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Home My WebLink AboutFEMA Letter - PLN General - 11/17/2011 a � Federal Emergency Management Agency ND 5��J4 Washington, D.C. 20472 OD?A) :�-- 4� 1 b 7---)- 1 y November 17,2011 MS.MALI J.KRIVOR CASE NO.: 12-10-0012A SKOKOMISH FARMS,INC. COMMUNITY: MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON P.O.BOX 557 (UNINCORPORATED AREAS) UNION,WA 98592 COMMUNITY NO.: 530115 DEAR MS.KRIVOR: This is in reference to a request that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determine if the property described in the enclosed document is located within an identified Special Flood Hazard Area, the area that would be inundated by the flood having a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood), on the effective National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map. Using the information submitted and the effective NFIP map, our determination is shown on the attached Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) Determination Document. This determination document provides additional information regarding the effective NFIP map, the legal description of the property and our determination. Additional documents are enclosed which provide information regarding the subject property and LOMAs. Please see the List of Enclosures below to determine which documents are enclosed. Other attachments specific to this request may be included as referenced in the Determination/Comment document. If you have any questions about this letter or any of the enclosures, please contact the FEMA Map Assistance Center toll free at (877) 336-2627(877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, LOMC Clearinghouse, 6730 Santa Barbara Court, Elluidge,MD 21075. Sincerely, TO BE KEPT IN THE PA1\6 FILE Luis Rodriguez,P.E.,Chief Engineering Management Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration i LIST OF ENCLOSURES: LOMA DETERMINATION DOCUMENT(REMOVAL) cc: State/Commonwealth NFIP Coordinator Community Map Repository I Region I Page 1 of 2 Date: November 17, 2011 Case No.: 12-10-0012A LOMA T Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington,D.C. 20472 q h,D SEG LETTER OF MAP AMENDMENT DETERMINATION DOCUMENT REMOVAL COMMUNITY AND MAP PANEL INFORMATION LEGAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON Tract 9, as shown on the Segregation Survey for Skokomish Farms, (Unincorporated Areas) Inc., recorded as Auditor's File No. 1973936, in Volume 37, Page 168, in the Office of the Auditor, Mason County, Washington COMMUNITY The portion of property is more particularly described by the following metes and bounds: COMMUNITY NO.: 530115 NUMBER: 5301150180D AFFECTED MAP PANEL DATE: 12/8/1998 FLOODING SOURCE: NORTH FORK SKOKOMISH APPROXIMATE LATITUDE&LONGITUDE OF PROPERTY:47.331, -123.243 RIVER SOURCE OF LAT&LONG:STREETS&TRIPS 2009 DATUM:WGS 84 DETERMINATION OUTCOME 1%ANNUAL LOWEST LOWEST WHAT IS CHANCE ADJACENT LOT LOT BLOCK/ SUBDIVISION STREET REMOVED FROM FLOOD FLOOD GRADE ELEVATION SECTION THE SFHA ZONE ELEVATION ELEVATION (NGVD 29) NGVD 29) (NGVD 29) 9 -- — — Portion of C -- -- 72.2 feet Property Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) - The SFHA is an area that would be inundated by the flood having a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any qiven vear(base flood). ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS(Please refer to the appropriate section on Attachment 1 for the additional considerations listed below.) LEGAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION STUDY UNDERWAY PORTIONS REMAIN IN THE SFHA ZONE A This document provides the Federal Emergency Management Agency's determination regarding a request for a Letter of Map Amendment for the property described above. Using the information submitted and the effective National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map, we have determined that the described portion(s) of the property(ies) is/are not located .in the SFHA, an area inundated by the flood having a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood). This document amends the effective NFIP map to remove the subject property from the SFHA located on the effective NFIP map; therefore, the Federal mandatory flood insurance requirement does not apply. However, the lender has the option to continue the flood insurance requirement to protect its financial risk on the loan. A Preferred Risk Policy (PRP)is available for buildings located outside the SFHA. Information about the PRP and how one can apply is enclosed. This determination is based on the flood data presently available. The enclosed documents provide additional information regarding this determination. If you have any questions about this document, please contact the FEMA Map Assistance Center toll free at (877) 336-2627 (877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, LOMC Clearinghouse, 6730 Santa Barbara Court, Elkridge, MD 21075. Luis Rodriguez,P.E.,Chief Engineering Management Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration Page 2 of 2 T Date: November 17, 2011 Case No.: 12-10-0012A LOMA ` oEvaR Federal Emergency Management Agency 0 � Washington,D.C. 20472 lgND CE.G LETTER OF MAP AMENDMENT DETERMINATION DOCUMENT (REMOVAL) ATTACHMENT 1 (ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS) LEGAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION (CONTINUED) BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of Tract 9; thence S00°18'13"E, a distance of 1083.79 feet; thence N77°32'33"W, a distance of 448.55 feet; thence S00°50'07"E, a distance of 64.83 feet; thence S87°50'57"W, a distance of 163.87 feet; thence S28°24'29"E, a distance of 43.80 feet; thence S05'24'17"W, a distance of 58.18 feet; thence S68°01'31"W, a distance of 194.63 feet; thence N15°48'27"W, a distance of 47.47 feet; thence N11'51'29"W, a distance of 63.81 feet; thence N18°00'31"W, a distance of 72.67 feet; thence N27°32'37"W, a distance of 189.12 feet; thence N18°21'02"W, a distance of 246.99 feet; thence N11°24'49"E, a distance of 203.91 feet; thence N38'04'27"E, a distance of 163.36 feet; thence N05°43'52"E, a distance of 211.90 feet; thence N04°45'49"W, a distance of 95.13 feet; thence N89'02'07"E, a distance of 819.67 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY REMAIN IN THE SFHA (This Additional Consideration applies to the preceding 1 Property.) Portions of this property, but not the subject of the Determination/Comment document, may remain in the Special Flood Hazard Area. Therefore, any future construction or substantial improvement on the property remains subject to Federal, State/Commonwealth, and local regulations for floodplain management. ZONE A(This Additional Consideration applies to the preceding 1 Property.) The National Flood Insurance Program map affecting this property depicts a Special Flood Hazard Area that was determined using the best flood hazard data available to FEMA, but without performing a detailed engineering analysis. The flood elevation used to make this determination is based on approximate methods and has not been formalized through the standard process for establishing base flood elevations published in the Flood Insurance Study. This flood elevation is subject to change. STUDY UNDERWAY (This Additional Consideration applies to all properties in the LOMA DETERMINATION DOCUMENT (REMOVAL)) This determination is based on the flood data presently available. However, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is currently revising the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map for the community. New flood data could be generated that may affect this property. When the new NFIP map is issued it will supersede this determination. The Federal requirement for the purchase of flood insurance will then be based on the newly revised NFIP map. This attachment provides additional information regarding this request. If you have any questions about this attachment, please contact the FEMA Map Assistance Center toll free at (877) 336-2627(877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency,LOMC Clearinghouse,6730 Santa Barbara Court, Elkridge,MD 21075. Luis Rodriguez, P.E.,Chief Engineering Management Branch Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration o�YXR1FA. Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 Ha s�o`� ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING LETTERS OF MAP AMENDMENT When making determinations on requests for Letters of Map Amendment (LOMAs), the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) bases its determination on the flood hazard information available at the time of the determination. Requesters should be aware that flood conditions may change or new information may be generated that would supersede FEMA's determination. In such cases,the community will be informed by letter. Requesters also should be aware that removal of a property (parcel of land or structure) from the Special Flood Hazard Area(SFHA) means FEMA has determined the property is not subject to inundation by the flood having a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood). This does not mean the property is not subject to other flood hazards. The property could be inundated by a flood with a magnitude greater than the base flood or by localized flooding not shown on the effective National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP)map. The effect of a LOMA is it removes the Federal requirement for the lender to require flood insurance coverage for the property described. The LOMA is not a waiver of the condition that the property owner maintain flood insurance coverage for the property. Only the lender can waive the flood insurance purchase requirement because the lender imposed the requirement. The property owner must request and receive a written waiver from the lender before canceling the policy.The lender may determine, on its own as a business decision, that it wishes to continue the flood insurance requirement to protect its financial risk on the loan. The LOMA provides FEMA's comment on the mandatory flood insurance requirements of the NFIP as they apply to a particular property. A LOMA is not a building permit,nor should it be construed as such. Any development, new construction, or substantial improvement of a property impacted by a LOMA must comply with all applicable State and local criteria and other Federal criteria. If a lender releases a property owner from the flood insurance requirement, and the property owner decides to cancel the policy and seek a refund, the NFIP will refund the premium paid for the current policy year, provided that no claim is pending or has been paid on the policy during the current policy year. The property owner must provide a written waiver of the insurance requirement from the lender to the property insurance agent or company servicing his or her policy. The agent or company will then process the refund request. Even though structures are not located in an SFHA, as mentioned above, they could be flooded by a flooding event with a greater magnitude than the base flood. In fact, more than 25 percent of all claims paid by the NFIP are for policies for structures located outside the SFHA in Zones B, C, X(shaded), or X (unshaded). More than one-fourth of all policies purchased under the NFIP protect structures located in these zones. The risk to structures located outside SFHAs is just not as great as the risk to structures located in SFHAs. Finally, approximately 90 percent of all federally declared disasters are caused by flooding, and homeowners insurance does not provide financial protection from this flooding. Therefore, FEMA encourages the widest possible coverage under the NFIP. LOMAENC-1 i