The areas of special flood hazards identified by the Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engineering report entitled “The Flood Insurance Study for Whatcom County, Washington and Incorporated Areas” dated January 18, 2019, and any revisions thereto, with an accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and any revisions thereto, are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter. The Flood Insurance Study and the FIRM are on file at the City of Bellingham Permit Center, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. The best available information for flood hazard area identification as outlined in BMC 17.76.100(B) shall be the basis for regulation until a new FIRM is issued that incorporates data utilized under BMC 17.76.100(B). [Ord. 2018-07-012 § 3; Ord. 2003-08-055 § 2; Ord. 9969 § 1, 1989; Ord. 9136 § 2(B), 1982].