Repealing Ordinance No 6330-78 Chapter 6 Municipal Code Flood Plain Regulations

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(3) Regulatory flood profile - a longitudinal profile along the thread of a river or stream showing the maximum water surface attained by the regulatory flood. For purposes of this Ordinance, the regulatory flood shall be the 100 -year flood. (4) Substantial improvement - any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty per cent (50% ) of the market value of the structure, excluding the value of the land, either a before the improvement is commenced, or (b ).prior to damage, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored. Substantial improvement shall be considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, or other structural part of the building commences. The term shall not include any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the State Inventory of Historic Places or structures designated as historic landmarks by the local legislative body. Sec. 6 -39 Flood Plain Regulations (a) After the effective date of this Ordinance, an I.mprovement Location Permit shall be required for all new construction and development in an area designated as a Special Flood Hazard Area by the Federal Insurance Administration in implementing the National Flood Insurance Program. Appli;cati:ons for building permits shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with the following: (1) Proposed new construction (Including prefabricated and mobile homes) a.nd substantial improvements. shM l meet the following minimum requirements:: (_A) Construction materials a.nd utility equipment shall be resis-tent to flood damage. (B) Construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage shall be used.. (C) Construction shall be protected. against flood damage.. (D). Construction shall be designed or modified a.nd anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement of the structure. (E) Residential buildings and structures shall be constructed so that the lowest floor including the basement is elevated to two feet above the regulatory flood profile, as established by the Natural Resources Commission, provided, however, in accordance with the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Program, that the community may petition the Federal Insurance Administration for an exception to allow the construction of basements and/or storm. cellars, below the required elevation.. The following provisions shall be applicable in instances where such exception is granted: 1. All new storm cellars shall be limited to non - habitable uses, and such fact shall in each case be reflected in the Office of the County Recorder; 2. All electrical, heating, and other mechanical equipment shall be elevated to two feet above the regulatory flood profile; - 2 -