The Wolters Kluwer flood determination procedure details are as follows:
Normal Address/Lot or Parcel # with Street Name:- Type Address/Street (zip code at least) into DeLorme
- Type into FEMA Map Service Center (MSC) Search page
- Find County/City info (Netronline or GIS Pilot to verify exact property location and obtain complete legal description, parcel number and map)
- If Yes, use this location
- If No, use other mapping resources (Live Search, Google Earth, Ask, etc.) There must be at least 2 matching resources in order to continue. If a valid address cannot be found, contact the client for additional information.
- Determine flood zone
- If No (X, X500) status is: DONE. Return determination.
- If Yes (A, AE, AO, VE, etc.) check for LOMC, LOMA or LOMRs If nothing is found for address, return as "in flood zone"
Subdivision/Legal Description:
- Type zip code into DeLorme, determine county
- Find county/city info (Netronline, GIS Pilot) to verify exact property location and obtain complete legal description, parcel number and map.
- If Yes, use this location and skip determine flood zone
- If county does not have info online:
- Google/Yahoo search for subdivision name:
- Subdivision website with plat maps
- Builders sites with maps or directions
- Minutes from community meetings, real estate sites
- Call the County Assessor or Planning Department
- Ask for Section, Township-Range
- Ask for location of subdivision
- Call the County Assessor or Planning Department
- If still not found, analyst will make contact for additional information
- Once location has been found, pull up FEMA flood map
- Determine if in flood zone
- If No, (X, X500) status is: DONE. Return determination.
- If Yes, (A, AE, AO, VE, etc.) check for LOMC, LOMA or LOMRs
- If nothing found for address, return as "in flood zone"
RR/HC & Box:
- Type zip code into DeLorme, determine county
- Find county/city info (Netronline, GIS Pilot) to verify exact property location and obtain complete legal description, parcel number and map
- If Yes, use this location and skip to the second-to-last bullet below
- If there is not info online and we do not have a tax map CD:
- Call the County Assessor’s office and give them the information you have (parcel ID, owner name, etc.)
- Ask for: property address, legal description (Lot, Blk, S/D, S-T-R, Directions)
- If the county does not have or will not give any information, contact the client for additional information
- Once location has been found, pull up FEMA flood map
- Determine if in flood zone
- If No (X, X500) status is: DONE. Return determination.
- If Yes (A, AE, AO, VE, etc.), check for LOMC, LOMA or LOMRs
- If nothing found for address, return as"in flood zone"
