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If the site is in an identified floodplain where the limits of the floodway and fringe have not yet been determined, and the drainage area upstream of the site is greater than one square mile (1 sq. mi.), the Floodplain Administrator shall require the applicant to forward the application, along with all pertinent plans and specifications, to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for review and comment. No action shall be taken by the Floodplain Administrator until either a permit for construction in a floodway or a floodplain analysis/regulatory assessment citing the one-percent annual chance flood elevation and the recommended Flood Protection Grade has been received from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Once the Floodplain Administrator has received the proper permit for construction in a floodway or floodplain analysis/regulatory assessment approving the proposed development, a Floodplain Development Permit may be issued provided the conditions of the Floodplain Development Permit are not less restrictive than the conditions received from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the provisions contained in Article 5 of this Ordinance have been met. (2) Drainage area upstream of the site is less than one square mile: If the site is in an identified floodplain where the limits of the floodway and fringe have not yet been determined and the drainage area upstream of the site is less than one square mile, the Floodplain Administrator shall require the applicant to provide an engineering analysis showing the limits of the floodplain and one percent(1%)annual chance flood elevation for the site. Upon receipt, the Floodplain Administrator may issue the local Floodplain Development Permit, provided the provisions contained in Article 5 of this Ordinance have been met. (3) The total cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and • anticipated development, will not increase the regulatory flood more than fourteen one-hundredths (0.14)of one foot(1')and will not increase flood damages or potential flood damages. Section H. Standards for Flood Prone Areas. All development in known flood prone areas not identified on FEMA maps, or where no F h A published map is available, shall meet general standards as required per Article 5, Section A(1)through (10). Article 6. Variance Procedures. Section A. Designation of Variance and Appeals Board. The Board of Zoning Appeals as established by the Town Council of the Town of Mooresville, Indiana • shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from requirements of this Ordinance. Section B. Duties of Variance and Appeals Board. The board shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged an error in any requirement, decision, or determination is made by the Floodplain Administrator of theboa d enforcement administration of this decision to the Morgan Ordinance. Any person aggrieved by County Circuit Court. Section C. Variance Procedures. In passing upon such applications, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, all standards specified in other sections of this Ordinance, and; (1) The danger of life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; Page 19 of 22