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• <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 7`/9Y--8s' <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 21 , <br /> ZONING, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, <br /> AS AMENDED, BY MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO FLOOD- <br /> PLAiN REGULATIONS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY <br /> MANAGEMENT AGENCY <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> The City of South Bend has adopted provisions relative to floodplain <br /> regulations, so as to minimize or eliminate existing or potential flood hazards <br /> within such areas; and <br /> It is in the public interest for the City of South Bend to continue <br /> participation in the National Flood Insurance Program; and <br /> Certain provisions of the Municipal Code of South Bend, Indiana must <br /> be modified to establish compliance with the regulatory requirements of the <br /> National Flood Insurance Program. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of <br /> South Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br /> SECTION I <br /> That Article 1 , General Provisions, of Chapter 21 , Zoning, of the Municipal <br /> Code of South Bend, Indiana, be amended by deleting in their entirety the <br /> following Sub-Sections of Section 21-1 (a): <br /> Sec. 21-1 (a)(22.5) Floodplain. <br /> Sec. 21-1(a)(22.8) Floodway. <br /> Sec. 21-1 (a)(22.9) Floodway fringe. <br /> Sec. 21-1 (a)(54.1 ) Substantial improvement. <br /> SECTION II . <br /> That Article 1 , General Provisions, of Chapter 21 , Zoning, of the Municipal <br /> Code of South Bend, Indiana, be amended by adding the following Sub-Sections to <br /> Section 21-1 (a): <br /> Sec. 21-1 (a)(22.5) Floodplain means the area adjoining a river or <br /> stream, which has been or which may hereafter be flooded, so <br /> designated in the "Flood Insurance Study for the City of South <br /> Bend, Indiana", dated February 1 , 1978, prepared by the <br /> Federal Insurance Administration. <br /> Sec. 21-1 (a)(22.8) Floodway means the channel of a river or stream and <br /> those portions of the floodplain which are reasonably required <br /> to efficiently carry or discharge the flood water of the river <br /> or stream, so designated in the "Flood Insurance Study for the <br /> City of South Bend, Indiana", dated February 1 , 1978, prepared <br /> by the Federal Insurance Administration. <br /> Sec. 21-1(a)(22.9) Floodway fringe means that portion of a flood hazard <br /> area outside the limits of the floodway, so designated in the <br /> "Flood Insurance Study for the City of South Bend, Indiana", <br /> dated Fehruary 1 _ 107R nranarc,1 h.. I...... <br />