Amending Chapter 21 Zoning Modifying Floodplain Regulations

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SECTION ViI . That Article 2, Use District Regulations, of Chapter 21 , Zoning, of the Municipal Code of South Bend, Indiana, be amended by deleting in its entirety the following Sub-Section of Section 21-36.4(b): Sec. 21-36.4(b)(1) SECTION VIII . That Article 2, Use District Regulations, of Chapter 21 , Zoning, of the Municipal Code of South Bend, Indiana, be amended by adding the following Sub- Section to Section 21-36.4(b): Sec. 21-36.4(b)(1) Residential buildings and structures shall be constructed so that the lowest floor ( including the basement) is elevated to two (2) feet above the regulatory flood profile, as established by the Federal Insurance Administration. Sites on which fill is necessary to meet this provision shall be buffered from direct contact with flood waters by extending the fill at such elevation a minimum of fifteen (15) feet beyond the perimeter of the building. SECTION IX. That Article 2, Use District Regulations, of Chapter 21 , Zoning, of the Municipal Code of South Bend, Indiana, be amended by deleting in its entirety the following Sub-Section of Section 21-36.4(b)(2): Sec. 21-36.4(b)(2)(B) SECTION X That Article 2, Use District Regulations, of Chapter 21 , Zoning, of the Municipal Code of South Bend, Indiana, be amended by adding the following Sub- Section to Section 21-36.4(b)(2): Sec. 21-36.4(b)(2)(B) Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, said building or structure shall be designed so that the flood protection grade shall be at least two (2) feet above the regulatory flood profile. The structure shall be 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. Where floodproofing is utilized for a particular structure in accordance with this provision, a professional architect or engineer registered in the State of Indiana shall certify to the Building Commissioner that the floodproofing methods are reasonably adequate to withstand the flood depths, pressures, velocities, impact and uplift forces, and other factors associated with the 100-year flood and, upon completion of the structure, that said structure has been constructed accordingly. A record of such certification shall be maintained by the Department of Code Enforcement.