HomeMy WebLinkAbout46-84 BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE In the Matter of: ) ) Regulating Development in ) ORDINANCE NO. 46-84 Areas of Special Flood Hazards ) ) The City Council of the City of Danville DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 48 is added to Title 8 of the Danville Municipal Code to read as follows: "Chapter 48 Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Article 1. General Provisions Section 8-4801. Findings of Fact. (a) The flood hazard areas of the City of Danville are subject to periodic inundation which could result in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare. (b) These flood losses are caused by the cumulative effect of obstructions in areas of special flood hazards which increase flood heights and velocities, and when inadequately anchored, damage uses in other areas. Uses that are inadequately flood-proofed, elevated or otherwise protected from flood damage also contribute to the flood loss. Section 8-4802. Statement of Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter 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 areas of special flood hazard; (6) help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the second use and development of areas of special flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight areas; (7) insure that potential buyers are notified that property is in an area of special flood hazard; and (8) insure that those who occupy the areas of special flood hazard assume responsibility for their actions. Section 8-4803. Methods of Reducing Flood Losses. In order to accomplish its purposes, this chapter includes methods and provisions for: (1) restricting or prohibiting uses which are dangerous to health, safety, and property due to water or erosion hazards, or which result in damaging increases in erosion or in flood heights or velocities; (2) requiring that uses yulnerable to floods, including facilities which serve such uses, be protected against flood damage at the time of initial construction; (3) controlling the alteration of natural flood plains, stream channels, and natural protective barriers which help accommodate or channel flood waters; (4) controlling, filling, grading, dredging, and other development which may increase flood damage; and (5) preventing or regulating the construction of flood barriers which will unnaturally divert flood waters or which may increase flood hazards in other areas. Section 8-4804. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Alluvial Fan" is an area subject to flooding when the floodplain is comprised ories of low flow channels where sediment accompanies the shallow flooding and the unstable soils scour and erode during a flooding event; (2) "Appeal" is a request for a review of the city engineer's interpretation of a provision of this chapter or a request for a variance; -2- (3) "Area of shallow flooding" means a designated AO or VO Zone on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The base flood depths range from one to three feet, a clearly defined channel does not exist, the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate, and velocity flow may be evident; (4) "Area of special flood hazard" means the land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in " any given year. This area is designated as Zone A, AO, AR, AI-3D, VO and VI-3D on the FIRM; (5) "Base flood" means the flood having a one percent chance of being equalled or exceeded in any given year; (6) "Breakaway walls" means 'any type of walls, whether solid or lattice, and whether constructed of concrete, masonry, wood, metal, plastic or any other suitable building material which are not part of the structural support of the building and which are so designed as to breakaway, under abnormally high tides or wave action, without damage to, the structural integrity of the building on which they are used or any buildings to which they might be carried by flood waters; (7) "Development" means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations located within the area of special flood hazard; (8) "Existing mobile home park or mobile home subdivision" means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more mobile home lots for rent or sale for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot on which the mobile home is to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, either final site grading or the pouring of' concrete pads, and the construction of streets) is completed before the effective date of this chapter; (9) "Expansion to an existing mobile home park or mobile home subdivision" means the preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the mobile homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, either final site grading or pouring of concrete pads, or the construction of streets); -3- - (10) "Flood" or "flooding" means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry areas from: (a) the overflow of inland or tidal waters and/or (b) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source; (11) "Flood Boundary Floodway Map" is the official map on which the Federal Insurance Administra- tion has delineated both the areas of flood hazard and the floodway; (12) "Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)" is the official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community; (13) "Flood Insurance Study" is the official report provided by the Federal Insurance Administration that includes flood profiles, the FI~, the Flood Boundary Floodway Map, and the water surface elevation of the base flood; (14) "Flood-Related Erosion" is a condition that exists in conjunction with a flooding event that alters the composition of the shoreline or bank of a watercourse. One that increases the possibility of loss due to the erosion of the land area adjacent to the shoreline or watercourse; (15) "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 one foot. The floodway is delineated on the Flood Boundary Floodway Map; (16) "Habitable floor" means any floor usable for living purposes, which includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination thereof. A floor used only for storage purposes is not a "habitable floor"; (17) "Hazard Mitigation Plan" is a plan that incorporates a process, whereby the potential of future loss due to flooding can be minimized by planning and implementing alternatives to floodplain management community-wide; (18) "Highest Grade" means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure; (19) "Manufactured Unit" is a prefabricated structure in one or more sections that is assembled on- site with a permanent foundation; (20) "Mobile home" means a structure that is transportable in one or more secticns, built on a permanent chassis, and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. It does not include recreational vehicles or travel trailers; (21) "New construction" means structure for which the "start of construction" commenced after the effective date of this chapter; (22) "New mobile home park or mobile home subdivision" means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more mobile home lots for rent or sale for which the construction of facilities or servicing the lot (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads, and the construction of streets) is completed on or after the effective date of this chapter; (23) "Sand Dunes" are naturally occurring accumulations of sand in ridges or mounds landward of the beach; (24) "Start of Construction" meads the first placement cf permanent construction of a structure (other than a mobile home) on a site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings or any work beyond the stage of excavation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling, nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavaticn for a kasement, footings, piers or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does in include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not as part of the main structure. For a structure (other than a mobile home) without a basement or poured footings, the "start of construction" includes the first permanent framing or assembly of the structure or any part thereof on its piling or foundation. For mobile home not within a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision, "start of construction" is the date on which the construction of facilities for servicing the site on which the mobile home is to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the construction of streets, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads, and installation of utilities) is completed; (25) "Structure" means a walled and roofed building or mobile home that is principally above ground; (26) "Substantial improvement" means repair, recon- struetien, or improvement cf a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either: (a)before the improvement or repair is started, or (b) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition "substantial improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of anywall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure. The term does not, however, include eitker: (i) any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions, or (ii) any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic Places; (27) "Variance" means a grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter which permits con- struction in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by this chapteI. Article 2. General Provisions. Section 8-4811. Lands to Which This Chapter Applies. This chapter applies to all areas of special flood hazards within the jurisdiction of the City of Danville, California. -6- Section 8-4812. Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood Hazard. The areas-of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration in a scientific and engineering report entitled "The Flood Insurance Study for the City of Danville", dated April 18, 1984, with an accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Map is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter. The Flood Insurance Study is on file at the City offices, 542 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Danville, California. Section 8-4813. Compliance. No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations. Section 8-4814. Abrogation and Greater Restrictions. This chapter is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impaim existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall prevail. Section 8-4815. Interpretation. In the interpretation and application of this chapter, all provisions shall be: (1) considered as minimum requirements; (2) liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and (3) deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers granted under state statutes. Section 8-4816. Warning and Disclaimer of Liability. The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by man-made or natural causes. This chapte~ 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 chaptez shall not create liability on the part of the City of DAnville, any officer or employee, or the Federal Insurance Administration, for flood damage that results from reliance on this chapter or an administrative decision made under it. Article 3. Administration. Section 8-4821. Establishment of Development Permit. A Development Permit must be obtained before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in secticn 8-4812. Application for a Development Permit shall be made on forms furnished by the city engineer and may include, but not be limited to: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and -7- elevation of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is required: (1 proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest habitable floor (including basement) of all structures; in Zone AO elevation of existing grade and propose~ elevation of lowest habitable floor of all structures; (2 proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level tc which any structure will be floodproofed; (3 certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any non-residential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in section 8-4834(c) ; and (4) description of the extent to which any water- course will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development. Section 8-4822. Designation of the Administrator. The city engineer is appointed to administer and implement this chapter by granting or denying development permit applications in accordance with its provisions. Section 8-4823. Duties and Responsibilities of the Administrator. (a) Duty to review permits. The duties of tke Administrator include but are not limited to: 1) review of development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this chapter are satisfied; 2)review permits to determine that the site is reasonably safe from flooding; 3) review development permits to determine if the proposed development adversely affects the flood carrying capacity of the area of special flood hazard. For purposes of this chapter, "adversely affects" means 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 at any point. (b) Use of Other Base Flood Data. When base flood elevation data has not been provided in accordance with section 8-4812, Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special -8- Flood Hazard, the city engineer shall obtain, review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation data available from a federal, state or other source, in order to administer ARticle 4 of this chapter. (c) Information to be Obtained and Maintained. The city engineer shall obtain and maintain for public inspection and make available as needed for Flood Insurance Policies: (1) The certificaticn required in Secticns 8-4834(a) (b) and (c) , 8-4837(e); (2) Certification of the elevation of the lowest floor, floodproofed elevation, or the elevation of the structure's lowest horizontal member is required at that point where the footings are set and slab poured. Failure to submit elevation certification shall be cause to issue a stop-work order for the project. As built plans certifying the elevation of the lowest adjacent grade is also required; and (3) If fill is used to elevate a structure abcve the base flood elevation, the permit holder may wish to apply for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA), as set forth in Article 6 of this chapter. (d) Alteration of Watercourses. The city engineer shall: (1) notify adjacent communities and the California Department cf W6ter Rescurces prior to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) require that the f]cod c~rrying capacity of the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse is maintained. (e) Interpretation of FIRM Boundaries. The city engineez skal] make interpretations where 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 perscn ccntesting the location of the boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided in Article 5. -9- Article 4. Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction. Section 8-4831. Standards of Construction. In all arees cf special flood hazards the standards set forth in this article are required. Section 8-4832. Anchoring. (a) All new construction and substantial and substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure. (b) All mobile homes shall meet the anchoring standards of section 8-4838(a). Section 8-4833. Con£truction M~terials and Methods. (a) All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage. (b) All new construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed using methods and practices that minimize flood damage. (c) All elements that function as a part of the structure, such as furnace, hot water heater, air condi- tioner, etc., shall be elevated to or above the base flood elevation or depth number specified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Section 8-4834. Elevation and Floodproofing. (a) New construction and substantial improvement of any structure shall have the bottom of the lowest floor beam or basement floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation. Non-residential structures will meet tke standards in Subsection (c). Upon completion of the structure the elevation of the lowest floor, including the basement, shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or surveyor or verified by the local building inspector that the elevation requirements have been met. Notification of compliance skall be recorded as set forth in Section 8-4823(c). (b) New construction and substantial improvement to any structure in a Zone AO shall have the bottom of the lowest floor beam or basement floor elevated to or above the depth number specified on the Floor Insurance Rate Map (FI~q). If there is no depth number on the Flood Insurance Rate ~a~ (FIRM), the bottom of the lcwest floor beam or basement floor shall be elevated to a depth of one (1) foot above the highest -10- adjacent grade. Non-residential structures will meet standards in subsection (c) . Upon completion of the structure, compliance to the elevation requirement £hal] be certified by a registered professional engineer or surveyor or verified by the local building inspector. Notification of compliance shall be recorded as set forth in Section 8-4823(c) . (c) Non-residential construction shall either be elevated in conformance with subsection (a) or (b) or together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be floodproofed to the base flood elevation. Examples of floodproofing include, but are not limited to: (1) Installation of watertight doors, bulkheads, and shutters. (2) Reinforcement of walls to resist water pressure. (3) Use of paints, membranes or mortars to reduce seepage through walls. (4) Addition of mass or weight to structure to resist flotation. (5) Armour protection of all fill materials from scour and/or erosion. (6) Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the standards of this sub-section are satisfied. Such certification shall be provided to the official set forth in Section 8-4823(c) (1). (d) Mobile homes shall meet the above standards and also the standards in Article 4. Section 8-4835. Standards for Storage of Materials and Equipment. (a) The storage or processing of materials that are in time of flooding buoyant, flammable, explosive, or could be injurious to human, animal or plant life is prohibited. (b) Storage of other material or equipment may be allowed if not subject to major damage by floods and firmly anchored to prevent flotation or if readily removable from the area within the time available after flood warning. -11- Section 8-4836. Standards for Utilities. (a) All new and replacement water supply and sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system and discharge from systems into flood waters; (b) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located tc avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding. Section 8-4837. Standards for Subdivisions. (a) All preliminary subdivision proposals shall identify the flood kazard area and the elevation of the base flood; (b) All final subdivision plans will provide the elevation of proposed structure(s) and pads. If the site is filled above the base flcod, the final pad elevation shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or surveyor and shall be provided to the official as set forth in section 8-4823(c) (1); (c) All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage; (d) All subdivision proposals shall have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems lccated and constructed to minimize flood damage; (e) All subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood damage. Section 8-4838. Standards for Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks and Subdivisions. (a) Anchoring. All new mobile homes and additions to mobile homes shall be set on permanent foundation ~by anchoring the unit to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement by one of the following methods: (1) By providing an anchoring system designed to withstand horizontal forces of 15 pounds per square foot and uplift forces ef 9 pounds per square foot; or (2) By the anchoring of the unit's system, designed to be in compliance to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Mobile Hcme Ccnstruction and Safety Standards; or -12- (3) By bolting the frame or undercarriage to a reinforced, permanent foundation such as a retaining wall or storm wall used to set the unit. As set forth in Section 8-4823(c) (1), certification meeting the standards above is required of the installer or state agency respcnsible for regulating the placement, installation, and anchoring of individual mobile home units. (b) Mobile Home Parks and Mobile Home Subdivisions. The following standards are required for (1) mobile homes not placed in mobile home parks or subdivisions, (2) new mcbile ho~e parks o~ subdivisions, (3) expansions to existing mobile home parks or subdivisions and, (4) repair, reconstruction, or improvements to existing mobile home parks or subdivisions that equal or exceed 50 percent of the value of the streets, utilities and pads before the repair, reconstruction or improvement commence: (1) Adequate surface drainage and access for a hauler shall be provided. (2) All mobile homes shall be placed on pads or lots elevated on compacted fill or on pilings so that the lowest floor of the mobile home is at or above the base flood level. If elevated on pilings: (a) the lots shall be large enough to permit steps; (b) the pilings shall be palcad in stable scil no more than ted feet apart and (c) reinforcement shall be provided for pilings more than six feet above the ground level. (c) No mobile home shall be placed in a floodway, except in an existing mobile home park or existing mobile home subdivision. (d) Certification of compliance is required of the developer responsible for the plan or state agency ~esponsible for regulating mobile home placement. Section 8-4839. Floodways. Located within areas of special flood hazard established in section 8-4812 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 apply: -13- (a) Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other develop- ment unless certification by a registered professional engineer or architect is provided demonstrating that encroachments shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge. (b) If no floodway is identified, the permit holder shall provide an engineering study for the project area that establishes a setback where no encroachment of any new development will be allowed that would increase the water surface elevation of the base flood plus one (1) foot; or establish a setback from the stream bank equal to five (5) times the width of the stream at the top of the bank or twenty (20) feet on each side frcm the top of the bank, whichever is greater. Section 8-4840. Standards for Alluvial Fans. Areas subject to alluvial fan flooding have irregular flow paths that result in erosion of existing channels and the undermining of fill material. Those areas are identified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) as AO Zones with velocities. (a) All structures must be securely anchored to minimize the impact of the flood and sediment damage. (b) All Dew construction and substantial improvements must be elevated on pilings, columns, or armoured fill so that the bottom lowest floor beam is elevated at or above the depth numbez. (c) Use cf all fill materials must be armoured to protect the material from the velocity of the flood flow. (d) All proposals for subdivision development must provide a mitigation plan that identifies the engineering methods used to: (1) Protect structures from erosion and scour caused by the velocity of the flood flow; (2) Capture or transport flood and sediment flow through the subdivision to a safe point of disposition. (e) All mobile homes shall be prohibited within the identified hazard area except within existing mobile home parks or subdivisions. -14- Article 5. Variance Procedure. Section 8-4841. Appeals. (a) The Planning Commission shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this chapter. (b) The Planning Commission shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in a requirement, decision, or determination made by the city engineer in the enforcement cr administration of this chapter. (c) The decision of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council. Section 8-4842. Standards for Review. In passing upon an appeal under this chapter the reviewing body shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other sections of the Municipal Code, and: (1) the danger that materials may be swept onto othez lands to the iPjuzy ¢,f others; (2) the danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage; (3) the susceptibility of the proposed faciIity and fts contents to flcod damage and the effect cf such damage on the individual owner; (4) the importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community; (5) the availabi/~ty of alternative locaticns, for the proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion damage; (6) the compatability of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; (7) the relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and flood plain management program for that area; (8) the safety of access to the property in ti~es cf flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles; (9) the expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters and the effects cf wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and -15- (10) the costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water system, and streets and bridges. Section 8-4843. Issuance of Variances. (a) A variance may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of o~e-half acre cr less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, providing the standazds in secticn 8-4842(1)-(10) are considered. As the lot size increases beyond the one- half acre, the technical justification required for issuing the variance increases. (b) Upon consideration of the factors of section 8-4842(1)-(10) and the purposes of this chapter, the Planning Commission may attach such conditions to the granting of variances as it considers necessary to further the purposes of this chapter. (c) The city engineer shall maintain the records of _ appeal actions and report any variances tc the Federal Emergency Management Agency upon request. Section 8-4844. Conditions for Issuance of Variances. (a) A variance may be issued fcr the reconstruction, rehabilitation or restoration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places cr the State Inventcry cf Historic Places, without regard to the procedures set forth in the remainder of this section. (b) A variance may not be issued within any designated floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood discharge would result. (c) A variance shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flcod hazard, to afford relief. Section 8-4845. Show Necessary for Variance. A variance shall cnly be issued upon: -16- (1) a showing of good and sufficient cause such as renovation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction. Variances issued for economic considerations, aesthetics, or because variances have been used in the past, are NOT good and sufficient cause; (2) a determination that failure to grant the the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant; and (3) 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. Section 8-4846. Information to Accompany Variance. An applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given written notice that the structure will be permitted to be built with a 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. Article 6. Letter of Map Amendment. Section 8-4851. Letter of Map Amendment. There are two methods of appeal that exempt a structure from the purchase of flood insurance; bcth must be supported by the items listed below: Appeal to Elevation Requirements: (1) An actual stamped copy of the recorded plat map of the property showing official recordation and proper citation, or a photocopy of property's legal description (e.g., lot, block and plot number, etc.). (2) A copy of the Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) and/or Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Both must identify the location of the property. (3) A certification by a registered professional engineer or land surveyor or verification by the community building official stating: (a) The type of structure; -17- (b) The elevation of the lowest finished grade adjacent to the structure; (c) The elevation of the bottom of the lowest floor beam. Appeal of Location: (1) An actual stamped copy of the recorded plat map of the property showing official recordation and proper citation, or a photocopy of property's legal description (e.g., lot, block, and plot number, etc.). (2) A copy of the Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) and/or Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Both must identify the location of the property as not within Zone A or V. (3) Verification by local building official as to the property's location." SECTION 2. Publication. The City Clerk shall either a) have this ordinance published once within 15 days after adoption in a newspaper of general circulation or b) have a summary of this ordinance published twice in a newspaper of general circulation, once five days before its adoption and again within 15 days after adoption. SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after its adoption. The foregoing ordinance was introduced at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Danville held on December ]7 , 1984, and was adopted and ordered published at a meeting of the Council held on January 7, 1985, by the following vote: -18- AYES: May, McNeely, Offenhartz, Schlendorf NOES: None ABSENT: Lane ~\ ATTEST: T~~- -19-