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Cyphers Logistic Park AUAR 18 March 2022 <br />Valley Branch Watershed District The AUAR s tudy area is located within the Valley Branch Watershed District 3 (VBWD) area. VBWD <br />seeks to protect surface water, ground water, and natural resources within in the Valley Branch Watershed. Several wetlands are located within the AUAR s tudy area as well as an unnamed <br />tributary along southern boundary of the site. Any future development adjacent to the tributary and wetlands will need to mainta in a vegetative buffer to minimize effects to the waterbody and <br />may require watershed district permit approvals if any physical modification of waterbodies is proposed. All proposed development will be required to meet the requirements and standards of <br />the City’s adopted Local Surface Water Management Plan that incorporates the VBWD standards by reference. <br />FEMA National Flood Hazard <br />According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Flood Insurance Rate Map , the majority of the AUAR s tudy area is located in an area of minimal flood hazard. The southeast and southwest corner s are located within a FEMA 100-year floodplain and are associated with an <br />unnamed DNR Public Water Basin and unnamed DNR Public Watercourse , respectively (see Figure 8). The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) panel number s for the site are <br />27163C0240E, 27163C0245E, 27163C0331E, and 27163C0329E , effective February 3, 2010. <br />The parcels located north of 34th Street N are not located within any of the City’s floodplain zoning districts . However, FEMA Zone A and Zone AE Floodway are present within the parcels <br />south of 34th Street N . Areas designated as Zone A are within the City’s General Flood Plain District. Areas designated as floodway are within the City’s Floodway District. Therefore, both the <br />General Flood Plain District and Floodway District exist within the area south of 34th Street N . All development of the parcels south of 34th Street N must follow the standards as established <br />within the adopted Floodplain Ordinance and any standards and regulations, including but not limited to setbacks established by the VBWD rules. <br /> <br /> <br />3 Valley Branch Watershed Dis trict rules. Available at <br />https://vbwd.org/document_center/Quick%20links/2013AdoptedRules.pdf