# Flood Determination Procedures

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)
  1. If Yes, use this location
  2. 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
  1. If No (X, X500) status is: DONE. Return determination.
  2. 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:
      1. Subdivision website with plat maps
      2. Builders sites with maps or directions
      3. 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"

Mapping Resouces:

- FEMA Map Service Center
- FEMA Community Status Book: http://www.fema.gov/fema/csb.shtm
- FEMA Mapping Information Platform: https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/wps/portal
- Netronline: http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm
- GIS Pilot: http://www.gispilot.com
- DeLorme 2012
- Google Earth
- Live Search Maps: http://maps.live.com
- Ask Maps: http://maps.ask.com/maps?qsrc=265
- Bing Maps: http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH4