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CITY ENCOURAGES RESPONSIBLE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

Mountain Media, LLC by Mountain Media, LLC
May 1, 2023
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Parsons, West Virginia – The City of Parsons and its residents are no strangers to the effects

of flooding: the dollar losses, the inconveniences, the damaged homes, the closed businesses.

It’s for that reason that the City takes floodplain management seriously.

The City is one of just 13 communities in West Virginia to participate in the Federal Emergency

Management Agency’s (FEMA) Community Rating System (CRS).

As a participant in the CRS, city residents receive discounts on their flood insurance. As those

premiums rise, that discount becomes more and more important.

One element of the CRS program is making sure that residents are aware of floodplain

management regulations and what those mean for them. The foundation of the City’s floodplain

management program is the City of Parsons Floodplain Regulations.

Designed to promote the general health, welfare, and safety of the community, the regulations

require the use of construction practices that can prevent or minimize flood damage. Most

recognizably, the regulations require a permit for any development, new construction, substantial

improvement, repair of substantial damage, other repairs, or the placement or relocation of any

structure (including manufactured homes) within the City. Where the land proposed for these

upgrades is partially or fully in a special flood hazard area (or floodplain), a site plan with

elevation data must be submitted to and approved by the City’s floodplain administrator.

Generally, development activities in floodplains must ensure structures are not in floodways, and

that the lowest floors of structures, to include basements, ductwork, and utilities, are elevated to

two feet above the base flood elevation for the site.

Residents can view the floodplain ordinance either at City Hall or on the internet at

https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/parsonswv/latest/parsons_wv/0-0-0-17515.

The City also encourages residents to visit the West Virginia Flood Tool at www.mapwv.gov. The

flood tool shows the special flood hazards in the Parsons corporate limits, and it serves as a first

step to understanding one’s risks with respect to flooding.

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