Code computed the rating from the assessor's inputs:
impact_likely=yes -> 2
Set by the rule
Decision
Released
Evidence state
Reported · desktop, consultant or developer record
Revision
Not revised.
The five inputs
Present: yes
FEMA FIRM panel 18999C0150D maps Zone A (100-year floodplain) along Sugar Run (C-265b2e4481); the mapped floodplain runs through the site center (C-1ebafa9bbc).
Mapped floodplain is about 300 feet wide through the center of the site (C-1ebafa9bbc), following Sugar Run, which bisects the Project Area north to south (C-b2682b602a).
A band about 300 feet wide (C-1ebafa9bbc) within a 1,356-acre project is a small share of buildable land; arrays and equipment can be sited outside it, with only collection lines or roads crossing, the consultant recommending HDD for Sugar Run crossings (C-5a22a97656).
Zone A is a mapped flood hazard area, so a local floodplain development permit (F-NFIP) applies to any crossings or work (C-265b2e4481). No floodway is documented, so an individual no-rise pathway is not established. The state floodway permit S-04 is unverified.
The floodplain crosses the center of the site (C-1ebafa9bbc), and a typical build needs road and collection-line crossings of Sugar Run (C-b2682b602a, C-5a22a97656), so permitting and crossing work are likely even if arrays avoid it.
FEMA FIRM panel 18999C0150D maps Zone A (100-year floodplain) along Sugar Run. The mapped floodplain is approximately 300 feet wide through the center of the site. No FIRM panel or floodplain administrator correspondence is in the data room.
Critique
Verdict
upheld
Suggested direction for the rating
same
Summary
Assessment is largely supported: Zone A, a 300-ft width through the site center, and likely crossings. Minor issues: the 'small share of buildable land' claim has no quote support, the data-room comment is inconsistent, HDD is a stream measure rather than a floodplain one, and the DNR drainage-area trigger is unconfirmed.
Critic model
Luminol
Issues
Severity minor · Kind unsupported_statement
Avoidable rationale says a 300-ft band is a 'small share of buildable land' and arrays can be sited outside it. No cited quote gives floodplain length or area. A 300-ft band bisecting the site north to south may split the layout and constrain access. Site layout or GIS overlay would settle it.
The comments say 'No FIRM panel or floodplain administrator correspondence is in the data room', yet the assessment cites a FIRM panel number from the consultant report. The wording is inconsistent. The FIRM panel itself is absent, but the panel number is reported.
The rationale reads the HDD recommendation as a floodplain crossing measure. The quote refers to collection line crossings of Sugar Run (the stream), not the floodplain. The memo also recommends avoiding all delineated features, which does not mention roads. The claim about road crossings is judgment, not quoted evidence.
The agency list includes Indiana DNR Division of Water, but S-04 is unverified and no floodway is documented. The Sugar Run drainage area is not documented either, so the 1+ sq mi trigger is unestablished. The next steps should say to confirm the drainage area and the floodway status.
The mapped floodplain is approximately 300 feet wide through the center of the site.
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SYNTHETIC TEST FIXTURE - FICTIONAL PROJECT
Floodplain
FEMA FIRM panel 18999C0150D maps Zone A (100-year floodplain) along Sugar Run.
Quote starts. The mapped floodplain is approximately 300 feet wide through the center of the site. Quote ends.
The outline marks where the quote begins on the page.
C-1ebafa9bbc
The mapped floodplain is approximately 300 feet wide through the center of the site.
Quoted from page 4
The mapped floodplain is approximately 300 feet wide through the center of the site.
Comments
FEMA FIRM panel 18999C0150D maps Zone A (100-year floodplain) along Sugar Run. The mapped floodplain is approximately 300 feet wide through the center of the site. No FIRM panel or floodplain administrator correspondence is in the data room.