KAMM
Ky Association of Mitigation Managers

 

CRS Activities and Info on the KAMM website for Use by a CRS Community

  Everything you need to know about the NFIP

• National Flood Insurance Program Overview

Everything you need to know about the Floodplain Ordinance

• Floodplain Management Ordinance Requirements
  • Substantial Damage & Improvement
    • Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC)

Everything you need to know about Floodplain Permitting

•  Kentucky Floodplain Management

Typical Floodplain Coordinators Job 

• Make floodplain determinations
• Notify applicants of required permits
  • Assist applicant with state floodplain application
• Once federal and state permits have been obtained, review local floodplain permit application
  • A local permit should be Issued or denied based on the local application & the community’s ordinance
  • Inspect development (during and post construction)
  • Ensure compliance/issue stop work orders 

After A Flood, Post-Flood Responsibilities

• Local Officials – Post-Flood Responsibilities

 

300 Series

Activity 310 Elevation Certificates

• Federal Floodplain Management Requirements  – Elevation and Floodproofing Certificates
• Floodplain Definitions and Guidance
• Manufactured Home Requirements

 

Activity 320 Map Determinations

Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Sample for Community Use

• Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance – Sample Handout

 

Activity 330 Public Outreach

• Property Owner Flood Recovery Resources
• Know Your Flood Risk & Prepare

    Activities that earn CRS credits Communities that protect streams should consider implementing these creditable activities: Protect Streams – Implement Creditable CRS Activities

• Adopting erosion and sediment control regulations for land disturbed during development.
• Establishing a library of flood risk data, which can contain LID and green space information.
• Maintaining a flood protection website that can include relevant LID/GI information.
• Prohibiting fill in the 100-year floodplain.
• Adopting a building code that contains LID/GI requirements and practices.
• Using dedicated funding for new or retrofit LID/GI projects in a capital improvement plan.
• Conducting outreach that may include LID/GI and stream protection information.
• Prohibiting dumping of yard waste and trash in streams and enforcing compliance.

 

CRS and Habitat and Species Conservation

Reduce Insurance Costs Learn how communities can earn lower NFIP flood insurance premiums by engaging in habitat and species conservation credited by the Community Rating System (CRS).