Floodplain Management Program

The City of Sioux Falls has been a participating regular member in the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979. As a member, the city has adopted regulations in compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program to control development and activities in flood hazard areas.

Goal and Objective

• Reduce the risk of future flood damage
• Provide affordable flood insurance

Community Responsibilities

• Review applications and issue permits.
• Interpret the boundaries of Flood Hazard Areas.
• Use best available data when Base Flood elevations are not provided.
• Determine substantial improvement/damage
• Interact in variance appeal processes
• Notify adjacent communities, the State, and the Administrator of Alteration or Relocation to the water course.
• Ensure Maintenance of Watercourse
• Conduct inspections
• Investigate complaints of Code Violations
• Coordinate Map Amendments and Appeals
• Maintain for Public inspection all flood permit records i.e. Amendments, Revisions, Fill, Certificates, Elevation
• Certificates and No-Rise Certificates
• Maintain Floodplain Maps and Flood Data
• Maintain and update the Floodplain Management Ordinance
• Prepare and submit biennial reports