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FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE
ARTICLE I
STATU'I~ORY AUTHOR~ZATION, FTNDINGfi OF FACT, PURP~OSE AND MET~;pDS
SECTION A. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION
The Legislature of the State of {State} has in {list applicable state statute(sJ}
delegated the responsibility of local governmental units to adopt regulations
designed to minimize flood losses. Therefore, the {governing body} of
{community name}, ~{state}, does ordain as follows:
SECTION B. FINDINGS OF FACT
(1) The flood hazard areas of {community name} are subject to periodic
inundation, which results in loss of life and property, health and safety
hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, and extraordinary
;~,~ public expenditures for flood protection and relief, all of which adversely affect
-~~ the public health, safety and general welfare.
(2) These flood .losses are created by the cumulative effect of obstructions
in floodplains which cause an increase in flood heights and velocities, and by
the occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods and
hazardous to other lands because they are inadequately elevated, floodproofed
or otherwise protected from flood damage.
SECTION C. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public health, safety and
general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood
conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to:
(1) Protect human life and health;
(2) Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control
projects;
(3) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with
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(4) Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
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(5) Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas
mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in
floodplains;
(6) Help ma.intain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and
development of flood-prone areas in such a manner as to miriimize future flood
bligh~t areas; and
(7) Insure that potential buyers are notified that property is in a flood area.
SECTION D. METHODS OF REDUCING FLOOD LOSSES
In order to accomplish its purposes, this ordinance uses the following methods:
(1) Restrict or prohibit uses that are dangerous to health, safety or
prope•rty in times of flood, or cause excessive increases in flood heights or
velocities;
(2) Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve
such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial
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construction;
(3) Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and
natural protective barriers, which are involved in the accommodation of flood
waters;
(4) Control filling, grading, dredging and other development which may
increase flood damage;
(5) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will
unnaturally divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards to other
lands.
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ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this ordinance shall
be interpreted to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to
give this ordinance its most reasonable application.
ALLUVIAL FAN FLOODING - means flooding occurring on the surface of an
alluvial fan or similar landform which originates at the apex and is
characterized by high-velocity flows; active processes of erosion, sediment
transport, and deposition; and unpredictable flow paths.
APEX - means a point on an alluvial fan or similar landform below which the
flow path of the major stream that formed the fan becomes unpredictable and
alluvial fan flooding can occur.
APPURTENANT STRUCTURE - means a structure which is on the same parcel
of property as the principal structure to be insured and the use of which is
incidental to the use of the principal structure
~ AREA OF FUTURE CONDITIONS FLOOD HAZARD - means the land area that
would be inundated by the 1-percent-annual chance (100 year) flood based on
future conditions hydrology.
AREA OF SHALLOW FLOODING - means a designated AO, AH, AR/AO,
AR/AH, or VO zone on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a
1 percent or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of 1 to 3 feet
where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is
unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is
characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
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AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD - is the land in the floodplain within a
community subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given
year. The area may be designated as Zone A on the Flood Hazard Boundary
Map (FHBM). After detailed rate making has been completed in preparation for
publication of the FIRM, Zone A usually is refined into Zones A, AO, AH, A1-30,
AE, A99, AR, AR/A1-30, AR/AE, AR/AO, AR/AH, AR/A, VO, V1-30, VE or V.
BASE FLOOD - means the flood having a 1 percent chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year.
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`~ BASEMENT - means any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
BREAKAWAY WALL - means a wall that is not part of the structural support
of the building and is intended through its design and construction to collapse
under specific lateral loading forces, without causing damage to the elevated
portion of the building or supporting foundation system.
CRITICAL FEATURE - means an integral and readily identifiable part of a
flood protection system, without which the flood protection provided by the
entire system would be compromised.
DEVELOPMENT - means any man-made change to improved and unimproved
real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of
equipment or materials.
ELEVATED BUILDING - means, for insurance purposes, a non-basement
building, which has its lowest elevated floor, raised above ground level by
foundation walls, shear walls, posts, piers, pilings, or columns.
~ EXISTING CONSTRUCTION - means for the purposes of determining rates,
structures for which the "start of construction" commenced before the effective
date of the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for FIRMs effective before that
date. "Existing constructio~n" may also be referred to as "existing structures."
EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a
manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities
for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed
(including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of
streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is
completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations
adopted by a community.
EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR
SUBDIVISION - means the preparation of additional sites by the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be
affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and
either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).
FLOOD OR FLOODING - means a general and temporary condition of partial
or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from:
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~ (1) the overflow of inland or tidal waters.
. (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from
any source.
FLOOD ELEVATION STUDY - means an examination, evaluation and
determination of flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface
elevations, or an examination, evaluation and determination of mudslide (i.e.,
mudflow) and/or flood-related erosion hazards.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) - means an official map of a
community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has
delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones
applicable to the community.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS) - see Flood Elevation Study
FLOODPLAIN OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA - means any land area susceptible to
being inundated by water from any source (see definition of flooding).
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT - means the operation of an overall program of
corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including but
~~ not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works and
floodplain management regulations.
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS - means zoning ordinances,
subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose
ordinances (such as a floodplain ordinance, grading ordinance and erosion
control ordinance) and other applications of police power. The term describes
such state or local regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide
standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.
FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM - means those physical structural works for
which funds have been authorized, appropriated, and expended and which
have been constructed specifically to modify flooding in order to reduce the
extent of the area within a community subject to a"special flood hazard" and
the extent of the depths of associated flooding. Such a system typically
includ'es hurricane tidal barriers, dams, reservoirs, levees or dikes. These
specialized flood modifying works are those constructed in conformance with
sound engineering standards.
FLOOD PROOFING - means any combination of structural and non-structural
additions, changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate
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flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
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FLOODWAY - see Regulatory Floodway
FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT USE - means a use, which cannot perform its
intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water.
The term includes only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for
the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship building and ship
repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related
manufacturing facilities.
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE - means the highest natural elevation of the
ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.
HISTORIC STRUCTURE - means any structure that is:
(1) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing
maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the
Secre~tary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on
the National Register;
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(2) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as
contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a
district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered
historic district;
(3) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with
historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of
the Interior; or
(4) Individually listed on a local inventory or historic places in
communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified
either:
(a) By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of
the Interior or;
(b) Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without
approved programs.
LEVEE - means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment,
. design.ed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to
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~ contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from
temporary flooding.
LEVEE SYSTEM - means a flood protection system which consists of a levee,
or levees, and associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices,
which are constructed and operated in accordance with sound engineering
practices. ~
LOWEST FLOOR - means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area
(including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely
for parking or vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a
basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided that such
enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable
non-elevation design requirement of Section 60.3 of the National Flood
Insurance Program regulations.
MANUFACTURED HOME - means a structure transportable in one or more
sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or
without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The
term "manufactured home" does not include a"recreational vehicle".
~-. MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a parcel (or
•,; ~ contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots
for rent or sale.
MEAN SEA LEVEL - means, for purposes of the National Flood Insurance~
Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other
datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood
Insurance Rate Map are referenced.
NEW CONSTRUCTION - means, for the purpose of determining insurance
rates, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after
the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever is
later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For
floodplain management purposes, "new construction" means structures for
which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of a
floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and includes any
subsequent improvements to such structures.
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a
manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities
for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed
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~ streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is
completed on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations
adopted by a community.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - means a vehicle which is (i) built on a single
chassis; (ii) 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal
projections; (iii) designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light
duty~ truck; and (iv) designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but
as te'mporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
REGULATORY FLOODWAY - means the channel of a river or other
watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to
discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface
eleva~tion more than a designated height.
RIVERINE - means relating to, formed by, or resembling a river (including
tributaries), stream, brook, etc.
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA - see Area of Special Flood Hazard
START OF CONSTRUCTION -(for other than new construction or substantial
~~ improvements under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (Pub. L. 97-348)),
includes substantial improvement and means the date the building permit was
issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition placement, or other improvement was within 180 days
of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement of
permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or
~footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work
beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a
foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such
as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets
and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for basement, footings, piers
or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the
installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds
not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a
substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first
alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building,
whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
STRUCTURE - means, for floodplain management purposes, a walled and
roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above
ground, as well as a manufactured home.
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SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - means damage of any origin sustained by a
'~~ structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged
condition would equal or exceed SO percent of the market value of the structure
before the damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT - means any reconstruction, rehabilitation,
addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or
exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before "start of
construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have
incurred "substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work performed.
The term does not, however, include either: (1) Any project for improvement of
a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or
safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code
enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living
conditions or (2) Any alteration of a"historic structure", provided that the
alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a"historic
structure."
VARIANCE - means a grant of relief by a community from the terms of a
floodplain management regulation. (For full requirements see Section 60.6 of
the National Flood Insurance Program regulations.)
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~_~~ VIOLATION - means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully
compliant with the community's floodplain management regulations. A
structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other
certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in Section 60.3(b)(5),
(c) (4), ,(c) (10), (d) (3), (e) (2), (e) (4), or (e) (5) is presumed to be in violation until
such time as that documentation is provided.
WATER SURFACE ELEVATION - means the height, in relation to the National
Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum, where specified), of
floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of coastal or
riverine areas.
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ARTICLE 3
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION A. LANDS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES
The ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard with the
jurisdiction of {local community}.
SECTION B. BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD
HAZARD
NOTE: COMMUNITY MUST CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
TO ADOPT DEPENDING ON LEGAL AUTHORITY
IF THERE IS A LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR THE AUTOMATIC ADOPTION BY
REFERENCE OF FIS AND FIRM AND/OR FBFM, THE COMMUNITY MUST
ADOPT THE FOLLOWING PROVISION:
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in the current scientific and engineering report entitled,
~~ "The Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for {from the FIS Title~," dated {date of latest
~= ~ FIS and/or Index Panel}, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps
and/or Flood Boundary-Floodway Maps (FIRM and/or FBFM) dated date of
latest FIRM and/or FBFM}. and any revisions thereto are hereby adopted by
reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance.
OR, IF THERE IS NO LEGAL AiJTHORITY FOR AUTOMATIC ADOPTION BY
REFERENCE OF FIS AND FIRM AND/OR FBFM, THE COMMUNITY MUST
ADOPT THE FOLLOWING PROVISION:
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in the current scientific and engineering report entitled,
"The Flood Insurance Study for tifrom the FIS Title}," dated {date of latest FIS
and/or Index Panel~, with the most effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps and/or
Flood Boundary-Floodway Maps (FIRM and/or FBFM) dated ~date of latest
FIRM and / or FBFM,~.
SECTION C. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
A Floodplain Development Permit shall be required to ensure conformance with
the provisions of this oxdinance.
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~~ SECTION D. COMPLIANCE
No structure or land shall hereafter be located, altered, or have its use changed
without full compliance with the terms of this ordinance and other applicable
regulations.
SECTION E. ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS
This 'ordinance is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing
easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this ordinance
and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or
overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
SECTION F. INTERPRETATION
In the interpretation and application of this ordinance, all provisions shall be;
(1) considered as minimum requirements; (2) liberally construed in favor of the
governing body; and (3) deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers
granted under State statutes.
SECTION G. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OR LIABILITY
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The degree of flood protection required by this ordinance is considered
reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering
considerations. On rare occasions greater floods can and will occur and flood
heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This ordinance
does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or uses
permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This
ordinance shall not create liability on the part of the community or any official
or employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance on this
ordinance or any administrative decision lawfully made hereunder.
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ADMINISTRATION
SECTION A. DESIGNATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTR.ATOR
The ~list position or title of the appointed Floodplain Administrator - i.e., Code
Enforcement Officer} is hereby appointed the Floodplain Administrator to
admi~nister and implement the provisions of this ordinance and other
appropriate sections of 44 CFR (Emergency Management and Assistance -
National Flood Insurance Program Regulations) pertaining to floodplain .
management.
SECTION B. DUTIES 8a RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FLOODPLAIN
ADMINISTRATOR
Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but
not be limited to, the following:
(1) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to
the provisions of this ordinance.
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(2) Review permit application to determine whether to ensure that the
proposed building site project, including the placement of manufactured
homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding.
(3) Review, approve or deny all applications for development permits
required by adoption of this ordinance.
(4) Review permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary
permits have been obtained from those Federal, State or local governmental
agencies (including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334) from which prior approval is required.
(5) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the
boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards (for example, where there
appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field
conditions) the Floodplain Administrator shall make the necessary
interpretation.
(6) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the State
.~ Coordinating Agency which is {list the name of the State NFIP Coordinating
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~ Agency}, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit
evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(7) Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the altered or relocated
portion of any watercourse is maintained.
(8) When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance
with Article 3, Section B, the Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review and
reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data and floodway data available
from a Federal, State or other source, in order to administer the provisions of
Article 5.
(9) When a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the Floodplain
Administrator must require that no new construction, substantial
improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within
Zones A1-30 and AE on the community's FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that
the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all
other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface
elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the
community.
~~ (10) Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1, Section 65.12, of the
SECTION C. PERMIT PROCEDURES
_,~ National Flood Insurance Program regulations, a community may approve
certain development in Zones A1-30, AE, AH, on the community's FIRM which
increases the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than 1 foot,
provided that the community first completes all of the provisions required by
Section 65.12.
(1) Application for a Floodplain Development Permit shall be presented to
the Floodplain Administrator on forms furnished by him/her and may
include, but not be limited to, plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing
the location, dimensions, and elevation of proposed landscape alterations,
existing and proposed structures, including the placement of
manufactured homes, and the location of the foregoing in relation to areas
of special flood hazard. Additionally, the following information is required:
(a) Elevation (in relation to mean sea level), of the lowest floor
(including basement) of all new and substantially improved structures;
(b) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential
•~ structure shall be floodproofed;
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~~~ (c) A certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect
that the nonresidential floodproofed structure shall meet the floodproofing
criteria of Article 5, Section B(2);
(d) Description of the extent to which any watercourse or natural
drainage will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development;
(e) Maintain a record of all such information in accordance with
Article 4, Section (B) (1); ~
(2) Approval or denial of a Floodplain Development Permit by the Flooplain
Administrator shall be based on all of the provisions of this ordinance and the
following relevant factors:
(a) The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
(b) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood
damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner;
(c) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the
: ~~ injury of others; ~
(d) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated
development;
(e) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary
and emergency vehicles;
( fl The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood
conditions including maintenance and repair of streets and bridges, and public
utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems;
(g) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment
transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable,
expected at the site;
(h) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where
applicable;
(i) The availability of alternative locations, not subject to flooding or
erosion damage, for the proposed use.
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~ SECTION D. VARIANCE PROCEDURES
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(1) The Appeal Board, as established by the community, shall hear and
render judgment on requests for variances from the requirements of this
ordinance.
(2) The Appeal Board shall hear and render judgment on an appeal only
when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or
determination made by the Floodplain Administrator in the enforcement or
administration of this ordinance.
(3) Any person or persons aggrieved by the decision of the Appeal Board
may appeal such decision in the courts of competent jurisdiction.
(4) The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain a record of all actions
involving an appeal and shall report variances to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency upon request.
(5) Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or
restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the
State Inventory of Historic Places, without regard to the procedures set forth in
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(6) Variances may be issued for new construction and substantial
impro'vements to be erected on a lot of 1/2 acre or less in size contiguous to
and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base
flood level, providing the relevant factors in Section C(2) of this Article have
been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the
technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
(7) Upon consideration of the factors noted above and the intent of this
ordinance, the Appeal Board may attach such conditions to the granting of
variances as it deems necessary to further the purpose and objectives of this
ordinance (Article 1, Section C).
(8) Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any
increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
(9) Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of historic
structures upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will
not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure and
the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and
~ design ,of the structure.
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~ [10) Prerequisites for granting variances:
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, (a) Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the
variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford
relief.
(b) Variances shall only be issued upon: (i) showing a good and
sufficient cause; (ii) a determination that failure to grant the variance would
result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and (iii) a determination that
the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional
threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause
fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or
ordinances.
(c) Any application to which a variance is granted shall be given
written notice that the structure will be permitted to be built with the lowest
floor elevation below the base flood elevation, and that the cost of flood
insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the
reduced lowest floor elevation.
(11) Variances may be issued by a community for new construction and
~..-.~ substantial improvements and for other development necessary for the conduct
of a functionally dependent use provided that (i) the criteria outlined in Article
4, Section D(1)-(9) are met, and (ii) the structure or other development is
protected by methods that minimize flood damages during the base flood and
create no additional threats to public safety.
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ARTICLE 5
PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
SECTION A. GENER.AL STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazards the following provisions are required for all
new construction and substantial improvements:
(1) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be designed (or
modif ed) and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral
movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads,
including the effects of buoyancy;
(2) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
by methods and practices that minimize flood damage;
(3) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
with materials resistant to flood damage;
(4) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
``~ with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment
and other service facilities that are designed and/or located so as to prevent
water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions
of flooding; ~
(5) All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system;
(6) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system and discharge
from the systems into flood waters; and,
(7) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to
them or contamination from them during flooding.
SECTION B. SPECIFIC STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data has been
provided as set forth in (i) Article 3, Section B, (ii) Article 4, Section B(8), or (iii)
Article 5, Section C(3), the following provisions are required:
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(1) Residential Construction - new construction and substantial
improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor (including
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basement), elevated to or above the base flood elevation. A registered
professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor shall submit a certification to
the Floodplain Administrator that the standard of this subsection as proposed
in Article 4, Section C(1) a., is satisfied. ~
(2) Nonresidential Construction - new construction and substantial
improvements of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure
shall either have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the
base flood level or together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be
designed so that below the base flood level the structure is watertight with
walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural
components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads and effects of buoyancy. A registered professional engineer or architect
shall develop and/or review structural design, specifications, and plans for the
construction, and shall certify that the design and methods of construction are
in accordance with accepted standards of practice as outlined in this
subsection. A record of such certification which includes the specific elevation
(in relation to mean sea level) to which such structures are floodproofed shall
be maintained by the Floodplain Administrator.
,~ (3) Enelosures - new construction and substantial improvements, with
fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are usable solely for parking of
vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement and
. which are subject to flooding shall be designed to automatically equalize
hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of
flood'waters. Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certified by a
registered professional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the following
minimum criteria:
(a) A minimum of two openings on separate walls having a total net
area of not less than 1 square inch for every square foot of enclosed area
subject to flooding shall be provided.
(b) The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than 1 foot above
grade.
(c) Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other
coverings or devices provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of
floodwaters.
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~ (4) Manufactured Homes -
~ (a) Require that all manufactured homes to be placed within Zone A
on a community's FHBM or FIRM shall be installed using methods and
practices which minimize flood damage. For the purposes of this requirement,
manufactured homes must be elevated and anchored to resist flotation,
collapse, or lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not
. limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors. This
requirement is in aclciition to applicable State and local anchoring requirements
for resisting wind forces.
(b) Require that manufactured homes that are placed or substantially
improved within Zones A 1-30, AH, and AE on the community's FIRM on sites
(i) outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision, (ii) in a new
manufactured home park or subdivision, (iii) in an expansion to an existing
manufactured home park or subdivision, or (iv) in an existing manufactured
home park or subdivision on which a manufactured home has incurred
"substantial damage" as a result of a flood, be elevated on a permanent
foundation such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to
or above the base flood elevation and be securely anchored to an adequately
anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement.
~~
(c) Require that manufactured homes be placed or substantially
improved on sites in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision with
Zones A 1-30, AH and AE on the community's FIRM that are not subject to the
provisions of paragraph (4) of this section be elevated so that either:
(i) the lowest floor of the manufactured home is at or above the
base flood elevation, or
(ii) the manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced
piers or other foundation elements of at least equivalent strength that are no
less than 36 inches in height above grade and be securely anchored to an
adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral
movement.
(5) Recreational Vehicles - Require that recreational vehicles placed on
sites within Zones A1-30, AH, and AE on the community's FIRM either (i) be on
the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, or (ii) be fully licensed and ready
for highway use, or (iii) meet the permit requirements of Article 4, Section C(1),
and the elevation and anchoring requirements for "manufactured homes" in
paragraph (4) of this section. A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if
~ it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick
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disconnect type utilities and security devices, and has no permanently
~ attached additions.
SECTION C. STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS
(.1) All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions shall be consistent with Article 1, Sections B, C,
and D of this ordinance.
(2) All proposals for the development of subdivisions including the
placement of manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall meet
Floodplain Development ~Permit requirements of Article 3, Section C; Article 4,
Section C; and the provisions of Article 5 of this ordinance.
(3) Base flood elevation data shall be generated for subdivision proposals
and o:ther proposed development including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions which is greater than 50 lots or 5 acres, ~
whichever is lesser, if not otherwise provided pursuant to Article 3, Section B
or Article 4, Section B(8) of this ordinance.
(4) All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured
~ home parks and subdivisions shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce
,~ exposure to flood hazards.
(5) All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions shall have public utilities and facilities such as
sewer, gas, electrical and water systems located and constructed to minimize or
eliminate flood damage.
SECTION D. STANDARDS FOR AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING (AO/AH
ZONESI
Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in Article 3,
Section B, are areas designated as shallow flooding. These areas have special
flood hazards associated with flood depths of 1 to 3 feet where a clearly definecl
channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable, and where
velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or
sheet flow; therefore, the following provisions apply:
(1) All new construction and substantial improvements of residential
structures have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the
base flood elevation or the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth
~ ~ 20
~ number specified in feet on the community's FIRM (at least 2 feet if no depth
~~Y number is specified).
(2) All new construction and substantial improvements of non-residential
structures;
(a) have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the
base flood elevation or the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth
number specified in feet on the community's FIRM (at least 2 feet if no depth
number is specified), or
(b) together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities be designed
so that below the base specified flood depth in an AO Zone, or below the Base
Flood Elevation in an AH Zone, level the structure is watertight with walls
substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural
components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads of effects of buoyancy.
(3) A registered professional engineer or architect shall submit a
certification to the Floodplain Administrator that the standards of this Section,
as proposed in Article 4, Section C are satisfied.
~~
(4') Require within Zones AH or AO adequate drainage paths around
s
structures on slopes, to guide flood waters around and away from proposed
structures.
SECTION E. FLOODWAYS
Floodways - located within areas of special flood hazard established in Article
3, Section B, are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an
extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of flood waters which carry debris,
potential projectiles and erosion potential, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) Encroachments are prohibited, including fill, new construction,
substantial improvements and other development within the adopted
regulatory floodway unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and
hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice
that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in flood levels
within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
(2) If Article 5, Section E(1) above is satisfied, all new construction and
substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard
~ reduction provisions of Article 5.
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~ (3) Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1, Section 65.12, of the
National Flood Insurance Program Regulations, a community may permit
encroachments within the adopted regulatory floodway that would result in an
increase in base flood elevations, provided that the community first completes
all of the provisions required by Section 65.12.
SECTION F. SEVERABILITY
If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this Ordinance is held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said
holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance.
SECTION G. PENALTIES FOR NON COMPLIANCE
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended,
converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms of this court order
and other applicable regulations. Violation of the provisions of this court order
by failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of
conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall
constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this court order or fails to
`:~ ~ comply with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not
more than $ or imprisoned for not more than ,
or both, for each violation, and in addition shall pay all costs and expenses
involved in the case. Nothing herein contained shall prevent from
taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any
violation.
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SECTION H. CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION
`~ ,~ ~
APPROVED:
(communitp official)
PASSED:
(adoption date)
ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE:
(effective date)
I, the undersigned, {name of certifying official~, do hereby certify that the above
is a true and correct copy of an ordinance duly adopted by the ~governing
body}, at a regular meeting duly convened on ~date~.
{Signature of Certifying Official}
~-,,~
{SEAL}~
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Reviewer's Determination: // The floodplain management regulations are compliant.
// The floodpiain management regulations are not compliant.
Approved by:
(FEMA only) Date of Approval:_/
The "Item Description" is a synopsis of the regulatory requirement and should not be construed as a complete
description. Refer to the actual language contained in the National Flood Insurance Program Floodplain Management
Regu(ations at Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 59 and 60 for the complete description of the required
minimum criteria. Below the "Level of Regulations" column, you can indicate whether the community ordinance
meets or exceeds the respective provision in the non-shaded areas.
~I;tem Descr~ption~ ~ Level of Re S Applicable Ordinance
Section re: erenee to t.he NFIP Re lataons ollows
( . .~. . gu~ ~ .~ ) a b c d e Section/Comments
~~ORDIN~I.N';CES iVIUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING P ROV .ISIONS:
Citation of Statutory Authority
2. Framework for administering the ordinance (including
permit system, establishment of the office for
administering the ordinance, record keeping, etc.).
3. Adequate enforcement provisions (including a violation
and penalty section specifying actions the community ~
will take to assure compliance).
4. Variance section with evaluation criteria and insurance
notice. [60.6(a)]
5. Effective Date: Adoption Date:
6. Signature of Appropriate Official and Certification
Official.
OTHER PROVI$I01~TS~ AN~D ACTI~ONS 'THAT MAY BE NEC~ESSARY TO MAKE THE
~4RDINANCE LE:GALZ~ ENFORCEABL'E AND EN~URE THAT IT CAN BE PROPERLY
ADMINISTERED.:
7: Purpose section citing health, safety, and welfare reasons
for adoption.
a community has both floodways and coastal high hazard areas, it must meet the requirements of both level 60.3(d) and
60.3(e).
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.~ .f ~ . S~ : , f . ~ a~ ~ . b c d' e Section/Gomments~
8: Disclaimer of Liability section advising that the degree of
flood protection required by the ordinance is considered
reasonable but does not imply total flood protection.
9. Abrogation and Greater Restriction section. (e.g., This
Ordinance shall not in any way impair/remove the
necessity of compliance with any other applicable laws,
ordinances, regulations, etc. Where this Ordinance
imposes a greater restriction, the provisions of this
Ordinance shall control.)
10. Severability section. (e.g., If any section, provision, or
portion of this ordinance is adjudged unconstitutional or
invalid by a court, the remainder of the ordinance shall
not be affected.)
11. Public hearing (State/local laws may require hearings)
12. Publication (State/local laws may re uire ublic notices
1VI1NT1VII7M~~NFTP C~2I~TERTA~ ~ . . . , ~ . . . .
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13. Definitions: [59.1J _ Base Flood; _Base Flood
Elevation; _Development; . Existing manufactured ~
home park or subdivision; _Expansion to an existing
manufactured home park or subdivision; _ Flood
Insurance Rate Map; _Flood Insurance Study; .
_Floodway; _Lowest Floor; _Manufactured Home; ~
Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision; New
Construction; New Manufactured Home Park or
Subdivision; _Recreational Vehicle; _Specia.l Flood ~
Hazard Area; Start o~f Construction; _Structure;
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Substantial Damage; _Substantial Improvement;
Violation;
Other Def nitions as appropriate such as
_Floodproofing; _Highest adjacent grade for '
community's with mapped AO Zones; _Historic
Structures
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,'Item Description~ Lev el of Re S Applicable.~Ordinance .
~• S~ction, re. erence to the NFIP~R'e .° lations: .ollows
'f .f ~.. ' .f . . ) a b c d ~ e Section~comments
14. Adopt or reference correct Map and date. [60.3(b)]
(If the community has an automatic adoption _~;;
provision in its ordinance, is it a valid provision?) -
15. Adopt or reference correct Flood Insurance Study and
date. [60.3(c), (d), andlor (e)] (If the community has an
automatic adoption provision in its ordinance, is it a valid `-" ~
provision?)
16. Require permits for all proposed construction or other
development including placement of manufactured
,
homes to determine whether such construction or
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development is in a floodplain. [60.3(a)(1)]
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17. Require permits for all proposed construction and other
development within SFHAs. [60.3(b)(1)] `; , ~
18. Assure that all other State and Federal permits are ~
obtained. 60.3(a (2) ~
19. Review permits to assure sites are reasonably safe from
flooding and require for new construction and substantial
improvements in flood-prone areas [60.3(a)(3)]:
(a) Anchoring (including manufactured homes) to
prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the
structure. [60.3(a)(3)(i)]
(b) Use of flood-resistant materials. [60.3.(a)(3)(ii)J
(c) Construction methods and practices that •minimize
flood damage. 60.3(a)(3)(iii)]
(d) Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air
conditioning equipment, and other service facilities
designed and/or located to prevent water entry to
accumulation. [60.3(a)(3)(iv)]
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Section re erenae. to ~tlie 1VFIP Re lations ollows
( .f 8~ f ~ ) . a b c d e Sect;on/Comments .
20. Review subdivision proposals and other development,
including manufactured home parks or subdivisions, to
determine whether such proposals will be reasonably safe
from flooding [60.3(a)(4)]. If a subdivision or other ~
development proposal is in a flood-prone area, assure
that:
(a) Such proposals minimize flood damage.
[60.3(a)(4 (i)
(b) Public utilities and facilities are constructed so as to
minimize flood damage. [60.3(a)(4)(ii)]
(c) Adequate drainage is provided. [60.3(a)(4)(iii)]
. Require new and replacement water supply and sanitary ~
sewage systems to be designed to minimize or eliminate
infiltration. [60.3(a)(5) and 60.3(a)(6)] •
22. Require onsite waste disposal systems be designed to
avoid impairment or contamination. [60.3(a)(6)(ii)]
23. Require base flood elevation data for subdivision ;;. ,.
proposal.s or other developments greater than 50 lots or 5
acres. [60.3(b)(3)] ~a~;`
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24. In A Zories, in the absence of FEMA BFE data and ~~~ ••
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floodway data, obtain, review, and reasonably utilize ~~-~"~
other BFE and floodway data as a basis for elevating `a v=
residential structures to or above the base flood level, and ;~'~~~"
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for floodproofing or elevatin~ non-residential structures °~~~~~: .
to or above the base flood level. [60.3(b)(4) :Y:°~;
25. Where BFE data are utilized in Zone A, obtain and f e~~=
maintain records of the lowest floor and floodproofing .~~~
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elevations for new and substantiall im roved
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construction. [60.3(b)(5)] ~ `
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. In riverine areas, notify adjacent communities of
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watercourse alterations and relocations. [60.3(b)(6)J ~ "
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Item.~Description Level~ of Re S Applicable Ordinance
`,(Sectio,n refere.nce to t~ie 1VFIP Regulations fallows) a b c d: .e Section/Camments
27. Maintain the carrying capacity of an altered or relocated
watercourse. [60.3(b)(7)]
28. Require all manufactured homes to lie elevated and
anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral
movement. [60.3(b)(8)]
29. Require all new and substantially improve residential
structures within A 1-30, AE, and AH Zones have their
lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above
the Base Flood Elevation. [60.3(c)(2)]
30. In AO Zones, require that new and substantially ;. „_
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improved residential structures have their ~lowest floor $ ;, ;
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(includirig basement) to or above the highest adjacent s ~ ,;:;
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grade at least as high as the FIRM's depth number. ~ ~~; ~' ~
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31. Require that new and substantially improved non- =~ `~;;~
residential structures within.A1-30, AE, and AH Zones ~ :;~~`~;''` .~:'
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have their lowest floor elevated or floodproofed to or `~ 'Y.: Y .- ..
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non-residential structures have their lowest floor elevated = '~j~
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or completely floodproofed above the highest adjacent ` ~~
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rade to at least as hi h as the de th number on the
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registered professional engineer/architect certify that the .~ ~ ;~:; ~ j_~~,::*+
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~ Sect.ion-re erence to the NFIP R.e ulations ollows ~a b c
~ .f , ..g .f ) . d e section/Co.m~ments.
34. Require, for all new construction and substantial ''~ '.~
~
improvements, that fully enclosed areas below the lowest -
e'
floor that are used solely for parking of vehicles, building
access or~ storage in an area other than a basement and ~
which is subject to flooding shall be designed to
automatically equalize hydrostatic ~lood forces on _
K~ .~
exterior walls by allowing the entry and exit of $"'
floodwaters in accordance with the specifications in
60.3(c)(5). (Openings requirement)
35. Until a re ulator floodwa is desi nated no ~'
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encroachment may increase the Base Flood level more
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36. In Zones AO and AH, require drainage paths around i±~
structures on slopes to guide water away from structures. ~ "Y'~ "
[60.3(c)(11)] ;~ ~.
37. Require that manufactured homes placed or substantially ;~°;~;~ ~`.,. ;.
improved within A1-30, AH, and AE Zones, which meet ~~ ~~r ~.
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m 35 is not required if all streams have floodways designated.
° Item 36 is not required if the community has no AO or Af-1 Zones.
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:(Secti~on refe.r.ence to the NFTP Regulations. follows) a b c d e~ Sect;on/Comments
3 8. In A-1-30, AH, and AE Zones, require that manufactured `'
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homes to be placed or substantially improved in an :;;; _~:.
existin ~ manufactured home park to be elevated so that ~
(i) the lowest floor is at or above the Base Flood ~
Elevation; OR
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(ii) the chassis is supported by reinforced piers no less ~
than 36 inches in height above grade and securely
anchored. [60.3(c)(12)]
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be placed on a site must ~
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(i) be elevated and anchored; OR ~'' ~~
(ii) be on the site for less than 180 consecutive days; OR ~,~ ~: .; ,
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(iii) be fully.licensed and highway ready.
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40. Designate a regulatory floodway which will not increase "~~~; a ~~
the Base Flood level more than 1 foot. [60.3(d)(2)] ;~''` `.;~ ~
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proposed encroachment would not increase flood levels ;:~-~~ ~~~
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60.3(d)
FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE
ARTICLE I
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION,FINDINGS OF FACT,PURPOSE AND METHODS
SECTION A. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION
The Legislature of the State of{State} has in {list applicable state statute(s)}
delegated the responsibility of local governmental units to adopt regulations
designed to minimize flood losses. Therefore, the {governing body} of
{community name}, {state}, does ordain as follows:
SECTION B. FINDINGS OF FACT
(1) The flood hazard areas of{community name} are subject to periodic
inundation, which results in loss of life and property, health and safety
hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, and extraordinary
public expenditures for flood protection and relief, all of which adversely affect
the public health, safety and general welfare.
(2) These flood losses are created by the cumulative effect of obstructions
in floodplains which cause an increase in flood heights and velocities, and by
the occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods and
hazardous to other lands because they are inadequately elevated, floodproofed
or otherwise protected from flood damage.
SECTION C. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public health, safety and
general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood
conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to:
(1) Protect human life and health;
(2) Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control
projects;
(3) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with
flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
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(4) Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
(5) Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas
mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in
floodplains;
(6) Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and
development of flood-prone areas in such a manner as to minimize future flood
blight areas; and
(7) Insure that potential buyers are notified that property is in a flood area.
SECTION D. METHODS OF REDUCING FLOOD LOSSES
In order to accomplish its purposes, this ordinance uses the following methods:
(1) Restrict or prohibit uses that are dangerous to health, safety or
property in times of flood, or cause excessive increases in flood heights or
velocities;
(2) Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve
such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial
construction;
(3) Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and
natural protective barriers, which are involved in the accommodation of flood
waters;
(4) Control filling, grading, dredging and other development which may
increase flood damage;
(5) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will
unnaturally divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards to other
lands.
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ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this ordinance shall
be interpreted to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to
give this ordinance its most reasonable application.
ALLUVIAL FAN FLOODING - means flooding occurring on the surface of an
alluvial fan or similar landform which originates at the apex and is
characterized by high-velocity flows; active processes of erosion, sediment
transport, and deposition; and unpredictable flow paths.
APEX - means a point on an alluvial fan or similar landform below which the
flow path of the major stream that formed the fan becomes unpredictable and
alluvial fan flooding can occur.
APPURTENANT STRUCTURE - means a structure which is on the same parcel
of property as the principal structure to be insured and the use of which is
incidental to the use of the principal structure
AREA OF FUTURE CONDITIONS FLOOD HAZARD - means the land area that
would be inundated by the 1-percent-annual chance (100 year) flood based on
future conditions hydrology.
AREA OF SHALLOW FLOODING - means a designated AO, AH, AR/AO,
AR/AH, or VO zone on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a
1 percent or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of 1 to 3 feet
where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is
unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is
characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD - is the land in the floodplain within a
community subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given
year. The area may be designated as Zone A on the Flood Hazard Boundary
Map (FHBM). After detailed rate making has been completed in preparation for
publication of the FIRM, Zone A usually is refined into Zones A, AO, AH, A1-30,
AE, A99, AR, AR/A1-30, AR/AE, AR/AO, AR/AH, AR/A, VO, V1-30, VE or V.
BASE FLOOD - means the flood having a 1 percent chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year.
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BASEMENT - means any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
BREAKAWAY WALL - means a wall that is not part of the structural support
of the building and is intended through its design and construction to collapse
under specific lateral loading forces, without causing damage to the elevated
portion of the building or supporting foundation system.
CRITICAL FEATURE - means an integral and readily identifiable part of a
flood protection system, without which the flood protection provided by the
entire system would be compromised.
DEVELOPMENT - means any man-made change to improved and unimproved
real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of
equipment or materials.
ELEVATED BUILDING - means, for insurance purposes, a non-basement
building, which has its lowest elevated floor, raised above ground level by
foundation walls, shear walls, posts, piers, pilings, or columns.
EXISTING CONSTRUCTION - means for the purposes of determining rates,
structures for which the "start of construction" commenced before the effective
date of the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for FIRMs effective before that
date. "Existing construction" may also be referred to as "existing structures."
EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a
manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities
for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed
(including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of
streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is
completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations
adopted by a community.
EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR
SUBDIVISION - means the preparation of additional sites by the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be
affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and
either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).
FLOOD OR FLOODING - means a general and temporary condition of partial
or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from:
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(1) the overflow of inland or tidal waters.
(2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from
any source.
FLOOD ELEVATION STUDY - means an examination, evaluation and
determination of flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface
elevations, or an examination, evaluation and determination of mudslide (i.e.,
mudflow) and/or flood-related erosion hazards.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) - means an official map of a
community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has
delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones
applicable to the community.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS) - see Flood Elevation Study
FLOODPLAIN OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA - means any land area susceptible to
being inundated by water from any source (see definition of flooding).
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT - means the operation of an overall program of
corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including but
not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works and
floodplain management regulations.
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS - means zoning ordinances,
subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose
ordinances (such as a floodplain ordinance, grading ordinance and erosion
control ordinance) and other applications of police power. The term describes
such state or local regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide
standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.
FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM - means those physical structural works for
which funds have been authorized, appropriated, and expended and which
have been constructed specifically to modify flooding in order to reduce the
extent of the area within a community subject to a "special flood hazard" and
the extent of the depths of associated flooding. Such a system typically
includes hurricane tidal barriers, dams, reservoirs, levees or dikes. These
specialized flood modifying works are those constructed in conformance with
sound engineering standards.
FLOOD PROOFING - means any combination of structural and non-structural
additions, changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate
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flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, structures and their contents.
FLOODWAY - see Regulatory Floodway
FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT USE - means a use, which cannot perform its
intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water.
The term includes only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for
the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship building and ship
repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related
manufacturing facilities.
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE - means the highest natural elevation of the
ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.
HISTORIC STRUCTURE - means any structure that is:
(1) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing
maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the
Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on
the National Register;
(2) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as
contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a
district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered
historic district;
(3) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with
historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of
the Interior; or
(4) Individually listed on a local inventory or historic places in
communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified
either:
(a) By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of
the Interior or;
(b) Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without
approved programs.
LEVEE - means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment,
designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to
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contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from
temporary flooding.
LEVEE SYSTEM - means a flood protection system which consists of a levee,
or levees, and associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices,
which are constructed and operated in accordance with sound engineering
practices.
LOWEST FLOOR - means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area
(including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely
for parking or vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a
basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided that such
enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable
non-elevation design requirement of Section 60.3 of the National Flood
Insurance Program regulations.
MANUFACTURED HOME - means a structure transportable in one or more
sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or
without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The
term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle".
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a parcel (or
contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots
for rent or sale.
MEAN SEA LEVEL - means, for purposes of the National Flood Insurance
Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other
datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood
Insurance Rate Map are referenced.
NEW CONSTRUCTION - means, for the purpose of determining insurance
rates, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after
the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever is
later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For
floodplain management purposes, new construction" means structures for
which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of a
floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and includes any
subsequent improvements to such structures.
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a
manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities
for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed
(including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of
• streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is
completed on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations
adopted by a community.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - means a vehicle which is (i) built on a single
chassis; (ii) 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal
projections; (iii) designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light
duty truck; and (iv) designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but
as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
REGULATORY FLOODWAY - means the channel of a river or other
watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to
discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface
elevation more than a designated height.
RIVERINE - means relating to, formed by, or resembling a river (including
tributaries), stream, brook, etc.
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA - see Area of Special Flood Hazard
START OF CONSTRUCTION - (for other than new construction or substantial
improvements under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (Pub. L. 97-348)),
includes substantial improvement and means the date the building permit was
issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition placement, or other improvement was within 180 days
of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement of
permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or
footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work
beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a
foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such
as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets
and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for basement, footings, piers
or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the
installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds
not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a
substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first
alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building,
whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
STRUCTURE - means, for floodplain management purposes, a walled and
roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above
ground, as well as a manufactured home.
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SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - means damage of any origin sustained by a
structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged
condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure
before the damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT - means any reconstruction, rehabilitation,
addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or
exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before "start of
construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have
incurred "substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work performed.
The term does not, however, include either: (1) Any project for improvement of
a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or
safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code
enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living
conditions or (2) Any alteration of a "historic structure", provided that the
alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic
structure."
VARIANCE - means a grant of relief by a community from the terms of a
floodplain management regulation. (For full requirements see Section 60.6 of
the National Flood Insurance Program regulations.)
VIOLATION - means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully
compliant with the community's floodplain management regulations. A
structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other
certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in Section 60.3(b)(5),
(c)(4), (c)(10), (d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(4), or (e)(5) is presumed to be in violation until
such time as that documentation is provided.
WATER SURFACE ELEVATION - means the height, in relation to the National
Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum, where specified), of
floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of coastal or
riverine areas.
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ARTICLE 3
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION A. LANDS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES
The ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard with the
jurisdiction of{local community}.
SECTION B. BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD
HAZARD
NOTE: COMMUNITY MUST CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
TO ADOPT DEPENDING ON LEGAL AUTHORITY
IF THERE IS A LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR THE AUTOMATIC ADOPTION BY
REFERENCE OF FIS AND FIRM AND/OR FBFM, THE COMMUNITY MUST
ADOPT THE FOLLOWING PROVISION:
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in the current scientific and engineering report entitled,
,. "The Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for {from the FIS Title}," dated {date of latest
FIS and/or Index Panel}, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps
and/or Flood Boundary-Floodway Maps (FIRM and/or FBFM) dated {date of
latest FIRM and/or FBFM}. and any revisions thereto are hereby adopted by
reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance.
OR, IF THERE IS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR AUTOMATIC ADOPTION BY
REFERENCE OF FIS AND FIRM AND/OR FBFM, THE COMMUNITY MUST
ADOPT THE FOLLOWING PROVISION:
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in the current scientific and engineering report entitled,
"The Flood Insurance Study for {from the FIS Title}," dated {date of latest FIS
and/or Index Panel}, with the most effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps and/or
Flood Boundary-Floodway Maps (FIRM and/or FBFM) dated {date of latest
FIRM and/or FBFM}.
SECTION C. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
A Floodplain Development Permit shall be required to ensure conformance with
the provisions of this ordinance.
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SECTION D. COMPLIANCE
No structure or land shall hereafter be located, altered, or have its use changed
without full compliance with the terms of this ordinance and other applicable
regulations.
SECTION E. ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS
This ordinance is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing
easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this ordinance
and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or
overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
SECTION F. INTERPRETATION
In the interpretation and application of this ordinance, all provisions shall be;
(1) considered as minimum requirements; (2) liberally construed in favor of the
governing body; and (3) deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers
granted under State statutes.
SECTION G. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OR LIABILITY
The degree of flood protection required by this ordinance is considered
reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering
considerations. On rare occasions greater floods can and will occur and flood
heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This ordinance
does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or uses
permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This
ordinance shall not create liability on the part of the community or any official
or employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance on this
ordinance or any administrative decision lawfully made hereunder.
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ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION
SECTION A. DESIGNATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR
The just position or title of the appointed Floodplain Administrator - i.e., Code
Enforcement Officer} is hereby appointed the Floodplain Administrator to
administer and implement the provisions of this ordinance and other
appropriate sections of 44 CFR (Emergency Management and Assistance -
National Flood Insurance Program Regulations) pertaining to floodplain
management.
SECTION B. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FLOODPLAIN
ADMINISTRATOR
Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but
not be limited to, the following:
(1) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to
the provisions of this ordinance.
(2) Review permit application to determine whether to ensure that the
proposed building site project, including the placement of manufactured
homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding.
(3) Review, approve or deny all applications for development permits
required by adoption of this ordinance.
(4) Review permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary
permits have been obtained from those Federal, State or local governmental
agencies (including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334) from which prior approval is required.
(5) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the
boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards (for example, where there
appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field
conditions) the Floodplain Administrator shall make the necessary
interpretation.
(6) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the State
Coordinating Agency which is {list the name of the State NFIP Coordinating
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Agency}, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit
evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(7) Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the altered or relocated
portion of any watercourse is maintained.
(8) When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance
with Article 3, Section B, the Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review and
reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data and floodway data available
from a Federal, State or other source, in order to administer the provisions of
Article 5.
(9) When a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the Floodplain
Administrator must require that no new construction, substantial
improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within
Zones A1-30 and AE on the community's FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that
the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all
other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface
elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the
community.
(10) Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1, Section 65.12, of the
National Flood Insurance Program regulations, a community may approve
certain development in Zones A1-30, AE, AH, on the community's FIRM which
increases the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than 1 foot,
provided that the community first completes all of the provisions required by
Section 65.12.
SECTION C. PERMIT PROCEDURES
(1) Application for a Floodplain Development Permit shall be presented to
the Floodplain Administrator on forms furnished by him/her and may
include, but not be limited to, plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing
the location, dimensions, and elevation of proposed landscape alterations,
existing and proposed structures, including the placement of
manufactured homes, and the location of the foregoing in relation to areas
of special flood hazard. Additionally, the following information is required:
(a) Elevation (in relation to mean sea level), of the lowest floor
(including basement) of all new and substantially improved structures;
(b) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential
structure shall be floodproofed;
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(c) A certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect
that the nonresidential floodproofed structure shall meet the floodproofing
criteria of Article 5, Section B (2);
(d) Description of the extent to which any watercourse or natural
drainage will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development;
(e) Maintain a record of all such information in accordance with
Article 4, Section (B)(1);
(2) Approval or denial of a Floodplain Development Permit by the Flooplain
Administrator shall be based on all of the provisions of this ordinance and the
following relevant factors:
(a) The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
(b) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood
damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner;
(c) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the
injury of others;
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(d) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated
development;
(e) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary
and emergency vehicles;
(f) The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood
conditions including maintenance and repair of streets and bridges, and public
utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems;
(g) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment
transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable,
expected at the site;
(h) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where
applicable;
(i) The availability of alternative locations, not subject to flooding or
erosion damage, for the proposed use.
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SECTION D. VARIANCE PROCEDURES
(1) The Appeal Board, as established by the community, shall hear and
render judgment on requests for variances from the requirements of this
ordinance.
(2) The Appeal Board shall hear and render judgment on an appeal only
when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or
determination made by the Floodplain Administrator in the enforcement or
administration of this ordinance.
(3) Any person or persons aggrieved by the decision of the Appeal Board
may appeal such decision in the courts of competent jurisdiction.
(4) The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain a record of all actions
involving an appeal and shall report variances to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency upon request.
(5) Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or
restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the
State Inventory of Historic Places, without regard to the procedures set forth in
the remainder of this ordinance.
(6) Variances may be issued for new construction and substantial
improvements to be erected on a lot of 1/2 acre or less in size contiguous to
and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base
flood level, providing the relevant factors in Section C (2) of this Article have
been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the
technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
(7) Upon consideration of the factors noted above and the intent of this
ordinance, the Appeal Board may attach such conditions to the granting of
variances as it deems necessary to further the purpose and objectives of this
ordinance (Article 1, Section C).
(8) Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any
increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
(9) Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of historic
structures upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will
not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure and
the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and
design of the structure.
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[10) Prerequisites for granting variances:
(a) Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the
variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford
relief.
(b) Variances shall only be issued upon: (i) showing a good and
sufficient cause; (ii) a determination that failure to grant the variance would
result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and (iii) a determination that
the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional
threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause
fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or
ordinances.
(c) Any application to which a variance is granted shall be given
written notice that the structure will be permitted to be built with the lowest
floor elevation below the base flood elevation, and that the cost of flood
insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the
reduced lowest floor elevation.
(11) Variances may be issued by a community for new construction and
substantial improvements and for other development necessary for the conduct
of a functionally dependent use provided that (i) the criteria outlined in Article
4, Section D (1)-(9) are met, and (ii) the structure or other development is
protected by methods that minimize flood damages during the base flood and
create no additional threats to public safety.
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ARTICLE 5
PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
SECTION A. GENERAL STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazards the following provisions are required for all
new construction and substantial improvements:
(1) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be designed (or
modified) and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral
movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads,
including the effects of buoyancy;
(2) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
by methods and practices that minimize flood damage;
(3) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
with materials resistant to flood damage;
(4) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment
and other service facilities that are designed and/or located so as to prevent
water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions
of flooding;
(5) All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system;
(6) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system and discharge
from the systems into flood waters; and,
(7) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to
them or contamination from them during flooding.
SECTION B. SPECIFIC STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data has been
provided as set forth in (i) Article 3, Section B, (ii) Article 4, Section B (8), or (iii)
Article 5, Section C (3), the following provisions are required:
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(1) Residential Construction - new construction and substantial
improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor (including
basement), elevated to or above the base flood elevation. A registered
professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor shall submit a certification to
the Floodplain Administrator that the standard of this subsection as proposed
in Article 4, Section C (1) a., is satisfied.
(2) Nonresidential Construction - new construction and substantial
improvements of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure
shall either have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the
base flood level or together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be
designed so that below the base flood level the structure is watertight with
walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural
components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads and effects of buoyancy. A registered professional engineer or architect
shall develop and/or review structural design, specifications, and plans for the
construction, and shall certify that the design and methods of construction are
in accordance with accepted standards of practice as outlined in this
subsection. A record of such certification which includes the specific elevation
(in relation to mean sea level) to which such structures are floodproofed shall
be maintained by the Floodplain Administrator.
(3) Enclosures - new construction and substantial improvements, with
fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are usable solely for parking of
vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement and
which are subject to flooding shall be designed to automatically equalize
hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of
floodwaters. Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certified by a
registered professional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the following
minimum criteria:
(a) A minimum of two openings on separate walls having a total net
area of not less than 1 square inch for every square foot of enclosed area
subject to flooding shall be provided.
(b) The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than 1 foot above
grade.
(c) Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other
coverings or devices provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of
floodwaters.
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(4) Manufactured Homes -
(a) Require that all manufactured homes to be placed within Zone A
on a community's FHBM or FIRM shall be installed using methods and
practices which minimize flood damage. For the purposes of this requirement,
manufactured homes must be elevated and anchored to resist flotation,
collapse, or lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not
limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors. This
requirement is in addition to applicable State and local anchoring requirements
for resisting wind forces.
(b) Require that manufactured homes that are placed or substantially
improved within Zones A1-30, AH, and AE on the community's FIRM on sites
(i) outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision, (ii) in a new
manufactured home park or subdivision, (iii) in an expansion to an existing
manufactured home park or subdivision, or (iv) in an existing manufactured
home park or subdivision on which a manufactured home has incurred
"substantial damage" as a result of a flood, be elevated on a permanent
foundation such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to
or above the base flood elevation and be securely anchored to an adequately
anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement.
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(c) Require that manufactured homes be placed or substantially
improved on sites in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision with
Zones A1-30, AH and AE on the community's FIRM that are not subject to the
provisions of paragraph (4) of this section be elevated so that either:
(i) the lowest floor of the manufactured home is at or above the
base flood elevation, or
(ii) the manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced
piers or other foundation elements of at least equivalent strength that are no
less than 36 inches in height above grade and be securely anchored to an
adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral
movement.
(5) Recreational Vehicles - Require that recreational vehicles placed on
sites within Zones A1-30, AH, and AE on the community's FIRM either (i) be on
the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, or (ii) be fully licensed and ready
for highway use, or (iii) meet the permit requirements of Article 4, Section C (1),
and the elevation and anchoring requirements for "manufactured homes" in
paragraph (4) of this section. A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if
it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick
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disconnect type utilities and security devices, and has no permanently
attached additions.
SECTION C. STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS
(1) All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions shall be consistent with Article 1, Sections B, C,
and D of this ordinance.
(2) All proposals for the development of subdivisions including the
placement of manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall meet
Floodplain Development Permit requirements of Article 3, Section C; Article 4,
Section C; and the provisions of Article 5 of this ordinance.
(3) Base flood elevation data shall be generated for subdivision proposals
and other proposed development including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions which is greater than 50 lots or 5 acres,
whichever is lesser, if not otherwise provided pursuant to Article 3, Section B
or Article 4, Section B (8) of this ordinance.
(4) All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce
exposure to flood hazards.
(5) All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions shall have public utilities and facilities such as
sewer, gas, electrical and water systems located and constructed to minimize or
eliminate flood damage.
SECTION D. STANDARDS FOR AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING (AO/AH
ZONES)
Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in Article 3,
Section B, are areas designated as shallow flooding. These areas have special
flood hazards associated with flood depths of 1 to 3 feet where a clearly defined
channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable, and where
velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or
sheet flow; therefore, the following provisions apply:
(1) All new construction and substantial improvements of residential
structures have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the
base flood elevation or the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth
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number specified in feet on the community's FIRM (at least 2 feet if no depth
number is specified).
(2) All new construction and substantial improvements of non-residential
structures;
(a) have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the
base flood elevation or the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth
number specified in feet on the community's FIRM (at least 2 feet if no depth
number is specified), or
(b) together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities be designed
so that below the base specified flood depth in an AO Zone, or below the Base
Flood Elevation in an AH Zone, level the structure is watertight with walls
substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural
components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads of effects of buoyancy.
(3) A registered professional engineer or architect shall submit a
certification to the Floodplain Administrator that the standards of this Section,
as proposed in Article 4, Section C are satisfied.
(4) Require within Zones AH or AO adequate drainage paths around
structures on slopes, to guide flood waters around and away from proposed
structures.
SECTION E. FLOODWAYS
Floodways - located within areas of special flood hazard established in Article
3, Section B, are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an
extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of flood waters which carry debris,
potential projectiles and erosion potential, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) Encroachments are prohibited, including fill, new construction,
substantial improvements and other development within the adopted
regulatory floodway unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and
hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice
that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in flood levels
within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
(2) If Article 5, Section E (1) above is satisfied, all new construction and
substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard
reduction provisions of Article 5.
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(3) Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1, Section 65.12, of the
National Flood Insurance Program Regulations, a community may permit
encroachments within the adopted regulatory floodway that would result in an
increase in base flood elevations, provided that the community first completes
all of the provisions required by Section 65.12.
SECTION F. SEVERABILITY
If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this Ordinance is held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said
holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance.
SECTION G. PENALTIES FOR NON COMPLIANCE
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended,
converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms of this court order
and other applicable regulations. Violation of the provisions of this court order
by failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of
conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall
constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this court order or fails to
°' comply with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not
more than $ or imprisoned for not more than
or both, for each violation, and in addition shall pay all costs and expenses
involved in the case. Nothing herein contained shall prevent from
taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any
violation.
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SECTION H. CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION
)
APPROVED:
(community official)
PASSED:
(adoption date)
ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE:
(effective date)
I, the undersigned, {name of certifying official}, do hereby certify that the above
is a true and correct copy of an ordinance duly adopted by the {governing
body}, at a regular meeting duly convened on {date}.
{Signature of Certifying Official}
{SEAL}
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Name)
Reviewer's Determination: /_/The floodplain management regulations are compliant.
/_/The floodplain management regulations are not compliant.
Approved by: (FEMA only) Date of Approval: / /
The"Item Description" is a synopsis of the regulatory requirement and should not be construed as a complete
description. Refer to the actual language contained in the National Flood Insurance Program Floodplain Management
Regulations at Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations(CFR)Part 59 and 60 for the complete description of the required
minimum criteria. Below the "Level of Regulations"column, you can indicate whether the community ordinance
meets or exceeds the respective provision in the non-shaded areas.
Item Description Level of Reps Applicable Ordinance
(Section reference to the NFIP Regulations follows) a b c del Section/Comments
ORDINANCES MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
1. Citation of Statutory Authority
2. Framework for administering the ordinance (including
permit system, establishment of the office for
administering the ordinance, record keeping, etc.).
3. Adequate enforcement provisions (including a violation
and penalty section specifying actions the community
will take to assure compliance).
4. Variance section with evaluation criteria and insurance
notice. [60.6(a)]
5. Effective Date: Adoption Date:
6. Signature of Appropriate Official and Certification
Official.
OTHER PROVISIONS AND ACTIONS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE THE
ORDINANCE LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE AND ENSURE THAT IT CAN BE PROPERLY
ADMINISTERED:
7: Purpose section citing health, safety, and welfare reasons
for adoption.
If a community has both floodways and coastal high hazard areas, it must meet the requirements of both level 60.3(d)and
60.3(e).
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8: Disclaimer of Liability section advising that the degree of
flood protection required by the ordinance is considered
reasonable but does not imply total flood protection.
9. Abrogation and Greater Restriction section. (e.g., This
Ordinance shall not in any way impair/remove the
necessity of compliance with any other applicable laws,
ordinances, regulations, etc. Where this Ordinance
imposes a greater restriction, the provisions of this
Ordinance shall control.)
10. Severability section. (e.g., If any section, provision, or
portion of this ordinance is adjudged unconstitutional or
invalid by a court, the remainder of the ordinance shall
not be affected.)
11. Public hearing (State/local laws may require hearings) _
12. Publication (State/local laws may require public notices)
MINIMUM NFIP CRITERIA:
13. Definitions: [59.1] Base Flood; _Base Flood
Elevation; Development; _Existing manufactured
home park or subdivision; _Expansion to an existing
manufactured home park or subdivision; _Flood
Insurance Rate Map; _Flood Insurance Study;
_Floodway; _Lowest Floor; _Manufactured Home;
Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision; New
Construction; New Manufactured Home Park or
Subdivision; _Recreational Vehicle; Special Flood
Hazard Area; Start of Construction; Structure;
Substantial Damage; _Substantial Improvement;
Violation;
Other Definitions as appropriate such as
Floodproofing; _Highest adjacent grade for
community's with mapped AO Zones; Historic
Structures
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14. Adopt or reference correct Map and date. [60.3(b)]
(If the community has an automatic adoption
provision in its ordinance, is it a valid provision?) t
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15. Adopt or reference correct Flood Insurance Study and Pq"Pr
date. [60.3(c), (d), and/or (e)] (If the community has an
automatic adoption provision in its ordinance, is it a valid rtigeogi
provision?)
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16. Require permits for all proposed construction or other '
development including placement of manufactured M ,
homes to determine whether such construction or ;fix
development is in a floodplain. [60.3(a)(1)]
17. Require permits for all proposed construction and other ''
development within SFHAs. [60.3(b)(1)]
18. Assure that all other State and Federal permits are
obtained. [60.3(a)(2)]
19. Review permits to assure sites are reasonably safe from
flooding and require for new construction and substantial
improvements in flood-prone areas [60.3(a)(3)]:
(a) Anchoring (including manufactured homes) to
prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the
structure. [60.3(a)(3)(i)]
(b) Use of flood-resistant materials. [60.3.(a)(3)(ii)]
(c) Construction methods and practices that minimize
flood damage. [60.3(a)(3)(iii)]
(d) Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air
conditioning equipment, and other service facilities
designed and/or located to prevent water entry to
accumulation. [60.3(a)(3)(iv)]
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20. Review subdivision proposals and other development,
including manufactured home parks or subdivisions, to
determine whether such proposals will be reasonably safe
from flooding [60.3(a)(4)]. If a subdivision or other
development proposal is in a flood-prone area, assure
that:
(a) Such proposals minimize flood damage.
[60.3(a)(4)(i)]
(b) Public utilities and facilities are constructed so as to
minimize flood damage. [60.3(a)(4)(ii)]
(c) Adequate drainage is provided. [60.3(a)(4)(iii)]
21. Require new and replacement water supply and sanitary
sewage systems to be designed to minimize or eliminate
infiltration. [60.3(a)(5) and 60.3(a)(6)]
22. Require onsite waste disposal systems be designed to
avoid impairment or contamination. [60.3(a)(6)(ii)]
23. Require base flood elevation data for subdivision
proposals or other developments greater than 50 lots or 5
acres. [60.3(b)(3)]
24. In A Zones, in the absence of FEMA BFE data and
floodway data, obtain, review, and reasonably utilize 0,1,r
other BFE and floodway data as a basis for elevating
residential structures to or above the base flood level, and
for floodproofing or elevating non-residential structures
to or above the base flood level. [60.3(b)(4)]
25. Where BFE data are utilized in Zone A, obtain and
maintain records of the lowest floor and floodproofing
elevations for new and substantially improved
construction. [60.3(b)(5)]
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26. In riverine areas, notify adjacent communities of
watercourse alterations and relocations. [60.3(b)(6)]
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27. Maintain the carrying capacity of an altered or relocated ail
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watercourse. [60.3(b)(7)]
28. Require all manufactured homes to be elevated and
anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral
movement. [60.3(b)(8)] MO
29. Require all new and substantially improve residential
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structures within A1-30, AE, and AH Zones have their
lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above kir al '
the Base Flood Elevation. [60.3(c)(2)]
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30. In AO Zones, require that new and substantially fk
improved residential structures have their lowest floor ttt.DA
(including basement) to or above the highest adjacent "`"
grade at least as high as the FIRM's depth number.
[60.3(c)(7)] -
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31. Require that new and substantially improved non- ,,t"
residential structures within A1-30, AE, and AH Zones � # "
have their lowest floor elevated or floodproofed to or '-
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above the Base Flood Elevation. [60.3(c)(3)] , ,Y " . "
32.2 In AO Zones, require new and substantially improved --'
non-residential structures have their lowest floor elevated
or completely floodproofed above the highest adjacent RewrA
grade to at least as high as the depth number on the t
FIRM. [60.3(c)(8)]
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33. Require that for floodproofed non-residential structures, a r"" "
registered professional engineer/architect certify that the firtmi
design and methods of construction meet requirements 45KM
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60.3(c)(3)(ii). [60.3(c)(4)]
' Item 30 and 32 are not required if the community has no AO Zones. .
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34. Require, for all new construction and substantial r
improvements, that fully enclosed areas below the lowest tormaiu
floor that are used solely for parking of vehicles, building eitati
access or storage in an area other than a basement and
which is subject to flooding shall be designed to Ftranti
automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on VOA I1011
exterior walls by allowing the entry and exit of
floodwaters in accordance with the specifications in
60.3(c)(5). (Openings requirement)
35.3 Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no
encroachment may increase the Base Flood level more
than 1 foot. [60.3(c)(10)]
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36.4 In Zones AO and AH, require drainage paths around
structures on slopes to guide water away from structures. ;
{60.3(c)(11)]
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37. Require that manufactured homes placed or substantially :.. .:
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improved within A1-30, AH, and AE Zones, which meet a ;
one of the following location criteria, to be elevated such
that the lowest floor is to or above the Base Flood .t
Elevation and be securely anchored:
(i) outside a manufactured home park or subdivision; ,,
(ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision; ?,- s` °''`,v
(iii) in an expansion to an existing manufactured home
park or subdivision; Pt 41 tilit
iv) on a site in an existing park which a manufactured Ara
home has incurred substantial damage as a result of a A
flood. .
[60.3(c)(6)]
Item 35 is not required if all streams have floodways designated.
4 Item 36 is not required if the community has no AO or AH Zones.
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38. In A-1-30, AH, and AE Zones, require that manufactured I
par IA
homes to be placed or substantially improved in an
existing manufactured home park to be elevated so that
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(i) the lowest floor is at or above the Base Flood
Elevation; OR z '
(ii) the chassis is supported by reinforced piers no less
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than 36 inches in height above grade and securely
anchored. [60.3(c)(12)] _2
39. In A1-30, AH, and AE Zones, all recreational vehicles to isepisavin l
be placed on a site must
(i) be elevated and anchored; OR " .`'
(ii) be on the site for less than 180 consecutive days; OR c,�
(iii) be fully licensed and highway ready. `"
[60.3(c)(14)]
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40. Designate a regulatory floodway which will not increase 744jiktrNitio
the Base Flood level more than 1 foot. [60.3(d)(2)] 41-$4040 Elosi
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41. In a regulatory floodway, prohibit any encroachment,
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which would cause any increase in the Base Flood level i 4
unless hydrologic and hydraulic analyses prove that the =:' ,
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proposed encroachment would not increase flood levels ~ .., '
during the Base Flood discharge. [60.3(d)(3)]
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42. In V1-30, VE, and V Zones, obtain and maintain the „,' I -x '`.
elevation of the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural , '; AF tz
member of the lowest floor of all new and substantially ,',"”, Ffzti
improved structures. [60.3(e)(2)]
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43. In V1-30, VE, and V Zones, require that all new ;,, l
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construction and substantial improvements: �S3� ��3
(a) Are elevated and secured to anchored pilings or „ �` �y`
columns so that the bottom of the lowest horizontal „44, �`
structural member is at or above the Base Flood a i
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REVIEW CHECKLIST
Community C.I.D. State
Reviewed by: __ Date of Review:
Item Description Level of Regs Applicable Ordinance
(Section reference to the NFIP Regulations follows) a b c d ei Section/Comments
(b) A registered professional engineer/architect certify
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that the design and methods of construction meet
elevation and anchoring requirements at 60.3(e)(4)(i) Ati
and (ii). [60.3(e)(4)] -"�
(c) Have the space below the lowest floor either free of
obstruction or constructed with breakaway walls.
Any enclosed space shall be used solely for parking, grovatiMMAXIM
building access, or storage. [60.3(e)(5)]
(d) All new construction is landward of mean high tide.
[60.3(e)(3)]
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(e) Prohibit use of fill for structural support. [60.3(e)(6)] . .
(f) Prohibit alteration of sand dunes and mangrove a `.�'}
stands, which would increase potential flood damage.
44. Require that manufactured homes placed or substantially
improved within V1-30 VE, and V Zones, which meet 4ii
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one of the following location criteria, meet the V Zone v ,a
standards in 60.3(e)(2) through (e)(7):
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(i) outside a manufactured home park or subdivision; 96 10,400101
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(ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision; _ =`
(iii)in an expansion to an existing manufactured home ": ;u 4 l
park or subdivision; jam.. . `
(iv)on a site in an existing park which a manufactured
home has incurred substantial damage as a result of a ', -
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45. In V1-30, VE, and V Zones, require that manufactured
homes to be placed or substantially improved in an ''! �.,�
existing manufactured home park to be elevated so that -
(i) the lowest floor is at or above the Base Flood -
Elevation; OR
(ii) the chassis is su pp orted by reinforced piers no less
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anchored. k
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Item Description Level of Res Applicable Ordinance
(Section reference to the NFIP Regulations follows) a b c del Section/Comments
46. In V 1-30, VE, and V zones, all recreational vehicles to be ;
placed on a site must
(i) be elevated and anchored; OR
(ii) be on the site for less than 180 consecutive days; OR q.y..
(iii)be fully licensed and highway ready.
[60.3(e)(9)]
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60.3(d)
FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE
ARTICLE I
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION,FINDINGS OF FACT,PURPOSE AND METHODS
SECTION A. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION
The Legislature of the State of{State} has in {list applicable state statute(sJ
delegated the responsibility of local governmental units to adopt regulations
designed to minimize flood losses. Therefore, the {governing body} of
{community name}, {state}, does ordain as follows:
SECTION B. FINDINGS OF FACT
(1) The flood hazard areas of{community name} are subject to periodic
inundation, which results in loss of life and property, health and safety
hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, and extraordinary
public expenditures for flood protection and relief, all of which adversely affect
the public health, safety and general welfare.
(2) These flood losses are created by the cumulative effect of obstructions
in floodplains which cause an increase in flood heights and velocities, and by
the occupancy of flood hazard areas by uses vulnerable to floods and
hazardous to other lands because they are inadequately elevated, floodproofed
or otherwise protected from flood damage.
SECTION C. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public health, safety and
general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood
conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to:
(1) Protect human life and health;
(2) Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control
projects;
(3) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with
flooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public;
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(4) Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
(5) Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas
mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located in
floodplains;
(6) Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and
development of flood-prone areas in such a manner as to minimize future flood
blight areas; and
(7) Insure that potential buyers are notified that property is in a flood area.
SECTION D. METHODS OF REDUCING FLOOD LOSSES
In order to accomplish its purposes, this ordinance uses the following methods:
(1) Restrict or prohibit uses that are dangerous to health, safety or
property in times of flood, or cause excessive increases in flood heights or
velocities;
(2) Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve
j such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial
construction;
(3) Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream channels, and
natural protective barriers, which are involved in the accommodation of flood
waters;
(4) Control filling, grading, dredging and other development which may
increase flood damage;
(5) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers which will
unnaturally divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards to other
lands.
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ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this ordinance shall
be interpreted to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to
give this ordinance its most reasonable application.
ALLUVIAL FAN FLOODING - means flooding occurring on the surface of an
alluvial fan or similar landform which originates at the apex and is
characterized by high-velocity flows; active processes of erosion, sediment
transport, and deposition; and unpredictable flow paths.
APEX - means a point on an alluvial fan or similar landform below which the
flow path of the major stream that formed the fan becomes unpredictable and
alluvial fan flooding can occur.
APPURTENANT STRUCTURE - means a structure which is on the same parcel
of property as the principal structure to be insured and the use of which is
incidental to the use of the principal structure
AREA OF FUTURE CONDITIONS FLOOD HAZARD - means the land area that
would be inundated by the 1-percent-annual chance (100 year) flood based on
future conditions hydrology.
AREA OF SHALLOW FLOODING - means a designated AO, AH, AR/AO,
AR/AH, or VO zone on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a
1 percent or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of 1 to 3 feet
where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is
unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is
characterized by ponding or sheet flow.
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD - is the land in the floodplain within a
community subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given
year. The area may be designated as Zone A on the Flood Hazard Boundary
Map (FHBM). After detailed rate making has been completed in preparation for
publication of the FIRM, Zone A usually is refined into Zones A, AO, AH, A1-30,
AE, A99, AR, AR/A1-30, AR/AE, AR/AO, AR/AH, AR/A, VO, V1-30, VE or V.
BASE FLOOD - means the flood having a 1 percent chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year.
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BASEMENT - means any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below
ground level) on all sides.
BREAKAWAY WALL - means a wall that is not part of the structural support
of the building and is intended through its design and construction to collapse
under specific lateral loading forces, without causing damage to the elevated
portion of the building or supporting foundation system.
CRITICAL FEATURE - means an integral and readily identifiable part of a
flood protection system, without which the flood protection provided by the
entire system would be compromised.
DEVELOPMENT - means any man-made change to improved and unimproved
real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining,
dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of
equipment or materials.
ELEVATED BUILDING - means, for insurance purposes, a non-basement
building, which has its lowest elevated floor, raised above ground level by
foundation walls, shear walls, posts, piers, pilings, or columns.
EXISTING CONSTRUCTION - means for the purposes of determining rates,
structures for which the "start of construction" commenced before the effective
date of the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for FIRMs effective before that
date. "Existing construction" may also be referred to as "existing structures."
EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a
manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities
for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed
(including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of
streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is
completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations
adopted by a community.
EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR
SUBDIVISION - means the preparation of additional sites by the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be
affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and
either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).
FLOOD OR FLOODING - means a general and temporary condition of partial
or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from:
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(1) the overflow of inland or tidal waters.
(2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from
any source.
FLOOD ELEVATION STUDY - means an examination, evaluation and
determination of flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface
elevations, or an examination, evaluation and determination of mudslide (i.e.,
mudflow) and/or flood-related erosion hazards.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) - means an official map of a
community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has
delineated both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones
applicable to the community.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS) - see Flood Elevation Study
FLOODPLAIN OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA - means any land area susceptible to
being inundated by water from any source (see definition of flooding).
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT - means the operation of an overall program of
corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including but
A not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works and
floodplain management regulations.
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS - means zoning ordinances,
subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose
ordinances (such as a floodplain ordinance, grading ordinance and erosion
control ordinance) and other applications of police power. The term describes
such state or local regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide
standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.
FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM - means those physical structural works for
which funds have been authorized, appropriated, and expended and which
have been constructed specifically to modify flooding in order to reduce the
extent of the area within a community subject to a "special flood hazard" and
the extent of the depths of associated flooding. Such a system typically
includes hurricane tidal barriers, dams, reservoirs, levees or dikes. These
specialized flood modifying works are those constructed in conformance with
sound engineering standards.
FLOOD PROOFING - means any combination of structural and non-structural
additions, changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate
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flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, structures and their contents.
FLOODWAY - see Regulatory Floodway
FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT USE - means a use, which cannot perform its
intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water.
The term includes only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for
the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship building and ship
repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related
manufacturing facilities.
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE - means the highest natural elevation of the
ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.
HISTORIC STRUCTURE - means any structure that is:
(1) Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing
maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the
Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on
the National Register;
(2) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as
contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a
district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered
historic district;
(3) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with
historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of
the Interior; or
(4) Individually listed on a local inventory or historic places in
communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified
either:
(a) By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of
the Interior or;
(b) Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without
approved programs.
LEVEE - means a man-made structure, usually an earthen embankment,
designed and constructed in accordance with sound engineering practices to
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contain, control, or divert the flow of water so as to provide protection from
temporary flooding.
LEVEE SYSTEM - means a flood protection system which consists of a levee,
or levees, and associated structures, such as closure and drainage devices,
which are constructed and operated in accordance with sound engineering
practices.
LOWEST FLOOR - means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area
(including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely
for parking or vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a
basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided that such
enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable
non-elevation design requirement of Section 60.3 of the National Flood
Insurance Program regulations.
MANUFACTURED HOME - means a structure transportable in one or more
sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or
without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The
term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle".
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a parcel (or
contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots
for rent or sale.
MEAN SEA LEVEL - means, for purposes of the National Flood Insurance
Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other
datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood
Insurance Rate Map are referenced.
NEW CONSTRUCTION - means, for the purpose of determining insurance
rates, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after
the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31, 1974, whichever is
later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For
floodplain management purposes, "new construction" means structures for
which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of a
floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and includes any
subsequent improvements to such structures.
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a
manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities
for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed
(including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of
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streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is
completed on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations
adopted by a community.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - means a vehicle which is (i) built on a single
chassis; (ii) 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest'horizontal
projections; (iii) designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light
duty truck; and (iv) designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but
as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
REGULATORY FLOODWAY - means the channel of a river or other
watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to
discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface
elevation more than a designated height.
RIVERINE - means relating to, formed by, or resembling a river (including
tributaries), stream, brook, etc.
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA - see Area of Special Flood Hazard
START OF CONSTRUCTION - (for other than new construction or substantial
improvements under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (Pub. L. 97-348)),
includes substantial improvement and means the date the building permit was
issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition placement, or other improvement was within 180 days
of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement of
permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or
footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work
beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a
foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such
as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets
and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for basement, footings, piers
or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the
installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds
not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a
substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first
alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building,
whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
STRUCTURE - means, for floodplain management purposes, a walled and
roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above
ground, as well as a manufactured home.
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SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - means damage of any origin sustained by a
structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged
condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure
before the damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT - means any reconstruction, rehabilitation,
addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or
exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before "start of
construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have
incurred "substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work performed.
The term does not, however, include either: (1) Any project for improvement of
a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or
safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code
enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living
conditions or (2) Any alteration of a "historic structure", provided that the
alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic
structure."
VARIANCE - means a grant of relief by a community from the terms of a
floodplain management regulation. (For full requirements see Section 60.6 of
the National Flood Insurance Program regulations.)
VIOLATION - means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully
compliant with the community's floodplain management regulations. A
structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other
certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in Section 60.3(b)(5),
(c)(4), (c)(10), (d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(4), or (e)(5) is presumed to be in violation until
such time as that documentation is provided.
WATER SURFACE ELEVATION - means the height, in relation to the National
Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum, where specified), of
floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of coastal or
riverine areas.
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ARTICLE 3
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION A. LANDS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES
The ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard with the
jurisdiction of{local community}.
SECTION B. BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD
HAZARD
NOTE: COMMUNITY MUST CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
TO ADOPT DEPENDING ON LEGAL AUTHORITY
IF THERE IS A LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR THE AUTOMATIC ADOPTION BY
REFERENCE OF FIS AND FIRM AND/OR FBFM, THE COMMUNITY MUST
ADOPT THE FOLLOWING PROVISION:
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in the current scientific and engineering report entitled,
"The Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for {from the FIS Title}," dated {date of latest
FIS and/or Index Panel;, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps
and/or Flood Boundary-Floodway Maps (FIRM and/or FBFM) dated {date of
latest FIRM and/or FBFM}. and any revisions thereto are hereby adopted by
reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance.
OR, IF THERE IS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR AUTOMATIC ADOPTION BY
REFERENCE OF FIS AND FIRM AND/OR FBFM, THE COMMUNITY MUST
ADOPT THE FOLLOWING PROVISION:
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency in the current scientific and engineering report entitled,
"The Flood Insurance Study for {from the FIS Title}," dated date of latest FIS
and/or Index Panel}, with the most effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps and/or
Flood Boundary-Floodway Maps (FIRM and/or FBFM) dated {date of latest
FIRM and/or FBFM}.
SECTION C. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
A Floodplain Development Permit shall be required to ensure conformance with
the provisions of this ordinance.
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SECTION D. COMPLIANCE
No structure or land shall hereafter be located, altered, or have its use changed
without full compliance with the terms of this ordinance and other applicable
regulations.
SECTION E. ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS
This ordinance is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing
easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this ordinance
and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or
overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
SECTION F. INTERPRETATION
In the interpretation and application of this ordinance, all provisions shall be;
(1) considered as minimum requirements; (2) liberally construed in favor of the
governing body; and (3) deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers
granted under State statutes.
SECTION G. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OR LIABILITY
The degree of flood protection required by this ordinance is considered
reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering
considerations. On rare occasions greater floods can and will occur and flood
heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This ordinance
does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood hazards or uses
permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This
ordinance shall not create liability on the part of the community or any official
or employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance on this
ordinance or any administrative decision lawfully made hereunder.
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ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION
SECTION A. DESIGNATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR
The L{list position or title of the appointed Floodplain Administrator - i.e., Code
Enforcement Officer} is hereby appointed the Floodplain Administrator to
administer and implement the provisions of this ordinance and other
appropriate sections of 44 CFR (Emergency Management and Assistance -
National Flood Insurance Program Regulations) pertaining to floodplain
management.
SECTION B. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FLOODPLAIN
ADMINISTRATOR
Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator shall include, but
not be limited to, the following:
(1) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all records pertaining to
the provisions of this ordinance.
(2) Review permit application to determine whether to ensure that the
proposed building site project, including the placement of manufactured
homes, will be reasonably safe from flooding.
(3) Review, approve or deny all applications for development permits
required by adoption of this ordinance.
(4) Review permits for proposed development to assure that all necessary
permits have been obtained from those Federal, State or local governmental
agencies (including Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
Amendments of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334) from which prior approval is required.
(5) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the
boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards (for example, where there
appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field
conditions) the Floodplain Administrator shall make the necessary
interpretation.
(6) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities and the State
Coordinating Agency which is {list the name of the State NFIP Coordinating
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Agency}, prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit
evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(7) Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the altered or relocated
portion of any watercourse is maintained.
(8) When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance
with Article 3, Section B, the Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review and
reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data and floodway data available
from a Federal, State or other source, in order to administer the provisions of
Article 5.
(9) When a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the Floodplain
Administrator must require that no new construction, substantial
improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within
Zones A1-30 and AE on the community's FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that
the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all
other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface
elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the
community.
(10) Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1, Section 65.12, of the
National Flood Insurance Program regulations, a community may approve
certain development in Zones A 1-30, AE, AH, on the community's FIRM which
increases the water surface elevation of the base flood by more than 1 foot,
provided that the community first completes all of the provisions required by
Section 65.12.
SECTION C. PERMIT PROCEDURES
(1) Application for a Floodplain Development Permit shall be presented to
the Floodplain Administrator on forms furnished by him/her and may
include, but not be limited to, plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing
the location, dimensions, and elevation of proposed landscape alterations,
existing and proposed structures, including the placement of
manufactured homes, and the location of the foregoing in relation to areas
of special flood hazard. Additionally, the following information is required:
(a) Elevation (in relation to mean sea level), of the lowest floor
(including basement) of all new and substantially improved structures;
(b) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any nonresidential
structure shall be floodproofed;
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(c) A certificate from a registered professional engineer or architect
that the nonresidential floodproofed structure shall meet the floodproofing
criteria of Article 5, Section B (2);
(d) Description of the extent to which any watercourse or natural
drainage will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development;
(e) Maintain a record of all such information in accordance with
Article 4, Section (B)(1);
(2) Approval or denial of a Floodplain Development Permit by the Flooplain
Administrator shall be based on all of the provisions of this ordinance and the
following relevant factors:
(a) The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage;
(b) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood
damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner;
(c) The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the
injury of others;
(d) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated
development;
(e) The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary
and emergency vehicles;
(f) The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood
conditions including maintenance and repair of streets and bridges, and public
utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems;
(g) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment
transport of the floodwaters and the effects of wave action, if applicable,
expected at the site;
(h) The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where
applicable;
(i) The availability of alternative locations, not subject to flooding or
erosion damage, for the proposed use.
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SECTION D. VARIANCE PROCEDURES
(1) The Appeal Board, as established by the community, shall hear and
render judgment on requests for variances from the requirements of this
ordinance.
(2) The Appeal Board shall hear and render judgment on an appeal only
when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or
determination made by the Floodplain Administrator in the enforcement or
administration of this ordinance.
(3) Any person or persons aggrieved by the decision of the Appeal Board
may appeal such decision in the courts of competent jurisdiction.
(4) The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain a record of all actions
involving an appeal and shall report variances to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency upon request.
(5) Variances may be issued for the reconstruction, rehabilitation or
restoration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the
State Inventory of Historic Places, without regard to the procedures set forth in
the remainder of this ordinance.
(6) Variances may be issued for new construction and substantial
improvements to be erected on a lot of 1/2 acre or less in size contiguous to
and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base
flood level, providing the relevant factors in Section C (2) of this Article have
been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the 1/2 acre, the
technical justification required for issuing the variance increases.
(7) Upon consideration of the factors noted above and the intent of this
ordinance, the Appeal Board may attach such conditions to the granting of
variances as it deems necessary to further the purpose and objectives of this
ordinance (Article 1, Section C).
(8) Variances shall not be issued within any designated floodway if any
increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result.
(9) Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of historic
structures upon a determination that the proposed repair or rehabilitation will
not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure and
the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and
design of the structure.
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[10) Prerequisites for granting variances:
(a) Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the
variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford
relief.
(b) Variances shall only be issued upon: (i) showing a good and
sufficient cause; (ii) a determination that failure to grant the variance would
result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and (iii) a determination that
the granting of a variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional
threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause
fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or
ordinances.
(c) Any application to which a variance is granted shall be given
written notice that the structure will be permitted to be built with the lowest
floor elevation below the base flood elevation, and that the cost of flood
insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the
reduced lowest floor elevation.
(11) Variances may be issued by a community for new construction and
substantial improvements and for other development necessary for the conduct
of a functionally dependent use provided that (i) the criteria outlined in Article
4, Section D (1)-(9) are met, and (ii) the structure or other development is
protected by methods that minimize flood damages during the base flood and
create no additional threats to public safety.
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ARTICLE 5
PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
SECTION A. GENERAL STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazards the following provisions are required for all
new construction and substantial improvements:
(1) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be designed (or
modified) and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral
movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads,
including the effects of buoyancy;
(2) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
by methods and practices that minimize flood damage;
(3) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
with materials resistant to flood damage;
(4) All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed
with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment
and other service facilities that are designed and/or located so as to prevent
water from entering or accumulating within the components during conditions
of flooding;
(5) All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system;
(6) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system and discharge
from the systems into flood waters; and,
(7) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to
them or contamination from them during flooding.
SECTION B. SPECIFIC STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation data has been
provided as set forth in (i) Article 3, Section B, (ii) Article 4, Section B (8), or (iii)
Article 5, Section C (3), the following provisions are required:
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(1) Residential Construction - new construction and substantial
improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor (including
basement), elevated to or above the base flood elevation. A registered
professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor shall submit a certification to
the Floodplain Administrator that the standard of this subsection as proposed
in Article 4, Section C (1) a., is satisfied.
(2) Nonresidential Construction - new construction and substantial
improvements of any commercial, industrial or other nonresidential structure
shall either have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the
base flood level or together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be
designed so that below the base flood level the structure is watertight with
walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural
components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads and effects of buoyancy. A registered professional engineer or architect
shall develop and/or review structural design, specifications, and plans for the
construction, and shall certify that the design and methods of construction are
in accordance with accepted standards of practice as outlined in this
subsection. A record of such certification which includes the specific elevation
(in relation to mean sea level) to which such structures are floodproofed shall
be maintained by the Floodplain Administrator.
(3) Enclosures - new construction and substantial improvements, with
fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are usable solely for parking of
vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement and
which are subject to flooding shall be designed to automatically equalize
hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of
floodwaters. Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certified by a
registered professional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the following
minimum criteria:
(a) A minimum of two openings on separate walls having a total net
area of not less than 1 square inch for every square foot of enclosed area
subject to flooding shall be provided.
(b) The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than 1 foot above
grade.
(c) Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers, valves, or other
coverings or devices provided that they permit the automatic entry and exit of
floodwaters.
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(4) Manufactured Homes -
(a) Require that all manufactured homes to be placed within Zone A
on a community's FHBM or FIRM shall be installed using methods and
practices which minimize flood damage. For the purposes of this requirement,
manufactured homes must be elevated and anchored to resist flotation,
collapse, or lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not
limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors. This
requirement is in addition to applicable State and local anchoring requirements
for resisting wind forces.
(b) Require that manufactured homes that are placed or substantially
improved within Zones A1-30, AH, and AE on the community's FIRM on sites
(i) outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision, (ii) in a new
manufactured home park or subdivision, (iii) in an expansion to an existing
manufactured home park or subdivision, or (iv) in an existing manufactured
home park or subdivision on which a manufactured home has incurred
"substantial damage" as a result of a flood, be elevated on a permanent
foundation such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to
or above the base flood elevation and be securely anchored to an adequately
anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement.
(c) Require that manufactured homes be placed or substantially
improved on sites in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision with
Zones A1-30, AH and AE on the community's FIRM that are not subject to the
provisions of paragraph (4) of this section be elevated so that either:
(i) the lowest floor of the manufactured home is at or above the
base flood elevation, or
(ii) the manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced
piers or other foundation elements of at least equivalent strength that are no
less than 36 inches in height above grade and be securely anchored to an
adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral
movement.
(5) Recreational Vehicles - Require that recreational vehicles placed on
sites within Zones A1-30, AH, and AE on the community's FIRM either (i) be on
the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, or (ii) be fully licensed and ready
for highway use, or (iii) meet the permit requirements of Article 4, Section C (1),
and the elevation and anchoring requirements for "manufactured homes" in
paragraph (4) of this section. A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if
it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick
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disconnect type utilities and security devices, and has no permanently
attached additions.
SECTION C. STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS
(1) All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions shall be consistent with Article 1, Sections B, C,
and D of this ordinance.
(2) All proposals for the development of subdivisions including the
placement of manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall meet
Floodplain Development Permit requirements of Article 3, Section C; Article 4,
Section C; and the provisions of Article 5 of this ordinance.
(3) Base flood elevation data shall be generated for subdivision proposals
and other proposed development including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions which is greater than 50 lots or 5 acres,
whichever is lesser, if not otherwise provided pursuant to Article 3, Section B
or Article 4, Section B (8) of this ordinance.
(4) All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce
exposure to flood hazards.
(5) All subdivision proposals including the placement of manufactured
home parks and subdivisions shall have public utilities and facilities such as
sewer, gas, electrical and water systems located and constructed to minimize or
eliminate flood damage.
SECTION D. STANDARDS FOR AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING (AO/AH
ZONES)
Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in Article 3,
Section B, are areas designated as shallow flooding. These areas have special
flood hazards associated with flood depths of 1 to 3 feet where a clearly defined
channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable, and where
velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or
sheet flow; therefore, the following provisions apply:
(1) All new construction and substantial improvements of residential
structures have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the
base flood elevation or the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth
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number specified in feet on the community's FIRM (at least 2 feet if no depth
number is specified).
(2) All new construction and substantial improvements of non-residential
structures;
(a) have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above the
base flood elevation or the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth
number specified in feet on the community's FIRM (at least 2 feet if no depth
number is specified), or
(b) together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities be designed
so that below the base specified flood depth in an AO Zone, or below the Base
Flood Elevation in an AH Zone, level the structure is watertight with walls
substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural
components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads of effects of buoyancy.
(3) A registered professional engineer or architect shall submit a
certification to the Floodplain Administrator that the standards of this Section,
as proposed in Article 4, Section C are satisfied.
(4) Require within Zones AH or AO adequate drainage paths around
structures on slopes, to guide flood waters around and away from proposed
structures.
SECTION E. FLOODWAYS
Floodways - located within areas of special flood hazard established in Article
3, Section B, are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an
extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of flood waters which carry debris,
potential projectiles and erosion potential, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) Encroachments are prohibited, including fill, new construction,
substantial improvements and other development within the adopted
regulatory floodway unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and
hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice
that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in flood levels
within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
(2) If Article 5, Section E (1) above is satisfied, all new construction and
substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard
reduction provisions of Article 5.
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(3) Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1, Section 65.12, of the
National Flood Insurance Program Regulations, a community may permit
encroachments within the adopted regulatory floodway that would result in an
increase in base flood elevations, provided that the community first completes
all of the provisions required by Section 65.12.
SECTION F. SEVERABILITY
If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this Ordinance is held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said
holding shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Ordinance.
SECTION G. PENALTIES FOR NON COMPLIANCE
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended,
converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms of this court order
and other applicable regulations. Violation of the provisions of this court order
by failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of
conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall
constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this court order or fails to
comply with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not
more than $ or imprisoned for not more than
or both, for each violation, and in addition shall pay all costs and expenses
involved in the case. Nothing herein contained shall prevent from
taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any
violation.
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SECTION H. CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION
APPROVED:
(community official)
PASSED:
(adoption date)
ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE:
(effective date)
I, the undersigned, {name of certifying official}, do hereby certify that the above
is a true and correct copy of an ordinance duly adopted by the {governing
body}, at a regular meeting duly convened on {date}.
{Signature of Certifying Official}
{SEAL}
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The"Item Description" is a synopsis of the regulatory requirement and should not be construed as a complete
description. Refer to the actual language contained in the National Flood Insurance Program Floodplain Management
Regulations at Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations(CFR)Part 59 and 60 for the complete description of the required
minimum criteria. Below the"Level of Regulations"column, you can indicate whether the community ordinance
meets or exceeds the respective provision in the non-shaded areas.
Item Description Level of Res Applicable Ordinance
(Section reference to the NFIP Regulations follows) a b c d et Section/Comments
ORDINANCES MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
1. Citation of Statutory Authority
2. Framework for administering the ordinance (including
permit system, establishment of the office for
administering the ordinance, record keeping, etc.).
3. Adequate enforcement provisions (including a violation
and penalty section specifying actions the community
will take to assure compliance).
4. Variance section with evaluation criteria and insurance
notice. [60.6(a)]
5. Effective Date: Adoption Date:
6. Signature of Appropriate Official and Certification
Official.
OTHER PROVISIONS AND ACTIONS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE THE
ORDINANCE LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE AND ENSURE THAT IT CAN BE PROPERLY
ADMINISTERED:
7: Purpose section citing health, safety, and welfare reasons
for adoption.
If a community has both floodways and coastal high hazard areas, it must meet the requirements of both level 60.3(d)and
60.3(e).
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8: Disclaimer of Liability section advising that the degree of
flood protection required by the ordinance is considered
reasonable but does not imply total flood protection.
9. Abrogation and Greater Restriction section. (e.g., This
Ordinance shall not in any way impair/remove the
necessity of compliance with any other applicable laws,
ordinances, regulations, etc. Where this Ordinance
imposes a greater restriction, the provisions of this
Ordinance shall control.)
10. Severability section. (e.g., If any section, provision, or
portion of this ordinance is adjudged unconstitutional or
invalid by a court, the remainder of the ordinance shall
not be affected.)
11. Public hearing (State/local laws may require hearings)
12. Publication (State/local laws may require public notices)
MINIMUM NFIP CRITERIA;
13. Definitions: [59.1] _Base Flood; _Base Flood
Elevation; _Development; _Existing manufactured
home park or subdivision; _Expansion to an existing
manufactured home park or subdivision; _Flood
Insurance Rate Map; Flood Insurance Study;
Floodway; Lowest Floor; _Manufactured Home;
Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision; New
Construction; New Manufactured Home Park or
Subdivision; Recreational Vehicle; Special Flood
Hazard Area; Start of Construction; Structure;
Substantial Damage;_Substantial Improvement;
Violation;
Other Definitions as appropriate such as
Floodproofing; _Highest adjacent grade for
community's with mapped AO Zones; Historic
Structures
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14. Adopt or reference correct Map and date. [60.3(b)]
visyl
(If the community has an automatic adoption be
provision in its ordinance, is it a valid provision?)
15. Adopt or reference correct Flood Insurance Study and
date. [60.3(c), (d), and/or (e)] (If the community has an
automatic adoption provision in its ordinance, is it a valid
provision?)
16. Require permits for all proposed construction or other F.-, , ''
development including placement of manufactured
homes to determine whether such construction or evawv
development is in a floodplain. [60.3(a)(1)]
17. Require permits for all proposed construction and other
development within SFHAs. [60.3(b)(1)]
18. Assure that all other State and Federal permits are
obtained. [60.3(a)(2)]
19. Review permits to assure sites are reasonably safe from
flooding and require for new construction and substantial
improvements in flood-prone areas [60.3(a)(3)]:
(a) Anchoring (including manufactured homes) to
prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the
structure. [60.3(a)(3)(i)]
(b) Use of flood-resistant materials. [60.3.(a)(3)(ii)]
(c) Construction methods and practices that minimize
flood damage. [60.3(a)(3)(iii)]
(d) Electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, air
conditioning equipment, and other service facilities
designed and/or located to prevent water entry to
accumulation. [60.3(a)(3)(iv)]
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20. Review subdivision proposals and other development,
including manufactured home parks or subdivisions, to
determine whether such proposals will be reasonably safe
from flooding [60.3(a)(4)]. If a subdivision or other
development proposal is in a flood-prone area, assure
that:
(a) Such proposals minimize flood damage.
[60.3(a)(4)(i)]
(b) Public utilities and facilities are constructed so as to
minimize flood damage. [60.3(a)(4)(ii)]
(c) Adequate drainage is provided. [60.3(a)(4)(iii)]
21. Require new and replacement water supply and sanitary
sewage systems to be designed to minimize or eliminate
infiltration. [60.3(a)(5) and 60.3(a)(6)]
22. Require onsite waste disposal systems be designed to
avoid impairment or contamination. [60.3(a)(6)(ii)]
23. Require base flood elevation data for subdivision sac: _.
proposals or other developments greater than 50 lots or 5
acres. [60.3(b)(3)] y°
24. In A Zones, in the absence of FEMA BFE data and .74
floodway data, obtain, review,and reasonably utilize t
other BFE and floodway data as a basis for elevating
residential structures to or above the base flood level, and
for floodproofing or elevating non-residential structures fir
to or above the base flood level. [60.3(b)(4)]
25. Where BFE data are utilized in Zone A, obtain and
maintain records of the lowest floor and floodproofing
elevations for new and substantially improved
construction. [60.3(b)(5)]
26. In riverine areas, notify adjacent communities of
watercourse alterations and relocations. [60.3(b)(6)] TE
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27. Maintain the carrying capacity of an altered or relocated 6
watercourse. [60.3(b)(7)]
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28. Require all manufactured homes to be elevated and
anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral
movement. [60.3(b)(8)]
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29. Require all new and substantially improve residential
structures within A1-30, AE, and AH Zones have their
lowest floor (including basement) elevated to or above ,� '
the Base Flood Elevation. [60.3(c)(2)]
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Z In AO Zones, require that new and substantially '
30.
improved residential structures have their lowest floor 1..i _,
(including basement) to or above the highest adjacent : = :.,.
grade at least as high as the FIRM's depth number. ,,
[60.3(c)(7)] -4,iielNa
31. Require that new and substantially improved non-
residential structures within A1-30, AE, and AH Zones
have their lowest floor elevated or floodproofed to or i,3-,erlz.1
above the Base Flood Elevation. [60.3(c)(3)] = N
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32.2 In AO Zones, require new and substantially improved
non-residential structures have their lowest floor elevated
or completely floodproofed above the highest adjacent " "
grade to at least as high as the depth number on the 54' PAiR
FIRM. [60.3(c)(8)] $1,
33. Require that for floodproofed non-residential structures, a 1 0
registered professional engineer/architect certify that the 4-114i,
design and methods of construction meet requirements at
60.3(c)(3)(ii). [60.3(c)(4)]
2 Item 30 and 32 are not required if the community has no AO Zones. "'
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34. Require, for all new construction and substantial
improvements, that fully enclosed areas below the lowest Kirot
floor that are used solely for parking of vehicles, building
access or storage in an area other than a basement and
which is subject to flooding shall be designed to ktfalt
automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on WOO
exterior walls by allowing the entry and exit of
floodwaters in accordance with the specifications in WastMli
60.3(c)(5). (Openings requirement)
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35.' Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no
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encroachment may increase the Base Flood level more tatatM
than 1 foot. [60.3(c)(10)]
36.4 In Zones AO and AH, require drainage paths around
structures on slopes to guide water away from structures. x=
[60.3(c)(11)]
37. Require that manufactured homes placed or substantially
improved within A1-30, AH, and AE Zones, which meet .
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one of the following location criteria, to be elevated such
that the lowest floor is to or above the Base Flood "
Elevation and be securely anchored: 4 4. r,:.
(i) outside a manufactured home park or subdivision;
(ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision; ,
(iii) in an expansion to an existing manufactured home `
park or subdivision;
iv) on a site in an existing park which a manufactured .
home has incurred substantial damage as a result of a '` "
flood.
[60.3(c)(6)]
' Item 35 is not required if all streams have floodways designated.
4 Item 36 is not required if the community has no AO or AH Zones.
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38. In A-1-30, AH, and AE Zones, require that manufactured '
homes to be placed or substantially improved in an
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existing manufactured home park to be elevated so that
(i) the lowest floor is at or above the Base Flood
Elevation; OR
(ii) the chassis is supported by reinforced piers no less hullo
than 36 inches in height above grade and securely
anchored. [60.3(c)(12)]
39. In A1-30, AH, and AE Zones, all recreational vehicles to -
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be placed on a site must
(i) be elevated and anchored; OR '
(ii) be on the site for less than 180 consecutive days; OR
(iii) be fully licensed and highway ready.
[60.3(c)(14)] yy
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40. Designate a regulatory floodway which will not increaser
the Base Flood level more than 1 foot. [60.3(d)(2)] ` 'rag
41. In a regulatory floodway, prohibit any encroachment,
which would cause any increase in the Base Flood level 1- :
unless hydrologic and hydraulic analyses prove that the , .
proposed encroachment would not increase flood levels
during the Base Flood discharge. [60.3(d)(3)]
42. In V1-30, VE, and V Zones, obtain and maintain the
elevation of the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural m-,
new and substantially
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member of the lowest floor of all ne a y ;
improved structures. [60.3(e)(2)]
43. In V1-30, VE, and V Zones, require that all new I `,,
construction and substantial improvements: ;IW
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(a) Are elevated and secured to anchored pilings or
columns so that the bottom of the lowest horizontals
structural member is at or above the Base Flood �,I "
Elevation. [60.3(e)(4)] �,
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(b) A registered professional engineer/architect certify tijlle.tiet4M
that the design and methods of construction meet .- AiktOWIRSE
elevation and anchoring requirements at 60.3(e)(4)(i) µ::°
and (ii). [60.3(e)(4)] .. ° `%
(c) Have the space below the lowest floor either free of `
obstruction or constructed with breakaway walls.
Any enclosed space shall be used solely for parking, 1&., ' w°"
building access, or storage. [60.3(e)(5)] it
(d) All new construction is landward of mean high tide.
[60.3(e)(3)] `" ;f..
(e) Prohibit use of fill for structural support. [60.3(e)(6)] .
(f) Prohibit alteration of sand dunes and mangrove 4 ?' H"
stands, which would increase potential flood damage. -
[60.3(e)(7)] ,
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44. Require that manufactured homes placed or substantially ;:
loe improved within V1-30, VE, and V Zones, which meet 't ' :�;
one of the following location criteria, meet the V Zone 3
standards in 60.3(e)(2) through (e)(7):
(i) outside a manufactured home park or subdivision;
(ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision;
(iii)in an expansion to an existing manufactured home
park or subdivision, 1
(iv)on a site in an existing park which a manufactured
V IOW home has incurred substantial damage as a result of a .,i 4111
flood. . "' `
[60.3(e)(8)] 1. q
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45. In V1-30, VE, and V Zones, require that manufactured l"' A,
homes to be placed or substantially improved in an "" '��
existing manufactured home park to be elevated so that 'ICI tf#11,11411
(i) the lowest floor is at or above the Base Flood , .
Elevation; OR P 4-1k50114.71',i11
(ii) the chassis is supported by reinforced piers no less
than 36 inches in height above grade and securelys
anchored.
[60.3(e)(8)(iv)] ,,'y, Ott,,,i ;;'
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46. In V 1-30, VE, and V zones, all recreational vehicles to be i ,
placed on a site must
(i) be elevated and anchored; OR
(ii) be on the site for less than 180 consecutive days; OR
(iii)be fully licensed and highway ready. ,4
46%$xfwv$0 -w[60.3(e)(9)]
Comments
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