Floodplain Study Open House
May 2, 2024 4:00pm- 7:00pm
Washington County Fair & Conference Center Ziegler Building 3000 CTH PV West Bend WI 53095
You are invited to an open house on the Floodplain Study – Map Amendments. A preliminary analysis of current and proposed floodplain boundaries suggests a slight net change of less than 0.1 acres. All of Druid Lake is proposed to be in the Flood Storage Area.
A map is available as https://www.washcowisco.gov/landresources
landres@washcowisco.gov or call 262-335-4445
§ 275-18 Flood Storage District.
A. Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to all areas within the Flood Storage District as defined in § 275-2 and shown on the Official Floodplain Zoning Maps.
B. Purpose. The Flood Storage District protects flood storage areas and requires that any development in the storage area will not decrease the effective flood storage capacity which would cause higher flood elevation.
C. Permitted uses. Permitted uses or developments in the Floodfringe District are permitted in the Flood Storage District; provided, however, that the standards of Subsection D are also met.
D. Standards for development in Flood Storage Districts.
(1) Development in a Flood Storage District shall not cause an increase equal to or greater than 0.00 foot in the height of the regional flood.
(2) No use or development shall be allowed which decreases or eliminates flood storage volume unless an equal volume of storage is provided in the immediate area of the proposed use or development to compensate for the volume lost. Excavation below the groundwater table shall not be allowed to provide replacement storage required herein.
(3) If compensatory storage cannot be provided, the area may not be used or developed unless the entire area is rezoned to a floodfringe district, including revisions to the floodplain study and a map amendment.
(4) No use or development shall occur in the Flood Storage District unless the area has been filled to the flood protection elevation and is contiguous to lands lying outside of the floodplain.