Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Water Resources Division › Part 3. Subdivisions of Land › Part 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Section R. 560.303 - Floodplain limits; adoption of floodplain delineation reports by reference

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 303.
(1) The
				  purpose of this rule is to prescribe methods to be used to define floodplain
				  limits on lakes and watercourses.
(2) The department of environmental quality
				  has approved published floodplain delineation reports, then the 100-year flood
				  identified in the reports shall be used to define the limits of the floodplain
				  for the lakes and watercourses covered by the reports. The department of
				  environmental quality shall maintain the reports and review them for accuracy.
				  The department of environmental quality shall maintain list of amendments or
				  revisions to the floodplain maps contained in the reports. Upon request, the
				  department of environmental quality shall provide the reports at no cost. The
				  following published federal flood insurance studies are approved floodplain
				  delineation reports and are adopted by reference in this rule:
(a) Alcona county:
Greenbush, township of, February, 1993.
(b) Allegan county:
(i) Allegan, city of, May, 1989.
(ii) Casco, township of, December,
				  1979.
(iii) Douglas, village of,
				  August, 1979.
(iv) Ganges, township
				  of, June, 1979.
(v) Laketown,
				  township of, December, 1979.
(vi)
				  Saugatuck, township of, August, 1979.
(vii) Saugatuck, village of, August,
				  1979.
(c) Alpena county:
Alpena, township of, February, 1993.
(d) Antrim county:
Milton, township of, August, 1982.
(e) Arenac county:
(i) AuGres, city of, May, 1989.
(ii) AuGres, township of, May,
				  1989.
(iii) Sims, township of,
				  February, 1993.
(iv) Standish,
				  township of, April, 1993.
(v)
				  Whitney, township of, December, 1977.
(f) Barry county:
(i) Castleton, township of, May,
				  1988.
(ii) Hastings, city of,
				  August, 1980.
(iii) Hastings,
				  township of, December, 1980.
(g) Bay county:
(i) Bangor, township of, January,
				  1979.
(ii) Bay City, city of,
				  March, 1978.
(iii) Essexville, city
				  of, March, 1978.
(iv) Frankenlust,
				  township of, May, 1979.
(v) Fraser,
				  township of, June, 1993.
(vi)
				  Hampton, township of, February, 1978.
(vii) Kawkawlin, township of, April,
				  1993.
(viii) Merritt, township of,
				  February 1978.
(ix) Pinconning,
				  city of, February, 1981.
(x)
				  Pinconning, township of, February, 1993.
(xi) Portsmouth, township of, November,
				  1979
(h) Benzie county:
Frankfort, city of, March, 1991.
(i) Berrien county:
(i) Benton, township of, June,
				  1977.
(ii) Benton Harbor, city of,
				  November, 1977.
(iii) Bridgman,
				  city of, May, 1979.
(iv) Buchanan,
				  city of, April, 1993.
(v)
				  Chikaming, township of, December, 1977.
(vi) Coloma, township of, August,
				  1983.
(vii) Grand Beach, village
				  of, February, 1978.
(viii) Hagar,
				  township of, February, 1977.
(ix)
				  Lake, township of, May, 1979.
(x)
				  Lincoln, township of, May, 1977.
(xi) Michiana, village of, November,
				  1977.
(xii) New Buffalo, city of,
				  June, 1979.
(xiii) New Buffalo,
				  township of, June, 1979.
(xiv)
				  Niles, city of, July, 1987.
(xv)
				  Royalton, township of, February, 1977.
(xvi) St. Joseph, city of, December,
				  1976.
(xvii) St. Joseph, township
				  of, December, 1979.
(xviii) Sodus,
				  township of, June, 1977.
(xix)
				  Watervliet, city of, May, 1983.
(xx) Watervliet, township of, May,
				  1983.
(j) Branch county:
(i) Coldwater, city of, June, 1994.
(ii) Coldwater, township of, June,
				  1994.
(k) Calhoun
				  county:
(i) Albion, city of, December,
				  1981.
(ii) Albion, township of,
				  April, 1982.
(iii) Battle Creek,
				  city of, October, 1982.
(iv)
				  Bedford, township of, August, 1982.
(v) Emmett, township of, December,
				  1982.
(vi) Homer, village of,
				  November, 1981.
(vii) Marengo,
				  township of, November, 1981.
(viii)
				  Marshall, city of, October, 1981.
(ix) Pennfield, township of, April,
				  1982.
(l) Charlevoix
				  county:
(i) Boyne City, city of, January,
				  1982.
(ii) East Jordan, city of,
				  January, 1982.
(m)
				  Cheboygan county:
(i) Cheboygan, city of,
				  March, 1988.
(ii) Grant, township
				  of, January, 1989.
(n)
				  Chippewa county:
Sault Ste. Marie, city of, May, 1988.
(o) Clare county:
Clare, city of, February, 1992.
(p) Clinton county:
(i) DeWitt, city of, June, 1979.
(ii) DeWitt, township of, December,
				  1980.
(iii) Ovid, village of,
				  March, 1993.
(iv) Victor, township
				  of, February, 1989.
(v) Watertown,
				  charter township of, November, 1981.
(q) Delta county:
(i) Brampton, township of, October,
				  1977.
(ii) Escanaba, city of,
				  September, 1977.
(iii) Ford River,
				  township of, June, 1977.
(iv)
				  Gladstone, city of, September, 1977.
(v) Masonville, township of, September,
				  1978.
(r) Eaton county:
(i) Charlotte, city of, January,
				  1981.
(ii) Delta, charter township
				  of, September, 1980.
(iii)
				  Dimondale, village of, March, 1980.
(iv) Eaton Rapids, city of, April,
				  1982.
(v) Eaton Rapids, township
				  of, June, 1983.
(vi) Grand Ledge,
				  city of, July, 1980.
(vii) Oneida,
				  township of, January, 1981.
(viii)
				  Windsor, charter township of, July, 1980.
(s) Emmet county:
Harbor Springs, city of, November, 1976.
(t) Genesee county:
(i) Argentine, township of, July,
				  1980.
(ii) Atlas, township of,
				  December, 1978.
(iii) Burton, city
				  of, February, 1980.
(iv) Clayton,
				  township of, February, 1980.
(v)
				  Clio, city of, March, 1980.
(vi)
				  Davison, city of, March, 1978.
(vii) Davison, township of, December,
				  1978.
(viii) Fenton, city of, July,
				  1980.
(ix) Fenton, township of,
				  July, 1980.
(x) Flint, city of,
				  July, 1980.
(xi) Flint, township
				  of, May, 1979.
(xii) Flushing, city
				  of, December, 1978.
(xiii)
				  Flushing, township of, August, 1980.
(xiv) Gaines, township of, June,
				  1979.
(xv) Genesee, township of,
				  June, 1980.
(xvi) Goodrich, village
				  of, March, 1978.
(xvii) Grand
				  Blanc, city of, January, 1980.
(xviii) Grand Blanc, township of, February,
				  1980.
(xix) Linden, village of,
				  May, 1980.
(xx) Montrose, township
				  of, April, 1993.
(xxi) Mundy,
				  township of, May, 1979.
(xxii) Mt.
				  Morris, township of, August, 1980.
(xxiii) Swartz Creek, city of, May,
				  1979.
(xxiv) Vienna, township of,
				  July, 1980.
(u) Gogebic
				  county:
Ironwood, city of, January, 1978.
(v) Grand Traverse county:
Traverse City, city of, June, 1982.
(w) Gratiot county:
(i) Alma, city of, September, 1981.
(ii) St. Louis, city of, January,
				  1989.
(x) Hillsdale
				  county:
(i) Hillsdale, city of, January,
				  1988.
(ii) Litchfield, city of,
				  February, 1987.
(y)
				  Houghton county:
Chassell, township of, December, 1990.
(z) Huron county:
(i) Caseville, township of, February,
				  1977.
(ii) Lake, township of, June,
				  1977.
(iii) Sebewaing, village of,
				  December, 1987.
(aa)
				  Ingham county:
(i) Delhi, township of,
				  November, 1990.
(ii) East Lansing,
				  city of, February, 1980.
(iii)
				  Lansing, city of, November, 1990.
(iv) Lansing, township of, August,
				  1980.
(v) Locke, township of,
				  September, 1981.
(vi) Mason, city
				  of, April, 1982.
(vii) Meridian,
				  charter township of, August, 1976.
(viii) Williamston, city of, October,
				  1981.
(ix) Williamstown, township
				  of, October, 1981.
(bb)
				  Ionia county:
(i) Ionia, city of, May,
				  1983.
(ii) Portland, city of,
				  November, 1983.
(cc)
				  Iosco county:
(i) Alabaster, township of,
				  February, 1987.
(ii) AuSable,
				  township of, January, 1988.
(iii)
				  Baldwin, township of, June, 1994.
(iv) East Tawas, city of, June,
				  1994.
(v) Oscoda, township of,
				  March, 1978.
(vi) Tawas, city of,
				  June, 1994.
(dd) Iron
				  county:
Iron River, city of, March, 1991.
(ee) Isabella county:
Mt. Pleasant, city of, February, 1982.
(ff) Jackson county:
(i) Blackman, township of, June,
				  1984.
(ii) Brooklyn, village of,
				  December, 1981.
(iii) Concord,
				  village of, September, 1981.
(iv)
				  Jackson, city of, February, 1980.
(v) Summit, township of, April,
				  1982.
(gg) Kalamazoo
				  county:
(i) Augusta, village of, September,
				  1981.
(ii) Charleston, township of,
				  October, 1981.
(iii) Comstock,
				  township of, May, 1982.
(iv)
				  Galesburg, city of, October, 1981.
(v) Kalamazoo, city of, September,
				  1992.
(vi) Kalamazoo, township of,
				  June, 1994.
(vii) Portage, city of,
				  November, 1982.
(viii) Ross,
				  township of, September, 1981.
(hh) Kent county:
(i) Ada, township of, April, 1980.
(ii) Algoma, township of, July,
				  1984.
(iii) Caledonia, township of,
				  January, 1981.
(iv) East Grand
				  Rapids, city of, March, 1980.
(v)
				  Grand Rapids, city of, November, 1982.
(vi) Grandville, city of, March,
				  1982.
(vii) Kentwood, city of, May,
				  1981.
(viii) Lowell, city of,
				  November, 1982.
(ix) Plainfield,
				  township of, July, 1980.
(x)
				  Sparta, township of, July, 1984.
(xi) Sparta, village of, August,
				  1982.
(xii) Walker, city of,
				  December, 1981.
(xiii) Wyoming,
				  city of, February, 1992.
(ii) Lapeer county:
(i) Almont, village of, February,
				  1981.
(ii) Imlay City, city of,
				  January, 1981.
(iii) Lapeer, city
				  of, January, 1992.
(iv) Lapeer,
				  township of, February, 1990.
(v)
				  Mayfield, township of, February, 1990.
(jj) Leelanau county:
(i) Elmwood, township of, August,
				  1982.
(ii) Northport, village of,
				  March, 1989.
(iii) Suttons Bay,
				  village of, December, 1976.
(kk) Lenawee county:
(i) Adrian, city of, January, 1982.
(ii) Adrian, township of, November,
				  1990.
(iii) Blissfield, village of,
				  February, 1988.
(iv) Clinton,
				  village of, January, 1982.
(v)
				  Deerfield, village of, October, 1980.
(vi) Hudson, city of, May, 1981.
(vii) Tecumseh, city of, December,
				  1981.
(ll) Livingston
				  county:
(i) Fowlerville, village of,
				  February, 1987.
(ii) Green Oak,
				  township of, April, 1984.
(iii)
				  Hamburg, township of, February, 1986.
(iv) Putnam, township of, December,
				  1988.
(mm) Macomb
				  county:
(i) Armada, village of, May,
				  1990.
(ii) Chesterfield, township
				  of, January, 1978.
(iii) Clinton,
				  township of, January, 1992.
(iv)
				  Fraser, city of, October, 1978.
(v)
				  Grosse Pointe Shores, village of, July, 1978.
(vi) Harrison, township of, November,
				  1980.
(vii) Macomb, township of,
				  August, 1980.
(viii) Memphis, city
				  of, May, 1988.
(ix) Mt. Clemens,
				  city of, January, 1980.
(x) New
				  Baltimore, city of, March, 1978.
(xi) New Haven, village of, March,
				  1980.
(xii) St. Clair Shores, city
				  of, February, 1979.
(xiii) Shelby,
				  township of, January, 1980.
(xiv)
				  Sterling Heights, city of, May, 1986.
(xv) Utica, city of, August, 1980.
(xvi) Washington, township of, December,
				  1981.
(xvii) Warren, city of, May,
				  1986.
(nn) Manistee
				  county:
(i) Manistee, city of, March,
				  1987.
(ii) Manistee, township of,
				  November, 1989.
(iii) Onekama,
				  township of, November, 1977.
(oo) Marquette county:
Chocolay, township of, May, 1987.
(pp) Mason county:
(i) Hamlin, township of, December,
				  1987.
(ii) Summit, township of,
				  December, 1987.
(qq)
				  Menominee county:
(i) Cedarville, township of,
				  March, 1979.
(ii) Ingallston,
				  township of, March, 1979.
(iii)
				  Menominee, city of, February, 1978.
(iv) Menominee, township of, September,
				  1979.
(v) Stephenson, city of,
				  November, 1976.
(rr)
				  Midland county:
Midland, city of, January, 1989.
(ss) Monroe county:
(i) Ash, township of, May, 1982.
(ii) Bedford, township of, May,
				  1981.
(iii) Berlin, township of,
				  May, 1982.
(iv) Dundee, village of,
				  January, 1982.
(v) Erie, township
				  of, March, 1978.
(vi) Estral Beach,
				  village of, May, 1983.
(vii)
				  Frenchtown, township of, March, 1977.
(viii) LaSalle, township of, August,
				  1977.
(ix) Luna Pier, city of,
				  December, 1981.
(x) Milan, city of,
				  February, 1982.
(xi) Milan,
				  township of, June, 1982.
(xii)
				  Monroe, city of, December, 1976.
(xiii) Monroe, township of, June,
				  1977.
(xiv) Raisinville, township
				  of, February, 1982.
(xv) South
				  Rockwood, village of, November, 1982.
(xvi) Whiteford, township of, October,
				  1980.
(tt) Montcalm
				  county:
(i) Eureka, township of, May,
				  1984.
(ii) Greenville, city of,
				  May, 1983.
(uu) Muskegon
				  county:
(i) Laketon, township of, June,
				  1977.
(ii) Montague, city of,
				  November, 1977.
(iii) Muskegon,
				  city of, December, 1976.
(iv)
				  Muskegon, township of, August, 1977.
(v) Muskegon Heights, city of, August,
				  1980.
(vi) North Muskegon, city of,
				  January, 1976.
(vii) Norton Shores,
				  city of, September, 1977.
(viii)
				  Ravenna, village of, December, 1981.
(ix) Whitehall, city of, April,
				  1980.
(x) White River, township of,
				  July, 1980.
(vv) Newaygo
				  county:
(i) Ashland, township of, May,
				  1989.
(ii) Bridgeton, township of,
				  March, 1990.
(iii) Brooks, township
				  of, November, 1989.
(iv) Garfield,
				  township of, May, 1989.
(v)
				  Lincoln, township of, September, 1991.
(ww) Oakland county:
(i) Auburn Hills, city of, January,
				  1979.
(ii) Beverly Hills, village
				  of, December, 1978.
(iii) Bingham
				  Farms, village of, July, 1984.
(iv)
				  Birmingham, city of, November, 1979.
(v) Bloomfield, township of, November,
				  1987.
(vi) Bloomfield Hills, city
				  of, January, 1984.
(vii) Clarkston,
				  village of, September, 1982.
(viii)
				  Commerce, township of, September, 1980.
(ix) Farmington, city of, January,
				  1980.
(x) Farmington Hills, city
				  of, August, 1979.
(xi) Franklin,
				  village of, June, 1981.
(xii)
				  Highland, township of, July, 1983.
(xiii) Holly, village of, June, 1984.
(xix) Independence, township of,
				  November, 1982.
(xv) Keego Harbor,
				  city of, June, 1982.
(xvi) Lake
				  Angelus, city of, April, 1986.
(xvii) Lake Orion, village of, March,
				  1981.
(xviii) Northville, city of,
				  March, 1981.
(xix) Novi, city of,
				  May, 1993.
(xx) Oakland, township
				  of, June, 1982.
(xxi) Pontiac, city
				  of, February, 1979.
(xxii)
				  Rochester, city of, March, 1982.
(xxiii) Rochester Hills, city of, March,
				  1981.
(xxiv) Southfield, city of,
				  March, 1979.
(xxv) Sylvan, city of,
				  May, 1983.
(xxvi) Troy, city of,
				  September, 1988.
(xxvii) Waterford,
				  township of, August, 1982.
(xxviii)
				  West Bloomfield, township of, September, 1982.
(xxix) White Lake, township of, August, 1984.
(xx) Oceana county:
(i) Pentwater, township of, May,
				  1977.
(ii) Pentwater, village of,
				  November, 1977.
(yy)
				  Ontonagon county:
Ontonagon, village of, May, 1983.
(zz) Osceola county:
(i) Evart, city of, May, 1993.
(ii) Hersey, village of, September,
				  1991.
(aaa) Ottawa
				  county:
(i) Allendale, township of, July,
				  1982.
(ii) Coopersville, city of,
				  September, 1982.
(iii) Ferrysburg,
				  city of, August, 1977.
(iv)
				  Georgetown, township of, February, 1992.
(v) Grand Haven, city of, May,
				  1977.
(vi) Grand Haven, township
				  of, July, 1980.
(vii) Holland, city
				  of, September, 1990.
(viii)
				  Holland, township of, September, 1990.
(ix) Hudsonville, city of, June,
				  1984.
(x) Park, township of,
				  November, 1977.
(xi) Port Sheldon,
				  township of, November, 1977.
(xii)
				  Spring Lake, township of, May, 1977.
(xiii) Spring Lake, village of, December,
				  1977.
(xiv) Tallmadge, township of,
				  September, 1982.
(bbb)
				  Saginaw county:
(i) Bridgeport, township of,
				  September, 1983.
(ii) Buena Vista,
				  township of, July, 1984.
(iii)
				  Carrollton, township of, December, 1982.
(iv) Chesaning, village of, March,
				  1982.
(v) Frankenmuth, city of,
				  March, 1982.
(vi) James, township
				  of, September, 1991.
(vii)
				  Kochville, township of, July, 1982.
(viii) Saginaw, city of, May, 1983.
(ix) Saginaw, township of, January,
				  1979.
(x) St. Charles, village of,
				  April, 1983.
(xi) Spaulding,
				  township of, December, 1978.
(xii)
				  Taymouth, township of, December, 1988.
(xiii) Thomas, township of, July,
				  1982.
(xiv) Zilwaukee, city of,
				  January, 1979.
(xv) Zilwaukee,
				  township of, July, 1978.
(ccc) St. Clair county:
(i) Algonac, city of, April, 1977.
(ii) China, township of, February,
				  1978.
(iii) Clay, township of,
				  December, 1977.
(iv) Cottrellville,
				  township of, March, 1980.
(v) East
				  China, township of, January, 1978.
(vi) Fort Gratiot, township of, June,
				  1978.
(vii) Ira, township of,
				  September, 1979.
(viii) Marine
				  city, city of, February, 1979.
(ix)
				  Memphis, city of, May, 1988.
(x)
				  Port Huron, city of, June, 1978.
(xi) Port Huron, township of, September,
				  1991.
(xii) St. Clair, city of,
				  December, 1977.
(xiii) St. Clair,
				  township of, February, 1978.
(ddd) St. Joseph county:
(i) Colon, township of, September,
				  1988.
(ii) Colon, village of,
				  September, 1988.
(iii) Lockport,
				  township of, February, 1989.
(iv)
				  Nottawa, township of, March, 1989.
(v) Three Rivers, city of, December,
				  1990.
(eee) Schooolcraft
				  county:
Manistique, city of, December, 1990.
(fff) Shiawassee county:
(i) Caledonia, township of, November,
				  1981.
(ii) Corunna, city of,
				  January, 1986.
(iii) Owosso, city
				  of, September, 1981.
(iv) Vernon,
				  village of, May, 1988.
(ggg) Tuscola county:
(i) Vassar, city of, June, 1989.
(ii) Wisner, township of, November,
				  1977.
(hhh) Van Buren
				  county:
(i) Bangor, city of, May,
				  1989.
(ii) Covert, township of,
				  June, 1977.
(iii) South Haven, city
				  of, September, 1979.
(iv) South
				  Haven, township of, November, 1979.
(iii) Washtenaw county:
(i) Ann Arbor, city of, January,
				  1992.
(ii) Ann Arbor, township of,
				  September, 1979.
(iii) Dexter,
				  township of, February, 1987.
(iv)
				  Manchester, village of, December, 1981.
(v) Milan, city of, February, 1982.
(vi) Northfield, township of, November,
				  1990.
(vii) Pittsfield, township
				  of, May, 1991.
(viii) Saline, city
				  of, July, 1983.
(ix) Scio, township
				  of, August, 1989.
(x) Ypsilanti,
				  city of, September, 1982.
(xi)
				  Ypsilanti, township of, December, 1980.
(jjj) Wayne county:
(i) Allen Park, city of, August,
				  1981.
(ii) Brownstown, township of,
				  February, 1982.
(iii) Canton,
				  township of, March, 1981.
(iv)
				  Dearborn Heights, city of, November, 1982.
(v) Detroit, city of, April, 1984.
(vi) Ecorse, city of, November,
				  1977.
(vii) Flat Rock, city of,
				  June, 1981.
(viii) Gibraltar, city
				  of, December, 1978.
(ix) Grosse
				  Ile, township of, February, 1980.
(x) Grosse Pointe Park, city of, July,
				  1978.
(xi) Grosse Pointe Shores,
				  village of, July, 1978.
(xii)
				  Huron, township of, October, 1986.
(xiii) Lincoln Park, city of, May,
				  1982.
(xiv) Livonia, city of, May,
				  1981.
(xv) Northville, city of,
				  March, 1981.
(xvi) Northville,
				  township of, March, 1981.
(xvii)
				  Plymouth, city of, August, 1980.
(xviii) Plymouth, township of, September,
				  1980.
(xix) Redford, township of,
				  September, 1980.
(xx) River Rouge,
				  city of, March, 1977.
(xxi)
				  Riverview, city of, March, 1981.
(xxii) Rockwood, city of, December,
				  1978.
(xxiii) Southgate, city of,
				  March, 1978.
(xxiv) Sumpter,
				  township of, November, 1980.
(xxv)
				  Taylor, city of, October, 1986.
(xxvi) Trenton, city of, June,
				  1985.
(xxvii) Wayne, city of,
				  February, 1980.
(xxviii) Westland,
				  city of, July, 1984.
(xxix)
				  Woodhaven, city of, February, 1986.
(xxx) Wyandotte, city of, November, 1977.
The documents listed in this subrule are available in
					 limited quantity at no cost from the local unit of government involved; from
					 the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Land and Water Management
					 Division, P.O. Box 30458, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7958; or from the Federal
					 Emergency Management Agency, Flood Map Distribution Center, 6930 (A-F) San
					 Tomas Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21227-6227.