FEMA flood zone rules in Fitchburg, WI — also called floodplain regulations or special flood hazard area (SFHA) rules — determine flood insurance requirements and elevation standards for new construction.
Fitchburg's Floodplain Overlay Zoning is Chapter 22, Article X (§§22-783 to 22-804+). It establishes Floodway (FW), Floodfringe (FF), General Floodplain (GFP), and Flood Storage (FSD) districts based on FEMA FIRM panels (§22-787, §22-788). Lands cannot be removed from the floodplain unless filled at least two feet above the regional/base flood elevation (§22-791). Adopted under Wis. Stat. §87.30 and Wis. Admin. Code Ch. NR 116. Yahara River and Nine Springs Creek are the principal regulated drainages.
Fitchburg administers floodplain zoning through Ch. 22, Art. X. §22-783 cites statutory authorization under Wis. Stat. §§61.35, 62.23, 87.30, and 92.10. §22-787 designates the regulated areas using the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Dane County, and §22-788 governs map adoption, amendments, and FEMA approval requirements. Four districts are created (§22-789): FW Floodway (§22-801), FF Floodfringe (§22-802), GFP General Floodplain (§22-803), and Flood Storage District (§22-804). Development must meet a flood protection elevation (the regulatory term for freeboard) above the base/regional flood elevation. §22-791(a) bars removal of land from the floodplain by fill unless the parcel is filled at least two feet above the regional/base flood elevation and a Letter of Map Revision is obtained. §22-800(b) requires FEMA notification for watercourse alterations. Fitchburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); the ordinance must satisfy 44 CFR §60.3 minimums and Wis. Admin. Code NR 116 standards. The Yahara River, Nine Springs Creek, and Murphy Creek are the principal mapped flood sources in Fitchburg.
Building in the FW Floodway without permit, filling without Letter of Map Revision, or constructing below flood protection elevation are violations subject to forfeiture, removal orders, and loss of NFIP coverage. Per Wis. Stat. §87.30(2), violations may also be enforced by the Wisconsin DNR.
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