12.60.030 Procedures to amend floodplain limits (6/12/12).
Ordinance amendments may be made upon petition of any party according to the provisions of s.59.69, Stats. The petitions shall include all data required by 12.05(1)h. The Zoning Permit shall not be issued until a Letter of Map Revision is issued by FEMA for the proposed changes.
(a) No amendments shall become effective until reviewed and approved by the DNR.
(b) All persons petitioning for a map amendment that obstructs flow causing any increase in the regional flood height, shall obtain flooding easements or other appropriate legal arrangements from all adversely affected property owners and notify local units of government before the amendment can be approved by the governing body
(c) All proposed amendments shall be referred to the Department of Planning and Development for a public hearing and recommendation to the Kenosha County Planning, Development & Extension Education Committee and the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors which shall approve or disapprove the proposed amendment. (11/5/84) The amendment and notice of public hearing shall be submitted to the DNR’s Regional office for review prior to the hearing. The amendment procedure shall comply with the provisions s. 59.69, Stats. [Code § 12.40-3.]