Logan County Office
of Emergency
Management
How do I know if I am in a Floodplain?
How do I know if I am in a Floodplain?
If you are unsure whether or not you are located in a floodplain, you can use this online tool to check. Click on this link,
FEMA Flood Map Service Center:
https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home and then type your address in the search box provided. You should then have an image similar to the one below. The areas located in the blue and striped areas would be the ones located in the special flood hazard areas.
The FEMA Flood Map Service Center (MSC) is the official public source for flood hazard information produced in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Use the MSC to find your official flood map, access a range of other flood hazard products, and take advantage of tools for better understanding flood risk.
FEMA flood maps are continually updated through a variety of processes. Effective information that you download or print from this site may change or become superseded by new maps over time.
Logan County, AR
Subiaco, AR
Paris, AR
This is an overview of some of the floodplains in Logan County. If your city is not located on here, refer to the link at the top of the page to find out!
Booneville, AR
Scranton, AR
Magazine, AR
What do I Need to do if I want to Build in a Flood Hazard Area?
What do I Need to do if I want to Build in a Flood Hazard Area?
Before building in a flood hazard area, you must fill out an application and submit it to Logan County Office of Emergency Management.
Floodplain Permit Application Form:
Flood Damage Prevention Code:
Adoption of Flood Prevention Code:
Change of Appeal Board:
44 CFR:
After downloading this application, section 1 should be filled out and submitted to the Logan County Office of Emergency Management. The Floodplain Administrator will then review the information and fill out section 2. This application will be given back to the applicant , so that they can find out information in order to complete section 3. The Floodplain Administrator will then assess the information provided to determine if the permit can be approved. If they decide not to issue the permit, they will provide an explanation of the percieved deficiencies to the applicant. If is is permitted, there will then be a certificate of compliance that will indicate the "as-built" lowest floor elevation for all structural developments and list any inspections that hve been performed, if the application has done everything properly.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Clarification
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Clarification
Floodplain Development: Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §14-268-104 and the political subdivision’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance or Flood Damage Prevention Code, NFIP participating communities shall follow the floodplain management criteria in 44 CFR 60.3 for areas designated special flood hazard areas by the Federal Insurance Administrator.
Legislature of the State of Arkansas enacted legislation in Act 754 of 2003. Title 18 of the Commission Rules describes requirements for the Floodplain Administrator Accreditation Program. The purpose of this program is to provide a procedure for accrediting floodplain administrators. Each county, city, or town, participating in the NFIP, shall designate a person to serve as the floodplain administrator to administer and implement the community Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance or Code pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §14-268-104 and any local codes and regulations relating to the management of flood-prone areas. This program will assure that persons responsible for important economic decisions affecting health, safety, and welfare of the State receive annual training to assist them in managing development in floodplains. http://floodplain.ar.gov/Accreditation.html
The NFIP is based on a mutual agreement between the Federal Government and the community. Federally guaranteed flood insurance is made available in those communities that agree to regulate development in their mapped floodplains. NFIP participating communities shall follow the floodplain management criteria in 44 CFR 60.3 for areas designated special flood hazard areas by the Federal Insurance Administrator. The NFIP underwrites flood insurance coverage only in those communities that adopt and enforce floodplain regulations that meet or exceed NFIP criteria.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
clarification
Sanctions for Non-Participation
A community that does not join the NFIP, has withdrawn from the program, or is suspended from it faces the following sanctions:
¨ Flood insurance will not be available. No resident will be able to purchase a flood insurance policy.
¨ If the community withdraws or is suspended, existing flood insurance policies will not be renewed.
¨ No Federal grants or loans for development may be made in identified flood hazard areas under programs administered by Federal agencies such as HUD, EPA, and SBA.
¨ No Federal disaster assistance may be provided to repair insurable buildings located in identified flood hazard areas for damage caused by a flood.
¨ No Federal mortgage insurance or loan guarantees may be provided in identified flood hazard areas. This includes policies written by FHA, VA, and others.
¨ Federally insured or regulated lending institutions, such as banks and credit unions, must notify applicants seeking loans for insurable buildings in flood hazard areas that:
-- There is a flood hazard and
-- The property is not eligible for Federal disaster relief.
These sanctions can be severe on any community with a substantial number of buildings in the floodplain. Most communities with a flood problem have joined the NFIP and are in full compliance with their regulatory obligations.
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