Resolution 6059 - ROI - Update Floodplain OrdRESOLUTION NO.6059
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ADOPT AN UPDATED FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE
AND MAP, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
PROVIDE NOTICE THEREFORE.
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
that is based upon a mutual agreement with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) in which the City adopts and enforces floodplain management
regulations that meet the minimum criteria of the NFIP for which it receives the
flood insurance coverage; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Council finds that it has been in the best interests of the citizens
of Kalispell that the floodplain ordinances of the city comply with the
requirements of FEMA and to thereby be able to participate in the National Flood
Insurance Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is therefore now seeking public comment on the updated draft
Floodplain Ordinance before deliberating on continuing in the NFIP.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby set a Public Hearing on the 7th day of March 2022, at
7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Kalispell, Montana,
to discuss the draft floodplain ordinance.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to make, publish and
distribute notices of said Public Hearing in conformity with state law. The
City Clerk shall further make the draft floodplain ordinance available to
the public by posting the same on the City of Kalispell web site and by
providing a paper copy to the public upon request and payment of copy
fees.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2022.
ATTEST:
Ai ee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
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Mayor
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A proposal to amend an ordinance to regulate certain land use activities that have impacts
upon flood hazard areas, as required by Federal and State law, will be presented at a Public Hearing,
Monday, March 7, 2022, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 201 1 st Avenue East, Kalispell,
Montana, at 7:00 P.M.
The City of Kalispell is regulated by the Montana Floodplain and Floodway Management
Act (Title 76, Chapter 5 MCA) and is subject to the requirements therein for the participation by the
City of Kalispell in the National Flood Insurance Program. Land -use regulations which are hereby
adopted are to be applied to all identified 100-year floodplains within the City of Kalispell.
The amendment will update the existing Kalispell Floodplain Management Ordinance, which
was based on the 2014 Montana Model Floodplain Ordinance, to reflect the 2021 Montana Model
Floodplain Ordinance issued by DNRC. Those changes include updated definitions and reflects
mandatory aspects of Federal and Montana law. In addition to these changes, the proposed
Floodplain Management Ordinance includes FIRM Panel 30029C 1800J to the list of FIRM panels
within city limits as a result of annexation since the last revision of the City of Kalispell Floodplain
Management Ordinance in 2015.
Any person wishing to address the proposed ordinance may appear at this hearing and make
oral statements or present their comments in writing. Written comments may also be submitted for
Council consideration by delivering the comments to the City Clerk prior to the hearing, or email to
publiccommentrukalispell.com. If there are questions that might be answered by telephone you may
call (406) 758-7940.
Dated this 22nd day of February, 2022.
Publish: February 27, 2022
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