PCR2014049
RESOLUTION #P.C. 049-2014
RECOMMENDATION TO COMMON COUNCIL TO AMEND CHAPTER 14 (FLOODPLAIN ZONING)
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
WHEREAS, Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code regulates floodplain development within the City of Muskego, and
WHEREAS, The City of Muskego is required to have a Floodplain Ordinance in order to be part of the NFIP
(National Flood Insurance Program) and by participating in the NFIP the residents of Muskego are eligible to get
flood insurance, and
WHEREAS, One of the main conditions of the NFIP program is that the City must adopt the required
codes/regulations, as they are amended or revised, which in this case is before the effective date of the new
information (November 5, 2014), and
WHEREAS, The original Floodplain regulations and maps dated back to 1982 and in 2008 all of the regulations
and maps were redone, with minor amendments occurring since that time period, and
WHEREAS, The revised Floodplain Insurance Study (FIS) has been finalized by FEMA recently and now the City
is required to update our Floodplain Zoning Ordinance to reflect the new FIS and revised maps, and
WHEREAS, The basic principles of the Floodplain Zoning Ordinance are not changing as part of these required
updates, and
WHEREAS, The Floodplain Zoning Ordinance regulates the two areas of the floodplain known as the floodway
and the floodfringe, and
WHEREAS, A public hearing is scheduled to consider the amendm ents on October 14, 2014.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Plan Commission recommend s the proposed changes to Chapter 14
of the Municipal Code relating to floodplain regulations and mapping to the Common Council.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Plan Commission recommends the attached changes to Chapter 14 of
the Municipal Code as attached.
Plan Commission
City of Muskego
Adopted: October 7, 2014
Defeated:
Deferred:
Introduced: October 7, 2014
ATTEST: Kellie McMullen, Recording Secretary