ORDER NO. 31063
GRANT A VARIANCE TO KERB COUNTY FLOOD PREVENTION ORDER FOR A
HOME IN WESTWOOD OAKS
Came to be heard this the 27th day of October, 2008, with a motion made by
Commissioner Oehler, seconded by Commissioner Baldwin. The Court unanimously
approved by a vote of 4-0-0 to:
Approve granting a variance to the Kerr County Flood Prevention Order for a home in
Westwood Oaks, located in Precinct 4.
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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUES'T'
PLEASE FURNISFI ONE ORGINAL AND TEN COPIES OF TffiS REOUEST AND DOCUMENTS
TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT. R
MADE BY: Leonard Odom, Jr. OFFICE: Road & Bridge
MEETING DATE: October 27, 2008 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC) Consider, discuss and take apnronriate action to grant a variance
to Kerr County Flood-Prevention Order for a home in Westwood Oaks. Pct. 4
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Leonard Odom, Jr.
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: 10 minutes
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with
Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, government Code, is a follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays: 5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON: (a~,
All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has
been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court Meetings. Your cooperation
will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being addressed at the earliest opporhuuty. See
Agenda Request Rule Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
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Kerr County Road & Bridge
4010 San Antonio Hwy
Kerrville, Texas 78028
TO:	CONIlI~IISSIONER'S COURT
FROM:	LEONARD ODOM
DATE:	October 27, 2008
RE: Variance to Floodplain Prevention Order
It came to our attention there was a new home being constructed in Zone A of FEMA designated
Floodplain in Westwood Oaks, Pct. 4. The home is well on the way to being finished.
FEMA requires a finished floor at/or above BFE. Ken County's Flood Prevention Order
requires the finished floor of a structure to be 1 ft. above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE).
The Elevation Certificate done by a registered surveyor shows their home is .2 of a foot above
BFE. Therefore, they meet FEMA regulations, but fall short of Kerr County's by less than .8 of
afoot.
Since it would not be possible to raise the house, we ask the Court to grant a variance to the Ken
County's Flood Prevention Order and allow us to issue a Development Permit.
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CC MEMO FLOODPLAIN VARIANCE 114 FALCON.doc
212 CLAY STREET, KERRVILLE,TEXAS 78028
PHONE:830-257-3313 . FAX:830-257-3377
LAN D SURVEYING, P~~c www.KerrCounty5urveyorcom
DATE: October 20, 2008
MEMO TO: Len Odom
Kerr County Floodplain Administrator
FROM: Lee C. Voelkel
SUBJECT: Floodplain
Lot 9, Block 2, Westwood Oaks 2
Len:
The lot referenced above is in Zone A according to the FIRM (Map No. 482fi5C0165E). The
Lot lies between two (2) creekbeds (see attached plat). A slab has been placed on the lot and
construction of the house has begun.
To determine a BFE for this lot I used the Flood Depth Analysis method developed for Kerr
County by Turner, Collie and Braden, Inc. in March, 1978. I calculated the drainage area for this
.lot from the USGS map to be 0.7 square mile (see attached topo). Using the Drainage Area -
Flood Depth curve provided by Turner, Collie. and Braden, Inc. I determined a flood depth of 8.5
ft.
On the lot I shot an elevation of the slab and the bottom of each channel perpendicular to the slab
(one at the side between Lots 9 and 10, and one at the rear between Lots 9 and 1). The average
elevation of these two shots is 1770.8. The elevation of the slab is 1779.5. Using this method
the elevation of the slab is 0.2 ft. above the BFE.
Iw~/~
Lee C. Voelkel

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ELEVATION CERTIFICATE OMB No. 1660-0008
Federal Emergency Management Agency Expires February 28.2009
Nafionai Flood insurance Program Important: Read the instructions on pages 1-8.
SECTION A -PROPERTY INFORMATION For Insurance Company Use:
. Building Owners Name ~ e o ~ h Policy Number
A2. Building Street Address (i udm ~ ~, Unit, Su' nd or' Idg. No.) or P.O. Route and Box No. Company NAIC Number
City
_~~ State ~~ ZIP Code ~~O
A3 Properly Des n tLot and Blnrk Numhprc Tnv P~n• I y ti I ~ n ~J
A4. Building Use (e.g., Residential, Non-Residential, Addition, Accessory, etc.) Y'e~~~l..i n 1 1'c3~
A5. Latitude/Longitude: Lat. Long. - --~~ Horizontal Datum: ^NAD 1927 ^NAD 1983
A6..Attach at least 2 photographs of the building if the Certificate is being used to obtain flood insurance.
A7. Building Diagram Number
A8. For a building with a crawl space or enclosure(s), provide: A9. For a building with an attached garage, provide:
a) Square footage of crawl space or enclosure(s) sq ft a) Square footage of attached garage sq ft
b) No. of permanent flood openings in the crawl space or b) No. of permanent flood openings in the attached garage
enclosure(s) walls within 1.0 foot above adjacent grade walls within 1:0 foot above adjacent grade
c) Total net area of flood openings in A8.b sq in c) Total net area of flood openings in A9.b sq in
SECTION B -FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) INFORMATION
B1. F P Community Name & Co un' Nu B2. County Name~~~ 63. State
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B11. Indicate elevation datum used for BFE in Item B9: ^ NGVD 1929 ^ NAVD 1988 ^ Other (Describe)
R12 Is the building located in a Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) area or Otherwise Protected Area (OPA)? ^ Yes ~ No
Designation Date ^ CBRS ^ OPA ,
SECTION C -BUILDING ELEVATION INFORMATION (SURVEY REQUIRED)
C1. Building elevations are based on: ^ Construction Drawings'Building Under Construction`
`A new Elevation Certfipte will be required when construction of the building is complete. ^ Finished Construction
C2. Elevations -Zones Al-A30, AE, AH, A (with BFE), VE, V1-V30, V (with BFE), AR, ARlA, AR/AE, AR/A1-A30, AR/AH, AR/AO. Complete Items C2.a-g
below according to the building diagram specfied in Item A7.
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c)	Bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member N Zones only)	^-feet	^ meters (Puerto Rico only)
d)	Attached garage (top of slab)	._^ feet	^ meters (Puerto Rico only)
e)	lowest elevation of machinery or equipment servicing the building
(Describe type of equipment in Comments)	._^ feet	^ meters (Puerto Rico only)
f)	Lowest adjacent (finished) grade (LAG)	feet
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g)	Highest adjacent (finished) grade (HAG)	-
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information. 1 certify That the information on this Certificate represents my best efforts to interpret the data available.
1 understand that any false statement maybe punishable by fine orimprisonmenf under 18 U.S. Code, Section 1007.
ICI-Check here 'rf comments are provided on back of form.
reverse side for continuation.
Replaces all previous editions
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