easement, covenant or
deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more
stringent restrictions shall prevail.
SBCTZON G. Interpretation
In the interpretation and application of this ordinance, all
provisions shall be: -.
1. Considered as minimum requirements;
2. Liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and,
3. Deemed neither 'to limit nor repeal any other powers granted
under State statutes.
OcCobe- 16, 1987 - Page 19
FLOODPLAIN NANAGENE#! ORDINANCE
6. Floodways
a. Encroachments are prohibited within desiimated floodways, includin~
fill, new ~onstmction, substantial improvements and other
development unless cerxification by a re~.stered professional
engineer is provided demonstratln.e that equal conveyance
encroachments do not result in any increase in flood levels at any
floodplain location and that all other provisions of this ordinance
are met durin~ the occurrence of the base flood discharges.
b. When a floodway has not been designated, no new construction,
substantial improvements, or other development (including fill)
shall be permitted within the 100-year floodplain until it is
demonstrated that either:
(1) The o-~-l-tive effect of the proposed development, will not
-- increase the water surface elevation of the design base flood
_. mm'e than one foot above the August, 1960, FIS, or above the
-most un-rent effective Flood Insurance Study base flood
elevations, whichever is less, at any point within the stream;
(2} The cumulative effect of the proposed development, will not
increase the water surface elevation of the design base flood
at any point in the stream above that which would occur without
the proposed development.
· ~CTION C. Staa~ds for Subdivisions
1. ~ sulxlivision proposals, includin~ manufactured borne perks and
sulxlivisions, ~ be consistent with all other eca~tio~ of tJ~s
ordinance includin~ the requirements of Article 3, Article 4, and the
provisions of all sections of this Article 5.
2. Base flood (includin~ desi~ base flood) elevation data shall be
generated for subdivision proposals and other proposed development
includin~ manufactured borne perks and subdivisions if not otherwise
provided.
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F~ NO. 393-0948
Re= ~o~8 Eas~ Add~on (~ngbFan~ Co~ C~)
Dear Ken:
I am .t.n z'eceip~- of your fax concerning tl~e new illegally
placed fill in ~he floodway on the above property and your request
Your letter to Hr. Thompson appears ~o be warranted under the
Very truly yours,
NICHOLS, JACKSON, KIRK & DILLARD