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tr MNDNR The Honorable Sarah Strommen Mayor, City of Ramsey 7550 Sunwood Drive NW Ramsey, MN 55303 Dear Mayor Strommen, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CENTRAL OFFICE October 15, 2015 CONDITIONAL STATE APPROVAL OF FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE & REQUIRED NEXT STEPS The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received via email on October 7, 2015, a draft floodplain management ordinance amendment for the City of Ramsey from City Planner Chris Anderson. This ordinance is being amended in order to incorporate the Flood Insurance Study, Anoka County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas and the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map panels with an effective date of December 16, 2015. The draft ordinance will need a few minor corrections and additions to meet state and FEMA standards. These are all corrected on the attached draft: • Our mistake: the map panel numbers need a "C" inserted after the "27003" - this was an oversight on our part. • The definition of "manufactured home" should be added to the ordinance in order to meet FEMA requirements for this very specific definition. The definition could be noted as applicable only to the floodplain districts. Apart from the above items, the draft floodplain management ordinance is in compliance with Statewide Standards and Criteria for Management of Floodplain Areas of Minnesota, Minnesota Rules, Parts 6120.5000 to 6120.6200. Therefore, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103F, I hereby give conditional state approval of the draft floodplain management ordinance, provided the abovementioned revisions are made. To the best of my knowledge, this draft ordinance will then also be in compliance with the floodplain management standards of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This approval is valid upon adoption of the draft ordinance by the city and receipt by this office of one (1) copy each of the adopted ordinance (signed and stamped with the community seal), the affidavit of publication, and the completed "Ordinance Certification Checklist" that I have enclosed. Please forward these documents to Ceil Strauss, the DNR's State NFIP Coordinator in St. Paul at the address below in the footer. Upon receipt and verification, Ms. Strauss will transmit one copy of these materials to Mr. John Devine at FEMA's Chicago Regional Office. PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER CONTAINING A mndnr.gov 500 LAFAYETTE ROAD • SAINT PAUL, MN 55155 MINIMUM OF 10% POST - CONSUMER WASTE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER