Amending Articles 1,2,3 and 6 of Chapter 21 Zoning Ordinance Relative to Flood Plain Regulations

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A record of such certification shall be maintained by the Building Department. (d) The following uses shall be specifically prohibited in the F -1 Floodway District: (1) The location of a new mobile home park or mobile home subdivision. (2) Any expansion to an existing mobile home park or mobile home subdivision. (3) Any new mobile home not located in a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision. Sec. 21 -36.4 (a) "F -2" Floodway Fringe District The intent of this section is to establish a zoning district in which to regulate development in areas sensitive to floods and flood hazards. An Improvement Location Permit shall be required for all construction and development in this district. (b) All uses normally permitted in the zoning district or districts which the floodway fringe overlays shall be permitted under the provisions of this section, provided that: (1) 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. 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 15 feet beyond the perimeter of the building. (2) Non - residential buildings and structures shall be constructed so that: (A) The lowest floor (including the basement) shall be elevated to two feet above the regulatory flood profile, as established by the Natural Resources Commission; or (B) Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, said building or structure shall 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 resid.ting 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 -- 7 -