FEMA requires that these requests are done by a licensed land surveyor or engineer and requires City approval first. In order for the city to review and sign off on this request, the city requests that you submit the required application along with the documentation that you will be submitting to FEMA.
LOMA
A Letter of Map Amendment is the process where FEMA provides an official amendment to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) by letter.
LOMR
A Letter of Map Revision is FEMA's modification to a FIRM. Letter of Map Revisions are generally based on the implementation of physical measures that affect the hydrologic or hydraulic characteristics of a flooding source and thus result in the modification of the existing regulatory floodway, the effective Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), or the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA).
FEMA MT-1 Application Forms and Instructions
FEMA MT-2 Application Forms and Instructions
You must also submit documentation regrading the ESA. This can be found at the US Fish & Wildlife IPaC website.