FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map and StudyFederal Emergency ManagemenAMp . n
Region VII
9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300
Kansas City, Missouri 64114 -3372
May 4, 2012
PRELIM TRANS -CEO
12MAY -9 PM 2:34
City Clerks Office
Dubuque, IA
The Honorable Roy D. Buol Community Name: City of Dubuque,
Mayor, City of Dubuque Dubuque County,
50 West 13th Street Iowa
Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Community No.: 195180
Dear Mayor Buol:
We are pleased to present your community with Preliminary copies of the Flood Insurance Rate Map
(FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for Dubuque County, Iowa and Incorporated Areas for
your review and comment. The FIRMs and the FIS were revised to change the status of the Dubuque
Local Flood Protection Project Levee from provisionally accredited to accredited and to revise the Special
Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) to map interior drainage ponding from the accredited levee. We have revised
only those FIRM panels with updated flood hazard information.
We are sending the Preliminary copies at this time to give your community an opportunity to review
them. Additionally, in an effort to assist you in circulating the information, FEMA has posted digital
copies of the revised FIRM and FIS report materials to the following Website: http://www.starr -
team.com /Starr/ RegionalWorkspaces /RegionVll/DubuqueCountyIowa /Preliminary %20Maps /Forms /AllIt
ems.aspx. We will contact you shortly to schedule a formal community coordination meeting (a
"Consultation Coordination Officer [CCO]" Meeting) to discuss the revised flood hazard information,
ordinance adoption, and other frequently asked questions and concerns. In the meantime, we encourage
you to circulate the enclosed copies as widely as possible among elected officials, staff, and other
individuals or organizations in the community that would have an interest in the FIRM and FIS report so
that they will have the opportunity to review them thoroughly before the formal community coordination
meeting. The review period provides community officials and citizens in the affected communities with
an opportunity to identify changes or corrections to non - technical information, such as corporate limits,
road names, and stream names on the FIRM or in the FIS report. Comments may be sent to Emily
Whitehead, STARR, 11687 Lebanon Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45241-2012. Please submit comments
(digital format such as shape files preferred) no later than 30 days from the date of this letter. All
comments and changes received during this review period will be incorporated, as appropriate, before the
FIRM and FIS report become effective.
To assist your community in maintaining the FIRM, we have enclosed a Summary of Map Actions
(SOMA) to document previous Letters of Map Change (LOMCs) (i.e., Letters of Map Amendment
[ LOMAs], Letters of Map Revision [ LOMRs]) that will be superseded when the FIRM becomes effective.
Information on LOMCs is presented in the following four categories: (1) LOMCs for which results have
been included on the FIRM; (2) LOMCs for which results could not be shown on the FIRM because of
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scale limitations or because the LOMC issued had determined that the lots or structures involved were
outside the SFHA as shown on the FIRM; (3) LOMCs for which results have not been included on the
FIRM because the flood hazard information on which the original determinations were based is being
superseded by new flood hazard information; and (4) LOMCs issued for multiple lots or structures where
the determination for one or more of the lots or structures cannot be revalidated through an administrative
process like the LOMCs in Category 2 above.
LOMCs in Category 2 will be revalidated through a single letter that reaffirms the validity of a previously
issued LOMC; the letter will be sent to your community shortly before the effective date of the FIRM and
will become effective one day after the FIRM becomes effective.
For the LOMCs listed in Category 4, we will review the data previously submitted for the LOMA or
LOMR request and issue a new determination for the affected properties after the FIRM becomes
effective upon request.
Your community should be aware that recently approved LOMCs, specifically LOMRs, may have been
issued for your community. The LOMR process is dynamic and FEMA is reviewing LOMR applications
regularly. To complete production of the Preliminary FIRMs which includes incorporating the effects of
"mappable" LOMRs issued since the last map effective date, a specific cutoff was established. FEMA
will address any approved LOMRs issued after the cutoff date when the final SOMA is distributed. If
your community has concerns regarding a specific case, please submit the LOMR case number, as well as
any appropriate documentation, to our FEMA Regional Office at 9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300, Kansas
City, Missouri 64114 -3372 before the end of the comment or appeal periods discussed below to assist us
in keeping the map up to date.
After the CCO Meeting, we will initiate a statutory 90 -day appeal period for certain communities within
Dubuque County. A statutory 90 -day appeal period is required when FEMA adds or modifies Base (1-
percent- annual- chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, SFHAs, flood zone designations, or
regulatory floodways within a community, as shown on the Preliminary FIRM. If your community is
identified as requiring an appeal period, we will send you a letter approximately 2 weeks before the start
of the 90 -day appeal period to detail the appeal process. The letter will forward information regarding
notifications to be published in the FEDERAL, REGISTER and local newspaper(s) and will provide the first
and second publication dates. The appeal period will start on the second publication date. Additional
information concerning the 90 -day appeal period will be provided during the CCO Meeting.
After the 30 -day review and appeal periods have ended and we have addressed all comments /appeals, we
will initiate final preparation of the FIRM and FIS report. The new FIRM and FIS report for your
community will become effective approximately 7 to 10 months later. Before the effective date, you will
be notified in writing of the official FIRM and FIS report effective date and asked to adopt floodplain
ordinances or modify existing ordinances as necessary that correspond with the new FIRM or FIS report.
If you or other community officials have any questions regarding floodplain ordinances, you may raise
them with our FEMA Regional Office or you may discuss those issues with your State NFIP Coordinator.
Several months before the effective date, we will mail one set of printed copies of the finalized FIRM and
FIS report and digital copies of the map and report products.
Your community's comments on the Preliminary FIRM panels and FIS report are an important part of
our review process, and we will consider them carefully before we publish the FIRM and FIS report in
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their final form. If you have any questions regarding the Preliminary copies of the FIRM and FIS report,
please contact Emily Whitehead, STARR, at (513) 842 -8200. If you have general questions about
mapping issues, please call our FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX), toll free, at (877) 336 -2627
(877 -FEMA MAP) or e -mail our FMIX staff at FEMAMapSpecialist @riskmapcds.com.
Sincerely,
Richard Leonard, Chief
Risk Analysis Branch
Enclosures:
Preliminary FIRMs
Preliminary FIS report
Preliminary SOMA
cc: Bill Cappuccio, State NFIP Coordinator
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager, City of Dubuque
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PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF MAP ACTIONS
Community: DUBUQUE, CITY OF Community No: 195180
To assist your community in maintaining the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), we have
summarized below the previously issued Letter of Map Change (LOMC) actions (Le., Letters of
Map Revision (LOMRs) and Letters of Map Amendment (LOMAs)) that will be affected by the
preparation of the enclosed revised FIRM panel(s).
1. LOMCs Incorporated
The modifications effected by the LOMCs listed below have been reflected on the Preliminary
copies of the revised FIRM panels. In addition, these LOMCs will remain in effect until the
revised FIRM becomes effective.
LOMC
Case No.
Date
Issued
Project Identifier
Old
Panel
New
Panel
LOMA
11- 07 -3089A
10/20/2011
NO CASES RECORDED
19061 CO243E
19061 CO243F
2. LOMCs Not Incorporated
The modifications effected by the LOMCs listed below have not been reflected on the
Preliminary copies of the revised FIRM panels because of scale limitations or because the
LOMC issued had determined that the lot(s) or structure(s) involved were outside the Special
Flood Hazard Area, as shown on the FIRM. These LOMCs will be revalidated free of charge 1
day after the revised FIRM becomes effective through a single revalidation letter that reaffirms
the validity of the previous LOMCs.
LOMC
Case No.
Date
Issued
Project Identifier
Old
Panel
New
Panel
LOMA
11- 07 -3089A
10/20/2011
_. H. LANGSWORTHY'S ADDITION, LOTS
2-3- 168 & 2 -4- 168 - 808 KAUFMANN AVENUE
19061 CO243E
19061 CO243F
LOMA
11- 07 -3131A
ARSH'S ADDITION, LOT 1 -38 - -- 2155
10/25/2011 ORTHMAINSTREET
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
LOMA
11- 07 -3183A
ANGWORTHYS ADDITION. LOT 1 -1 -2 -166 L
10/25/2011 F715KAUFMANNAVENUE
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
LOMA
11- 07 -3202A
H LANGWORTHY'S ADDITION, LOT
10/25/2011 R-1 -153A -- 530 -532 KAUFMAN AVENUE
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
I LOMA
11- 07 -3371A
OT 47 -- 2556 AND 2556 1/2 WASHINGTON
10/27/2011 STREET
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
ILOMA
11- 07 -3385A
11/01/2011 F95UFMANNAVENUE T OOIT ION,LOTS-
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
LOMA
11- 07 -3420A
H LANGS ADDITION, LOT 154 - -600
11/01/2011 UFMANNAVENUE
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
LOMA
11- 07 -3309A
APLE LEAF ADDITIONS 2 & 3, LOTS 1, 40 &
11/08/2011 1 -- 659 LOUELLA LANE
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
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PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF MAP ACTIONS
Community: DUBUQUE, CITY OF
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Community No: 195180
LOMC
Case No.
Date
Issued
Project Identifier
1
Old
Panel
New
Panel
LOMA
11- 07 -3312A
11/08/2011
MAPLE LEAF ADDITIONS 2 & 3, LOTS 2 & C -
665 LOUELLA LANE
19061 CO243E
19061 CO243F
LOMA
11- 07 -3414A
OT 1 -- -1182 MILLER ROAD
11/15/2011
19061C0356E
19061C0358E
19061C0356F
LOMA
11- 07 -3525A
H. LANGWORTHY ADDITION -- 516
11/15/2011 UFMANN AVENUE
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
LOMA
11- 07 -3421A
LANGWORTHYS, LOT 37 -- 2510
12/01/2011 ASHINGTON STREET
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
LOMA
12- 07 -0120A
H LANGWORTHYS ADDITION LOT 2-2-166 -
11/29/2011 F701 KAUFMANNAVENUE
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
LOMA
12- 07 -0301A
OY NEY SUBDIVISION, BLOCK 1, LOT 6 ---
12/06/2011 00 KAUFMANN AVENUE
19061 CO243E
19061 CO243F
LOMA
12- 07 -1569A
ANG WORTHY'S ADDITION, LOT 84 -- 215
03/13/2012 AST 22ND STREET
19061 CO243E
19061 CO243F
LOMA
12- 07 -1781A
OT 24, E LANGWORTHYS ADD -2551
03/20/2012 ASHINGTON STREET
19061CO243E
19061CO243F
3. LOMCs Superseded
The modifications effected by the LOMCs listed below have not been reflected on the
Preliminary copies of the revised FIRM panels because they are being superseded by new
detailed flood hazard information or the information available was not sufficient to make a
determination. The reason each is being superseded is noted below. These LOMCs will no
longer be in effect when the revised FIRM becomes effective.
LOMC
Case No.
Date
Issued
Project Identifier
Reason Determination
Will be Superseded
INO CASES RECORDED
1. Insufficient information available to make a determination.
2. Lowest Adjacent Grade and Lowest Finished Floor are below the proposed Base Flood Elevation.
3. Lowest Ground Elevation is below the proposed Base Flood Elevation.
4. Revised hydrologic and hydraulic analyses.
5. Revised topographic information.
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PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF MAP ACTIONS
Community: DUBUQUE, CITY OF
4. LOMCs To Be Redetermined
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Community No: 195180
The LOMCs in Category 2 above will be revalidated through a single revalidation letter that
reaffirms the validity of the determination in the previously issued LOMC. For LOMCs issued for
multiple lots or structures where the determination for one or more of the lots or structures has
changed, the LOMC cannot be revalidated through this administrative process. Therefore, we
will review the data previously submitted for the LOMC requests listed below and issue a new
determination for the affected properties after the effective date of the revised FIRM.
LOMC
Case No.
D
I ued
Project Identifier
Old
Panel
New
Pa el
NO CASES RECORDED
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