HomeMy WebLinkAbout08052004 BSC Agenda Item 6 Amendment
to set higher floor heights
(new flood maps)
5-6-04
Amend Section 6.401 of the Code of Ordinances, as follows:
Sec. 6.401. Standard codes and floodplain regulations.
(a) Standard Codes. The standard codes (including new"International Codes")
described in the Standard Codes Schedule are adopted,ordained and incorporated into this
chapter by reference,but subject to the exceptions and amendments stated in Standard Codes
Schedule. Exceptions: The International Plumbing Code, International Fuel Gas Code,
International Fire Code and National Electrical Code are adopted as part of other chapters of this
Code(e.g., Chapter 8, 9 or 17).
(b) Floodplain Regulations:Minimum Floor Elevation. The standard state-promulgated
flood damage prevention(floodplain)regulations are adopted, ordained and incorporated into
this chapter by reference, as set out in Appendix A of City Ordinance No. 1647,passed and
approved June 12,2000(and such regulations are also adopted and promulgated as rules under
Subchapter I, Chapter 16 of the Texas Water Code). Notwithstanding such regulations,the
minimum elevation of the lowest floor(including basement)of any new construction or
substantial improvement of any structure shall be inches above the highest of the following:
(i) the base flood level at the location of the structure, as determined under the
floodplain regulations adopted by this subsection,
(ii) the base flood elevation(sometimes called"100-year"floodplain elevation) for
the location of the structure, as indicated in that certain map entitled"Flood
Hazard Recovery Data, Brays Bayou Watershed"published by Harris County
Flood Control District and dated March 2004, or
(iii) the crown of the street at the point closest to the center of the front street line of
the building site where the structure is located.