Floodplain Management

A local government process for floodplain management designed to supplement existing practices or serve as a stand alone product from ordinance to project completion. The complete Plans & More, LLP  Floodplain Management Package© includes a floodplain ordinance, standard operating procedures (SOP), development checklists,  applications, and permits, SFHA development tracking database and reports, training module, reference guide, and floodplain mapping SOP. 

We offer three (3) service options (A, B, & C) designed to fit the needs of your local government. View Our Service Options. This innovative process for Floodplain Management was implemented in several communities in Tennessee.

Floodplain Management Package Benefits
  • Ensures compliance with local, state, and FEMA regulations
  • Provides file FEMA compliant documentation throughout the development process
  • Resource for property owners, developers, and project review entities
  • At a glance database to determine development activity, resource data for mitigation, biennial reporting & emergency service information
  • Training and desk reference guides local permitting authority
  • Ensures equitable, consistent project proposal review for all applicants
  • Checklist format to facilitate ongoing floodplain management evaluation
  • Simple, clear instructions and forms

Floodplain Management Package Client Recommendations
Vickie Bumgardner, Building Official, Coopertown, TN
Letter of Recommendation for Floodplain Management Package, Floodplain Management Consulting Services, and Training.

Jeremy Holley, Deputy Floodplain Administrator, EMA Giles County, TN
Letter of Recommendation for Floodplain Management Package, Floodplain Management Consulting Services, and Training.

Laurie Cooper, City Manager, Kingston Springs, TN
Letter of Recommendation for Floodplain Management Package, Floodplain Management Consulting Services, and Training.

D. Keith Cartwright, County Executive and James Condra, Property Assessor and Floodplain Administrator, Sequatchie County, TN
Letter of Recommendation for Floodplain Management Package, Floodplain Management Consulting Services, Training, Hazard Mitigation Planning Services
 
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
Local Government Post - Flood Damage Services
Plans & More, LLP is offers local government consulting services in response to presidential declarations of flooding.
We recently worked with four local governments to facilitate damage assessment team training, data entry, and permitting advice for rebuilding using the FEMA Substantial Damage Estimator (SDE) process.

After the Middle TN Flood of 2010, we provided management and recovery consulting services to Kingston Springs, TN. Our firm directed the Damage Assessment, Rebuilding Permit Operations, File Documentation, City Commission, Planning Commission, and Board of Zoning Appeals operations for the City. Our firm was invited to present this project at the USACE Silver Jackets Workshop, 18 August 2011, in Nashville, TN.
 
Please contact Alan M. (Mike) Armstrong, FPA, CFM at (615) 426-8556 or razorback1@plansandmorellp.com to discuss the needs for your community. 

National Flood Insurance Program FIRM Updates
Our firm assists Local Communities with the update process for FIRM Map Changes. Currently we are assisting Kingston Springs, TN with Floodplain Management Program Ordinance and File updates, community and Local Government Training on regulatory changes to the NFIP and EO 11988 & 13690..