HomeMy WebLinkAboutFDP202200001 Correspondence 2021-12-27 (5)December 27, 2021
Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority
695 Moores Creek Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Re: Notification of Flood Hazard Revisions Along Moores Creek
Tax Map Parcel07700-00-00-040A0
Dear Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority
The Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for a community depicts the floodplain, the area which has
been determined to be subject to a 1% (100-year) or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
The floodway is the portion of the floodplain that includes the channel of a river or other
watercourse and the adjacent land area that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood
without cumulatively increasing the water -surface elevation by more than a designated height.
The FIRM is used to help the community with floodplain management.
Timmons Group is applying for a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (DHS-FEMA) on behalf of Woolen Mills LLC to revise FIRM 51003CO289D for
Albemarle County, VA along Moores Creek. Timmons Group is proposing to revise the FIRM to
reflect the as -built condition of a new pedestrian bridge crossing Moores Creek and changes in
grade along the left overbank.
Albemarle County Community Development, in accordance with National Flood Insurance Program
regulation 65.7(b)(1), hereby gives notice of the County's intent to revise the 1% annual chance
(100-year) floodway, generally located between the confluence with the Rivanna River and the
crossing of Moores Creek Lane. Specifically, the floodway shall be revised from a point
approximately 1,020 feet upstream of the confluence with the Rivanna River to a point
approximately 180 feet downstream of Sewage Road (aka Moores Creek Lane).
As a result of the LOMR, the floodway shall widen and narrow within the area of revision.
The LOMR will also result in:
1. Widening and narrowing of the 1% annual chance floodplain.
This letter is to inform you of flood hazard revisions on your property at 1164 Moores Creek Lane,
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Maps and detailed analysis of the flood hazard revision can be reviewed at the Albemarle County
Office Building at 401 McIntire Road, North Wing, Charlottesville, VA 22902. If you have any
questions or concerns about the proposed changes to the FIRM or its affect on your property, you
may contact Frank Pohl of Albemarle County Engineer, at (434) 296-5832 ext.7914 from January
2, 2022 to February 2, 2022
Sincerely,
Frank V. Pohl, PE, CFM
County Engineer/Floodplain Manager
Albemarle County
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