HomeMy WebLinkAbout021477 ORD - 09/08/1992AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE FLOOD HAZARD PREVENTION CODE AS REQUIRED
BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA);
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, AND CHANGES;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION OF SAID ORDINANCE AS ARTICLE
V FLOOD HAZARD PREVENTION CODE OF CHAPTER 13 BUILDINGS;
CONSTRUCTION AND RELOCATED OPERATIONS; HOUSING AND
HOUSING PREMISES STANDARDS OF THE CITY CODE OF
ORDINANCES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1992.
WHEREAS, the National Flood Insurance Program has
recommended several revisions to the FLOOD HAZARD PREVENTION CODE
which the City Council desires to incorporate as part of its
regulations to minimize flood losses;
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has authorized all political
subdivisions to take all necessary and reasonable actions to
comply with the requirements and criteria of the National Flood
Insurance Program;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT the Flood Hazard Prevention Code is hereby
amended and codified as Article V Flood Hazard Prevention Code of
Chapter 13 Buildings; Construction and Related Operations;
Housing and Housing Premises Standards of the City Code of
Ordinances to read in its entirety as amended as follows:
ARTICLEYDIVISION 1 - FINDINGS OF FACT AND PURPOSES
SECTION A. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION
The Legislature of the State of Texas has in V.T.C.A., Water Code
units to adopt regulations designed to minimize flood looses.
as follows:
SECTION $ 13-175. FINDINGS OF FACT
(1) The flood hazard areas of Corpus Christi are subject to
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periodic inundation which results in loss of life and property,
health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and
governmental services, and extraordinary public expenditures for
flood protection and relief, all of which adversely affect the
public health, safety and general welfare.
(2) These flood losses are created by the cumulative effect
of obstructions in floodplains which cause an increase in flood
heights and velocities, and by the occupancy of flood hazards
areas by uses vulnerable to floods and hazardous to other lands
because they are inadequately elevated, floodproofed or otherwise
protected from flood damage.
SECTION G 13-176. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
It is the purpose of this ladiflanee Flood Hazard Prevention Code
(the "Code") to promote the public health, safety and general
welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood
conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to :
(1) Protect human life and health;
(2) Minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood
control projects;
(3) Minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts
associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the expense
of the general public;
(4) Minimize prolonged business interruptions;
(5) Minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such
as water and gas mains, electric, telephone and sewer lines,
streets and bridges located in floodplains;
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(6) Help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the
sound use and development of flood -prone areas in such a manner
as to minimize future flood blight areas; and
(7)
Insure that potential buyers are notified that property
is in a flood area.
SECTION B 13-177. METHODS OF REDUCING FLOOD LOSSES
In order to accomplish its purposes, this ordinance Code uses the
following methods:
(1) Restrict or prohibit uses that are dangerous to health,
safety or property in times of flood, or cause excessive
increases in flood heights or velocities;
(2) Require that uses vulnerable to floods, including
facilities which serve such uses, be protected against flood
damage at the time of initial construction;
(3) Control the alteration of natural floodplains, stream
channels, and natural protective barriers, which are involved in
the accommodation of flood waters;
(4) Control filling, grading, dredging and other
development which may increase flood damage;
(5) Prevent or regulate the construction of flood barriers
which will unnaturally divert flood waters or which may increase
flood hazards to other lands.
ARTICLE DIVISION 2 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 13-178. DEFINITIONS Unless specifically defined below,
words or phrases used in this ordinance Code shall be interpreted
to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give
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this ordinance Code its most reasonable application.
APPEAL - means a request for a review of the Floodplain
Administrator's interpretation of any provision of this
ordinance Code or a request for a variance.
ALLUVIAL FAN FLOODING - means flooding occurring on the
surface of an alluvial fan or similar landform which originates
at the apex and is characterized by high -velocity flows; active
processes of erosion, sediment transport. and deposition; and
unpredictable flow paths.
APEX - means a point on an alluvial fan or similar landform
below which the flow path of the maior stream that formed the fan
becomes unpredictable and alluvial fan flooding can occur.
AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING - means a designated AO, AH, or VO
zone on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a one
percent chance or greater annual chance of flooding to an average
depth of one to three feet where a clearly defined channel does
not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and where
velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by
ponding or sheet flow.
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD - is the land in the floodplain
within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of
flooding in any given year. The area may be designated as Zone A
on the Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM). After detailed
ratemaking has been completed in preparation for publication of
the FIRM, Zone A usually is refined into Zones A, AE, AH, AO, Al -
99, VO, V1-30, VE or V.
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BASE FLOOD - means the flood having a one percent chance of being
equalled or exceeded in any given year.
BASEMENT - means any area of the building having its floor
subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.
BREAKAWAY WALL - means a wall that is not part of
support of the building and is
construction to collapse under
without causing damage to the
supporting foundation system.
COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA - means an area of special flood hazard
extending from offshore to the inland limit of a primary frontal
dune along an open coast and any other area subiect to high
velocity wave action from storms or seismic sources.
CRITICAL FEATURE - means an integral and readily identifiable
part of a flood protection system, without which the flood
protection provided by the entire system would be compromised.
the structural
intended through its design and
specific lateral loading forces
elevated portion of the building or
DEVELOPMENT - means any man-made
unimproved real estate, including but
other structures, mining, dredging,
change in improved and
not limited to buildings or
filling, grading, paving,
excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or
materials.
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT - means
other authorization required from any department of the City
any permit, plan approval or
prior to commencing any development work regulated by the
building code, electrical code, mechanical code,
City
plumbing code,
gas code, platting ordinance, zoning ordinance, excavation
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ordinance, or any other applicable ordinance of the City.
ELEVATED BUILDING - means a nonbasement building (i) built, in
the case of a building in Zones A1-30, AE, A, A99, AO, AH, B, C,
X, and D, to have the top of the elevated floor, or in the case
of a building in Zones V1-30, VE, or V, to have the bottom of the
lowest horizontal structure member of the elevated floor elevated
above the ground level by means of pilings, columns (posts and
piers), or shear walls parallel to the floor of the water and
(ii) adequately anchored so as not to impair the structural
integrity of the building during a flood of up to the magnitude
of the base flood. In the case of Zones A1-30, AE, A, A99, AO,
AH, B, C, X, and D, "elevated building" also includes a building
elevated by means of fill or solid foundation perimeter walls
with openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of
flood waters. In the case of Zones V1-30, VE, or V, "elevated
building" also includes a building otherwise meeting the
definition of "elevated building," even though the lower area is
enclosed by means of breakaway walls if the breakaway walls met
the standards of Section 60.3(e)(5) of the National Flood
Insurance Program regulations.
EXISTING CONSTRUCTION - means for the purposes of determining
rates, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced
before the effective date of the FIRM or before January 1, 1975,
for FIRMs effective before that date. "Existing construction"
may also be referred to as "existing structures."
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EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a
manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured
homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the
installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and
either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is
completed before the effective date of the floodplain management
regulations adopted by a community.
EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION -
means the preparation of additional sites by the construction of
facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the
construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads).
FLOOD OR FLOODING - means a general and temporary condition of
partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from:
(1) the overflow of inland or tidal waters.
(2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface
waters from any source.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) - means an official map of a
community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has
delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk
premium zones applicable to the community.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY - is the official report provided by the
Federal Emergency management Agency. The report contains flood
profiles, water surface elevation of the base flood, as well as
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the Flood Boundary-Floodway Map.
FLOODPLAIN OR FLOOD -PRONE AREA - means any land area susceptible
to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of
flooding).
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT - means the operation of an overall
program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood
damage, including but not limited to emergency preparedness
plans, flood control works and floodplain management regulations.
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS - means zoning ordinances,
subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations,
special purpose ordinances (such as a floodplain ordinance,
grading ordinance and erosion control ordinance) and other
applications of police power. The term describes such state or
local regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide
standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and
reduction.
FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM - means those physical structural works
for which funds have been authorized, appropriated, and expended
and which have been constructed specifically to modify flooding
in order to reduce the extent of the areas within a community
subject to a "special flood hazard" and the extent of the depths
of associated flooding. Such a system typically includes
hurricane tidal barriers, dams, reservoirs, levees or dikes.
These specialized flood modifying works are those constructed in
conformance with sound engineering standards.
FLOOD PROOFING - means any combination of structural and non-
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structural additions, chanties, or adjustments to structures which
reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real
property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their
contents.
FLOODWAY (REGULATORY FLOODWAY) - means the channel of a river or
other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be
reserved in order to discharge the base flood without
cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a
designated height.
FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT USE - means a use which cannot perform its
intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close
proximity to water. The term includes only docking facilities,
port facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading
of cargo or passengers, and ship building and ship repair
facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related
manufacturing facilities.
HABITABLE FLOOR - means any floor usable for the following
purposes: which includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or
recreation, or a combination thereof. A floor used for storage
pourposes only is not a "habitable floor".
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE - means the highest natural elevation of
the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed
walls of a structure.
HISTORIC STRUCTURE - means any structure that is:
(a) Listed individually in the National Register of
Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of
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Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the
Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on
the National Register;
(b) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary
of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of
a registered historic district or a district preliminarily
determined by the Secretary to Qualify as a registered historic
district;
(c) Individually listed on a state inventory of historic
places in states with historic preservation programs which have
been approved by the Secretary of Interior; or
(d) Individually listed on a local inventory of historic
places in communities with historic preservation programs that
have been certified either:
(1) By an approved state program as determined by the
Secretary of the Interior or;
(2) Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in
states without approved programs.
LEVEE - means a man-made structure, usually an earthen
embankment, designed and constructed in accordance with sound
engineering practices to contain, control, or divert the flow of
water so as to provide protection from temporary flooding.
LEVEE SYSTEM - means a flood protection system which consists of
a levee, or levees, and associated structures, such as closure
and drainage devices, which are constructed and operated in
accordance with sound engineering practices.
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LOWEST FLOOR - means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area
(including basement). An unfinished or flood resistant
enclosure, usable solely for parking or vehicles, building access
or storage in an area other than a basement area is not
considered a building's lowest floor' provided that such
enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation
of the applicable non -elevation design requirement of Section
60.3 of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations.
MANUFACTURED HOME - means a structure transportable in one or
more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is
designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when
connected to the required utilities. For flood plain management
purposes the term "manufactured home" also includes park
trailers, travel trailers, and othcr similar vehicles placed on a
cite for greater than 180 consecutive days. For insurance
purposes the term "manufactured home" does not include park
trailers, travel trailers, and othcr similar vehicles. a
"recreational vehicle".
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a parcel (or
contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured
home lots for rent or sale.
MEAN SEA LEVEL - means, for purposes of the National Flood
Insurance Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of
1929 or other datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a
community's Flood Insurance Rate Map are referenced.
NEW CONSTRUCTION - means, for the purpose of determining
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insurance rates, structures for which the "start of construction"
commenced on or after the effective date of an initial FIRM or
after December 31, 1974, whichever is later, and includes any
subsequent improvements to such structures. For floodplain
management purposes, "new construction" means structures for
which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the
effective date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by a
community and includes any subsequent improvements to such
structures.
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - means a
manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured
homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation
of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site
grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after
the effective date of floodplain management regulations adopted
by a community.
PERMANENT FOUNDATION - Means construction of grillages of
steel, of masonry, of reinforced concrete or timber and designed
in accordance with accepted engineering practice to provide
adequate support and anchorage. For floodplain management
purposes guidelines and methods for Manufactured Homes are
contained in FEMA 85/September 1985 publication entitled
Manufactured Home Installation in Flood Hazard Areas.
PRIMARY FRONTAL DUNE - means a continuous or nearly continuous
mound or ridge of sand with relatively steep seaward and landward
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slopes immediately landward and adjacent to the beach and subiect
to erosion and overtopping from high tides and waves during major
coastal storms. The inland limit of the primary frontal dune
occurs at the point where there is a distinct change from a
relatively steep slope to a relatively mild slope.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - means a vehicle which is (i) built on
a single chassis; (ii) 400 square feet or less when measured at
the largest horizontal projections; (iii) designed to be self-
propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; and (iv)
designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or
seasonal use.
SAND DUNES - means naturally occurring accumulations of sand in
ridges or mounds landward of the beach.
START OF CONSTRUCTION - (for other than new construction of
substantial improvements under the Coastal Barrier Resources Act
(Pub. L. 97-348), includes substantial improvement and means the
date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of
construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition,
placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit
date. The actual start means either the first placement of
permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the
pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the
construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of
excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a
foundation. Permanent construction does not include land
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preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it
include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it
include excavation for basement, footings, piers or foundations
or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the
installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as
garages or sheds nor occupied as dwelling units or not part of
the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual
start of construction means the first alteration of any wall,
ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether
or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the
building.
STRUCTURE - means a walled and roofed building, including a gas
or liquid storage tank, that is principally above ground, as well
as a manufactured home.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - means damage of any origin sustained by a
structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its
before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the
market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT - means any repair reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market
value of the structure either, (I) bcforc thc improvement or
repair is started, or (2) if thc structure has been damaged and
is being restored, before thc damage occurrcd. For thc purpose
of this definition "substantial improvement" is considered to
occur when thc first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or
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othcr structural part of the building commences, whether or not
that alteration affects thc external dimensions of thc atructurc.
before "start of construction" of the improvement. This includes
structures which have incurred "substantial damage", regardless
of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however,
include either: (1) Any project for improvement of a structure to
correct comply with with existing violations of state or local
health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which arc solely
_•_ have been identified
by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum
necessary conditions or (2) Any alteration of a "historic
structure", provided that the alteration will not preclude the
structure's continued designation as a "historic structure".
structure listed on thc National Register of Historic Places or a
Ctatc Inventory of Historic Places.
VARIANCE - is a grant of relief to a person from the requirement
of this ordinance when specific enforcement would result in
unnecessary hardship.
A variance, therefore, permits
construction or development in a manner otherwise prohibited by
this ordinance. (For full requirements see Section 60.6 of the
National Flood Insurance Program regulations.)
VIOLATION - means the failure of a structure or other development
to be fully compliant with the community's floodplain management
regulations. A structure or other development without the
elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of
compliance required in Section 60.3(b)(5), (c)(4), (c)(10),
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(d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(4), or (e)(5) is presumed to be in violation
until such time as the that documentation is provided.
WATER SURFACE ELEVATION - means the height, in relation to the
National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum,
where specified), of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies
in the floodplains of coastal or riverine areas.
ARTICLE DIVISION 3
GENERAL PROVISION
SECTION A 13-179. LANDS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE CODE APPLIES
The ordinance This Code shall apply to all areas of special flood
hazard within the jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION B 13-180. BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL
FLOOD HAZARD
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency in a scientific and engineering
report entitled, "The Flood Insurance Study for Corpus Christi,"
dated January 18, 1985, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate
Maps dated July 18, 1985 and Flood Boundary-Floodway Maps (FIRM
and FBFM) and any revisions thereto are hereby adopted by
reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance Code
SECTION O 13-181. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
A Development Permit shall be required to ensure conformance with
the provisions of this ordinance Code.
SECTION D 13-182. COMPLIANCE
No structure or land shall hereafter be located, altered, or have
its use changed without full compliance with the terms of this
ordinance Code and other applicable regulations.
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SECTION $ 133-183. ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS
This ordinance Code is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or
impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions.
However, where this ordinance Code and another ordinance,
easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or overlap,
whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
SECTION F 13-184. INTERPRETATION
In the interpretation and application of this ordinance
provisions shall be; (1)
liberally construed in
Code,
considered as minimum requirements;
favor of
deemed neither to limit nor repeal
State statutes.
SECTION 6 13-185. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OR LIABILITY
The degree of flood protection required by this ordinance Code is
considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on
scientific and engineering considerations. On rare occasions
greater floods can and will occur and flood heights may be
increased by man-made or natural causes. This oThis fwelInanee Code
does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood
hazards or uses permitted within such areas will be free from
flooding or flood damages. This erdinance Code shall not create
liability on the part of the community or any official or
employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance
on this ordinance Code or any administrative decision lawfully
made thereunder.
the
any
governing body; and
other powers granted under
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ARTICLE DIVISION 4
SECTION Ps 13-186 DESIGNATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR
The City Manager and/or his designee Building Official is hereby
appointed the Floodplain Administrator to administer and
implement the provisions of this erinanee Code and other
appropriate sections of 44 CFR (National Flood Insurance Program
Regulations) pertaining to floodplain management.
The Floodplain Administer is to be assisted by the
Floodplain Review Committee consisting of three positions persena
as follows:
(1) Senior Design Engineer: Knowledgeable in subdivision
development, hydrology and representing Engineering Services.
(2) Senior Planner: Knowledgeable in subdivision planning,
platting and representing the Planning Department.
(3) Building Code Engineer/Inspector: Knowledgeable in
construction practices and representing Community Development
Building Inspection Dcpartmcnt.
SECTION Hw 13-187 DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FLOODPLAIN
ADMINISTRATOR
Duties and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator shall
include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Maintain and hold open for public inspection all
records pertaining to the provisions of this ordinance Code.
(2) Review permit application to determine whether proposed
building site, including the placement of manufactured homes,
will be reasonably safe from flooding.
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(3)
Review, approve or deny all applications for
development permits required by adoption of this ordinance Code.
(4) Review permits for proposed development to assure that
all necessary permits have been obtained from those Federal,
State or local governmental agencies (including Section 404 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33
U.S.C. 1334) from which prior approval is required.
(5) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location
of the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards (for
example, where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped
boundary and actual field conditions) the Floodplain
Administrator shall make the necessary interpretation.
(6) Notify, in riverine situations, adjacent communities
and the State Coordinating Agency which is the Texas Water
Commission, prior to any alteration or relocation of a
watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(7) Assure that the flood carrying capacity within the
altered or relocated portion of any watercourse is maintained.
(8) When base flood elevation data has not been provided in
accordance with Article 3, Section (B) 13-180, the Floodplain
Administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any
base flood elevation data and floodway data available from a
Federal, State or other source, in order to administer the
provisions of Article Division 5 of this Code.
(9) When a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the
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Floodplain Administrator must require that no new construction,
substantial improvements, or other development (including fill)
shall be permitted within Zones A1-30 and AE on the community's
FIRM, unless is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the
proposed development, when combined with all other existing and
anticipated development, will not increase the water surface
elevation of the base flood more than one foot an any point
within the community.
(10) Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1. Section
65.12, of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations, a
community may approve certain development in Zones A1-30. AE. AH,
on the community's FIRM which increases the water surface
elevation of the base flood by more than one foot, provided that
the community first applies for a conditional FIRM revision
through FEMA.
(11) Right of Entry and Stop Work Orders
a. Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce
any of the provisions of this Code, or whenever the Floodplain
Administrator, or his duly authorized representative, has
reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any building or
upon any premises any condition or code violation which makes
such building or premises unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the
Floodplain Administrator, or his duly authorized representative,
may enter such building or premises at all reasonable times to
inspect the same or to perform any duty imposed upon the
Floodplain Administrator by this Code, provided that if such
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building or premises is occupied, he shall first present proper
credentials and request entry. If such building or premises is
unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the
owner or other persons having charge or control of the building
or premises and request entry. If such entry is refused, the
Floodplain Administrator shall have recourse to every remedy
provided by law to secure entry.
b. When the Floodplain Administrator shall have first
obtained a proper inspection warrant or other remedy provided by
law to secure entry, no owner or occupant or any other persons
having charge, care or control of any building or premises shall
fail or neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided,
to promptly permit entry therein by the Floodplain Administrator
or his duly authorized representative for the purpose of
inspection and examination pursuant to this Code.
c. Upon notice from the Floodplain Administrator or his
duly authorized representative, that work on any building,
structure, dike, bridge or any improvement which would affect
water drainage, is being done contrary to the provisions of this
Code or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, such work shall be
immediately stopped. Such notice shall be in writing and shall
be given to the owner of the property, or to his agent, or to the
person doing the work, and shall state the conditions under which
work may be resumed. Where an emergency exists, no written
notice shall be required to be given by the Floodplain
Administrator, provided written notice shall follow within
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twenty-four (24) hours from the time oral notice to stop work is
issued.
SECTION Et 13-188. PERMIT PROCEDURES
(1) Application for a Development Permit shall be presented
to the Floodplain Administrator on forms furnished by him/her and
may include, but not be limited to, plans in duplicate drawn to
scale showing the location, dimensions, and elevation of proposed
landscape alterations, existing and proposed structures,
including the placement of manufactured homes, and the location
of the foregoing in relation to areas of special flood hazard.
Additionally, the following information is required:
a. Elevation (in relation to mean sea level), of the
lowest floor (including basement) of all new and substantially
improved structures;
b. Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which
any nonresidential structure shall be floodproofed;
c. A certificate from a registered professional
engineer or architect that the nonresidential floodproofed
structure shall meet the floodproofing criteria of Articic 5,
SECTION et 13-191(2):
d. Description of the extent to which any watercourse
or natural drainage will be altered or relocated as a result of
proposed development.
e. Maintain a record of all such information in
accordance with Articic 4, Section 13-187 (1).
2. Approval or denial of a Development Permit by the
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Floodplain Administrator shall be based on all of the provisions
of this ordinance Code and the following relevant factors:
a. The danger to life and property due to flooding or
erosion damage;
b. The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its
contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on the
individual owner;
c. the danger that materials may be swept onto other
lands to the injury of others;
d. The compatibility of the proposed use with existing
and anticipated development;
e. the safety of access to the property in times of
flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;
f. The costs of providing governmental services during
and after flood conditions including maintenance and repair of
streets and bridges, and public utilities and facilities such as
sewer, gas, electrical and water systems;
g. The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of
rise and sediment transport of the flood waters and the effects
of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site;
h. The necessity to the facility of a waterfront
location, where applicable;
i. The availability of alternative locations, not
subject to flooding or erosion damage, for the proposed use;
j. The relationship of the proposed use to the
comprehensive plan for that area.
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(3) Revocation Of Permits
a. Misrepresentation Of Application. The Floodplain
Administrator may revoke a permit or approval, issued under the
provisions of this Code, in case there has been any false
statement or misrepresentation as to a material fact in the
application or plans on which the permit or approval was based or
whenever the permit or approval was issued in error.
b. Violation Of Code Provisions. The Floodplain
Administrator may revoke a permit upon determination by the
Floodplain Administrator that the construction, erection,
alteration or repairs of the structure for which the permit was
issued is in violation of, or not inconformity with, the
provisions of this Code.
SECTION 13-189. VARIANCE PROCEDURES
(1) The Building Code Board of Appeals as established by
the community shall hear and render judgment on requests for
variances from the requirements of this ordinance Code.
(2) The Building Code Board of Appeals shall hear and
render judgment on an appeal only when it is alleged there is an
error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the
Floodplain Administrator in the enforcement or administration of
this ordinance Code.
(3) Any person or persons aggrieved by the decision of the
Building Code Board of Appeals may appeal such decision in the
courts of competent jurisdiction.
(4) The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain a record of
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all actions involving an appeal and shall report variances to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency upon request.
(5) Variances may be issued for the reconstruction,
rehabilitation or restoration of structures listed on the
National Register of Historic Places or the State Inventory of
Historic Places, without regard to the procedures set forth in
the remainder of this ordinance Code.
(6) Variances may be issued for new construction and
substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one-half acre
or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with
existing structures constructed below the base flood level,
providing the relevant factors in Section F 13-190(2) of this
Article have been fully considered. As the lot size increases
beyond the one-half acre, the technical justification required
for issuing the variance increases.
(7) Upon consideration of the factors noted above and the
intent of this ordinance Code, the Appeal Board may attach such
conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to
further the purpose and objectives of this ordinance Code
(Article 1, Section G 13-176).
(8) Variances shall not be issued within any designated
floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood
discharge would result.
(9) Variances may be issued for the repair or
rehabilitation of historic structures upon a determination that
the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the
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structure's continued designation as a historic structure and the
variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic
character and design of the structure.
(10) Prerequisites for granting variances:
a. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination
that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood
hazard, to afford relief.
b. Variances shall only be issued upon, (i) showing a
good and sufficient cause; (ii) a determination that failure to
grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the
applicant, and (iii) a determination that the granting of a
variance will not result in increased flood heights, additional
threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create
nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public, or
conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
c. Any application to whom a variance is granted shall
be given written notice that the structure will be permitted to
be built with the lowest floor elevation below the base flood
elevation, and that the cost of flood insurance will be
commensurate with the increased risk resulting from the reduced
lowest floor elevation.
(11) Variances may be issued by a community for new
construction and substantial improvements and for other
development necessary for the conduct of a functionally dependent
use provided that (i) the criteria outlined in Articic 4 Section
e 13-189 (1) -(9) are met, and (ii) the structure or other
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development is protected by methods that minimize flood damages
during the base flood and create no additional threats to public
safety.
ARTICLE DIVISION 5
PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
SECTION 13-190 GENERAL STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazards the following provisions
are required for all new construction and substantial
improvements.
(1) All new construction or substantial improvements shall
be designed (or modified) and adequately anchored to prevent
flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure
resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic loads, including the
effects of buoyancy;
(2) All new construction or substantial improvements shall
be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood
damage;
(3)
All new construction or substantial improvements shall
be constructed with materials resistant to flood damage;
(4) All new construction or substantial improvements shall
be constructed with electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing,
and air conditioning equipment and other service facilities that
are designed and/or located so as to prevent water from entering
or accumulating within the components during conditions of
flooding.
(5) All new and replacement water supply systems shall be
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designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters
into the system;
(6) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be
designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters
into the system and discharge from the systems into flood waters;
and
(7)
On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to
avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during
flooding; and
(8) Additional protection is specifically recommended such
that the lowest floor of any building be elevated to a level of
one foot higher or more above the base flood elevation since such
additional protection may provide for significant reductions in
insurance premiums.
SECTION Br 13-191. SPECIFIC STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood elevation
data has been provided as set forth in (i) Articic 3, Section $
13-180, (ii) Articic 4, Section $ 13-187(8), or (iii) Articic S,
Section e 13-192(3), the following provisions are required:
(1) Residential Construction - new construction and
substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have
the lowest floor (including basement), elevated to or above the
base flood elevation. A registered professional engineer,
architect, or land surveyor shall submit a certification to the
Floodplain Administrator that the standard of this subsection as
proposed in Articic 4, Section e 13-188 (1)a., is satisfied.
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(2) Nonresidential Construction - new construction and
substantial improvements of any commercial, industrial or other
nonresidential structure shall either have the lowest floor
(including basement) elevated to or above the base flood level or
together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, 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
resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of
buoyancy. A registered professional engineer or architect shall
develop and/or review structural design, specifications, and
plans for the construction, and shall certify that the design and
methods of construction are in accordance with accepted standards
of practice as outlined in this subsection. A record of such
certification which includes the specific elevation (in relation
to mean sea level) to which such structures are floodproofed
shall be maintained by the Floodplain Administrator.
(3) Enclosures - new construction and substantial
improvements, with fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor
that are usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access
or storage in an area other than a basement and which are subject
to flooding shall be designed to automatically equalize
hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the
entry and exit of floodwaters. Designs for meeting this
requirement must either be certified by a registered professional
engineer or architect or meet and or exceed the following minimum
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criteria:
a. A minimum of two openings having a total net area
of not less than one square inch for every square foot of
enclosed area subject to flooding shall be provided.
b. The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than
one foot above grade.
c. Openings may be equipped with screens, louvers,
valves, or other coverings or devices provided that they permit
the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters.
(4) Manufactured Homes -
a. Require that all manufactured homes to be placed
within Zone A on a community's FHBM or FIRM shall be installed
using methods and practices which minimize flood damage. For the
purposes of this requirement, a manufactured home must be
elevated and anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral
movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited
to, use of over -the -top or frame ties to ground anchors. This
requirement is in addition to applicable State and local
anchoring requirements for resisting wind forces.
b.
Article 5, Section B(1). Require that all manufactured homes
to be that are placed or substantially improved within Zones
A1-30, AH, and AE on the community's FIRM be elevated on a
permanent foundation ouch that the lowest floor of the
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sites (i) outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision,
(ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision, (iii) in an
expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on
which a manufactured home has incurred "substantial damage" as a
result of a flood, be elevated on a permanent foundation such
that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to or
above the base flood elevation and be securely anchored to an
adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation,
collapse, and lateral movement.
c. Require that manufactured homes be placed or
substantially improved on sites in an existing manufactured home
park or subdivision with Zones A1-30, AH and AE on the
community's FIRM that are not subiect to the provisions of
paragraph (4) of this section be elevated so that either:
(i) the lowest floor of the manufactured home is
at or above the base flood elevation, or
(ii) the manufactured home chassis is supported
by reinforced piers or other foundation elements of at least
equivalent strength that are no less than 36 inches in height
above grade and be securely anchored to an adequately anchored
foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral
movement.
(5) Recreational Vehicles - Require that recreational
vehicles placed on sites within Zones A1-30, AR, and AE on the
community's FIRM either (i) be on the site for fewer than 180
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consecutive days, (ii) be fully licensed and ready for highway
use, or (iii) meet the permit requirements of Article 4, Section
G 13-188(1), and the elevation and anchoring requirements for
"manufactured homes" in paragraph (4) of this section. A
recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its
wheels or -jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick
disconnect type utilities and security devices. and has no
permanently attached additions.
SECTION 6-r 13-192. STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS
(1) All subdivision proposals including the placement of
manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall be consistent with
Article 1, Sections B, C, and D 13-175, 13-176 and 13-177 of this
ordinance Code.
(2) All proposals for the development of subdivisions
including the placement of manufactured home parks and
subdivisions shall meet Development Permit requirements of
Article 3, Section E 13-181; Article 4, Section E 13-188; and the
provisions of Article Division 5 of this ordinance Code.
(3) Base flood elevation data shall be generated for
subdivision proposals and other proposed developments including
the placement of manufactured home parks and subdivisions which
awe is greater than 50 lots or 5 acres, whichever is lesser, if
not otherwise provided pursuant to Article 3, Section B 13-180 or
Article 4, Section B 13-187 (8) of this ordinance Code.
(4) All subdivision proposals including the placement of
manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall have adequate
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drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
(5) All subdivision proposals including the placement of
manufactured home parks and subdivisions shall have public
utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water
systems located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood
damage.
SECTION Ow 13-193 STANDARDS FOR AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING (AO/AH
ZONES)
Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in
Articic 3, Section B, 13-180 are areas designated as shallow
flooding. These areas have special flood hazards associated with
base flood depths of 1 to 3 feet where a clearly defined channel
does not exist and where the path of flooding is unpredictable
and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is
characterized by ponding or sheet flow; therefore, the following
provisions apply:
(1) All new construction and substantial improvements of
residential structures shall have the lowest floor (including
basement) elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as
high as the depth number specified in feet on the community's
FIRM (at least two feet if no depth number is specified).
(2) All new construction and substantial improvements of
non-residential structures;
(i) shall have the lowest floor (including basement)
elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the
depth number specified in feet on the community's FIRM (at least
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two feet if no depth number is specified), or;
(ii) together with attendant utility and sanitary
facilities 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 resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads of
effects of buoyancy.
(3)
A registered professional engineer or architect shall
submit a certification to the Floodplain Administrator that the
standards of this Section, as proposed in Articic 4, Section E
13-188(1)a., are satisfied.
(4) Require within Zones AH or AO adequate drainage paths
around structures on slopes, to guide flood waters around and
away from proposed structures.
SECTION Nr 13-195 FLOODWAYS
Floodways - located within areas of special flood hazard
established in Articic 3, Section B 13-180, are areas designated
as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area
due to the velocity of flood waters which carry debris, potential
projectiles and erosion potential, the following provisions shall
apply:
(1) Encroachments are prohibited, including fill, new
construction, substantial improvements and other development
within the adopted regulatory floodway unless certification by a
profcoaional registered engineer or architect is provided
demonstrating that encroachments shall it has been demonstrated
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through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance
with standard engineering practice that the proposed encroachment
would not result in an increase in flood levels within the
community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
(2) If Article 5, Section R 13-195(1) above is satisfied,
all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply
with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of Article
5 Division 5 of this Code.
(3) Under the provisions of 44 CFR Chapter 1, Section
65.12, of the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations, a
community may permit encroachments within the adopted regulatory
floodwav that would result in an increase in base flood
elevations, provided that the community first applies for a
conditional FIRM and floodwav revision through FEMA.
(4) The placement of manufactured homes is prohibited,
except in an existing manufactured home park or existing
manufactured home subdivision.
SECTION F. COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREAS
Located within the areas of special flood hazard established in
Article 3, Section B, are areas designated as Coastal High Hazard
Areas (Zones V1-30, VE, and/or V). These areas have special
flood hazards associated with high velocity waters from tidal
surges and hurricane wave wash; therefore, in addition to meeting
all provisions outlined in this Code, the following provisions
must also apply:
(1) Obtain the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of
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the bottom of the lowest structural member of the lowest floor
(excluding pilings and columns) of all new and substantially
improved structures, and whether or not such structures contain a
basement. The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain a record
of all such information.
(2) All new construction shall be located landward of the
reach of mean high tide.
(3) All new construction and substantial improvements shall
be elevated on pilings and columns so that:
(i) the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural
member of the lowest floor (excluding the pilings or columns) is
elevated to or above the base flood level;
(ii) the pile or column foundation and structure
attached thereto is anchored to resist flotation, collapse and
lateral movement due to the effects of wind and water loads
acting simultaneously on all building components. Wind and water
equalled or exceeded in any given year (100 year mean recurrence
interval); Water loading values used shall be those associated
with the base flood. Wind loadinci values used shall be those
reciuired by applicable State or local building standards. A
registered professional engineer or architect shall development
or review the structural design, specifications and plans for the
construction, and shall certify that the design and methods of
construction to be used are in accordance with accepted standards
of practice for meeting the provisions of (3)(i) and (ii) of this
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values used shall be those associated with the base flood. Wind
loading values used shall be those required by applicable State
or local building standards. (5) If breakaway walla aro
utilised Such enclosed space shall be useable solely for parking
of vehicles, building access, or storage. Such space shall not
be used for human habitation.
{6} (5) Prohibit the use of fill or structural support of
buildings.
{4} ILL Prohibit man-made alteration of sand dunes and
mangrove stands which would increase potential flood damage.
(7) Manufactured Homes -
Require that manufactured homes placed or substantially
improved within Zone V1-30, V, and VE on the community's FIRM on
sites (i) outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision
(ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision, (iii) in an
expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision
or (iv) in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision, on
which a manufactured home has incurred "substantial damage" as
the result of a flood, meet the standards of paragraphs (1)
through (6) of this section and that manufactured homes placed or
substantially improved on other sites in an existing manufactured
home park or subdivision within Zones V1-30, V, and VE on the
community's FIRM meet the requirements of Article 5, Section 43
13-191(4) of this Code.
(8) The placement of manufacturcd homes is prohibited,
except in an existing manufactured home park or existing
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Section.
(4) Provide that all new construction and substantial
improvements have the space below the lowest floor either free of
obstruction or constructed with non -supporting breakaway walls,
open wood lattice -work, or insect screening intended to collapse
under wind and water loads without causing collapse,
displacement, or other structural damage to the elevated portion
of the building or supporting foundation system. For the purpose
of this section, a breakaway wall shall have a design safe
loading resistance of not less than 10 and not more than 20
pounds per square foot. Use of breakaway walls which exceed a
design safe loading resistance of 20 pounds per square foot
(either by design or when so required by local or State codes)
may be permitted only if a registered professional engineer or
architect certifies that the designs proposed meet the following
conditions:
(i) breakaway wall collapse shall result from a water
load less than that which would occur during the base flood; and
(ii) the elevated portion of the building and
supporting foundation system shall not be subject to collapse,
displacement, or other structural damage due to the effects of
wind and water loads acting simultaneously on all building
components (structural and nonstructural). �Faximum—wind--and
water loading valuta to be tined in thio determination ohall each
given year (100 year moan rccurrcncc interval). Water loading
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manufacturcd home subdivision.
(8) Recreational Vehicles
Require that recreational vehicles placed on sites
within Zones V1-30, V, and VE on the community's FIRM either (i)
be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, (ii) be fully
licensed and ready for highway use. or (iii) meet the
requirements in Section 13-181 of this Code and paragraphs (1)
through (6) of this section. A recreational vehicle is ready for
highway use if it is on its wheels or Tacking system, is attached
to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and security
devices. and has no permanently attached additions.
SECTION 2. Any person, firm or corporation who violates a
provision of this Code, or fails to comply therewith or with any
of the requirements thereof, or who erects, constructs, alters,
demolishes, or moves any building or structure in violation of a
detailed statement or drawing submitted and approved thereunder,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of
not more than $500. Each such person, firm, or corporation shall
be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during
which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is
committed or continued. The owner or owners of any building or
structure failing to comply with any of the provisions of this
Code, and the owner or owners of any premises wherein a violation
of the provisions of this Code occurs, and any architect,
engineer, designer, builder, contractor, agent, person, firm, or
corporation employed therewith and who has assisted in the
commission of any such violation, shall be guilty of a separate
offense.
SECTION 3. If for any reason any section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance
shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a
court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other
section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of
this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and
effect for its purpose.
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SECTION 4. This ordinance shall have an effective date of
September 17, 1992, after its publication one time in the
official publication of the City of Corpus Christi, which
publication shall contain the caption stating in summary the
purpose of the ordinance.
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CERTIFICATION
It is hereby found and declared by the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas that severe flooding has occurred in the past within its
jurisdiction and will certainly occur within the future; that
flooding is likely to result in infliction of serious personal
injury or death, and is likely to result in substantial injury or
destruction of property within its jurisdiction; in order to
effectively comply with minimum standards for coverage under the
national Flood Insurance Program; and in order to effectively
remedy the situation described herein, it is necessary that this
ordinance Code become effective immediately.
Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this
ordinance, being necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, health and safety, shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED:
APPROVED:
(Date)
(Community Official)
I, the undersigned, ,
do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an
ordinance duly adopted by the , at
a regular meeting duly convened .
(Secretary or Responsible Person)
(SEAL)
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'tat the foregoing rdinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on rut.
e �, day of 1 IF -.1.. , 19 f ' , by'thc following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
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Edward A. Martin l/
Joe McComb ; f
Dr. David McNichols
Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik
That the foregoing ordinance wa.5 read for the second time and passed to its third reading on
this the6, day ofa. si , 19 y 2 , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
Edward A Martin
Joe McComb
Dr. David McNichols
Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik
That the`yforegoing ;ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally on this the
day of / 2 f C C[ L4, , 19(f , by the following vote:
/,
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
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PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb
Dr. David McNichols
Clif Moss
Mary Pat Slavik
day of s" i" 1 . ', , 19
MAYOR
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
APPROVED: d. I DAY OF Auy us j- , 191 L:
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
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021477
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas, } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally
came Anna Steindorf, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, says that she is Business Office Secretary of the Corpus
Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus
Christi in said County and State, generally circulated in
Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim
Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San
Patricio, Victoria, and Webb Counties, and that the publication
of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 021477 AMENDING THE FLOOD
HAZARD PREVENTION CODE AS REQUIRED which the annexed is a true
copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the
14th day of September 1992.
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