1. (a) This section applies to local floodplain administrators in a county having a population of more than one hundred seventy-four thousand (174,000) and less than one hundred eighty thousand (180,000).

2. (b) A local floodplain administrator may issue a variance approving a structure located within a floodway without a permit issued by the director of the department under section 22 of this chapter if:

   1. (1) the structure is not used as an abode or residence;
   2. (2) the structure is constructed after January 1, 2018, but not later than July 1, 2020; and
   3. (3) the lowest floor of the structure is not more than fifteen-hundredths (0.15) of a foot below two (2) feet above the one hundred (100) year flood elevation.
3. (c) This section expires July 1, 2022.

As added by P.L.199-2021, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.104-2022, SEC.95.