HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - June 17, 1987 (83)c UNCIL coMMU ICATIO .
TO: THE CITY COUNCIL DATE: ti0.
FROM: THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE June 17, 1987
SUBJECT:
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1400 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE NODI CITY COUNCIL ENACTING A FT OOD
D*IAM PREVOMCN ORDUV�NCE PURSMW TO Gam M CODE SECTION 65302, 65560, & 65800
Ordinance No. 1400 - "An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council enacting a Flood
Damage Prevention Ordinance Pursuant to Government Code §§65302, 65560 and
65800", see Exhibit A attached, was introduced at the Regular Meeting of June
3, 1987.
Pursuant to State Statute, Ordinances may be adopted five days after their.
introduction following ,,readi_ng bytitle.
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This Ordinance has been approved as to form by the City Attorney.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Following reading by title, it would be appropriate for s.
the Lodi City Council to adopt Ordinance No. 1400
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Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1400
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
ENACTING A FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENT TON ORDINANCE
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §§65302, 65560 AND 65800
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LODI CITY COUNCIL.
SECTION 1. The Lodi Municipal Code is hereby amended to add a new
Chapter relating to Flood damage prevention, pursuant to Government
Code §§65302, 65560 and 65800, as hereinafter set forth:
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF FACT, PURPOSE AND
METHODS.
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION. The Legislature of the State of
Ca Tfornia has in Government Code Sections 65302, 65560 and 65800
conferred upon local government units authority to adopt regulations
designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of
its citizenry. Therefore, the City Council of the City of Lodi does
-ordain as follews:
FINDINGS OF FACT
A. The flood hazard areas of City of Lodi are subject to
periodic inundation which results 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
floodproofed, elevated or otherwise protected from flood
damage also contribute to the flood loss.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this ordinance 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:
A. To protect human life and health;
B. To minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood
control projects.
C. To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts
associated with flooding and generally undertaken at the
expense of the general z,ubllic;
D. To minimize prolonged business interruptions;
E. To 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;
F. To 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;
G. To insure that potential buyers are notified that property
is in an area of special flood hazard; and
H. To insure that those who occupy the areas of special flood
hazard assume responsibility for their actions.
MEETHODS OF REDUCING FLOOD LOSSES. In order to accomplish its
purposes, this ordinance includes methods and provisions for:
R. 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 flood
� _. heights or velocities;
B. Requiring that uses vulnerable to floods, including
facilities which serve such uses, be protected against flood
damage at the time of initial construction;
C. Controlling the alteration of natural floodplains,
stream channels, and natural protective barriers, which help
accommodate or channel flood waters;
D. Controlling filling, grading, dredging, and other
development which may increase flood damage; and,
E. Preventing or regulating the construction of flood
barriers which will unnaturally divert flood waters or which
may increase flood hazards in other areas.
DEFINITIONS.
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this
ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have
in common usage and to give this ordinance its most reasonable
application.
°Appeal" means toffany provisionreview
of this tordinanceporia
Administrator's interpretation
request for a variance.
"Area of shallow flooding" means a designated A0, or AH Zone on the
F ood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). T he base flood depths range from; om; 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.
"Area of special flood hazard" - See "Special flood hazard area".
"Base flood"means the flood having a one percent chance of being
equalled or exceeded in any given year (also called the "100 -year
flood").
"Basement" means any area of the building hav4ng its floor subgrade
below ground level) on all sides.
"Breakaway walls" are any �oncret ,pe of walls,
masonry,whether
metal, plastic lattice,
er
and whether constructed of y9
any other suitable building material which is not part of the
structural support of the building and which is designed to break away
under abnormally high tides or wave action without causing any 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. A
breakaway -wall shall _have ._a safe design 1_oading resistance of not less
than ten and no more than twenty pounds per square foot. se of
breakaway walls must be certified by a registered engineer or architect
and shall meet the following conditions:
1. Breakaway wall collapse shall result from a water load
less than that which would occur during the base flood; and
2. The elevated portion of the building shall not incur any
structural damage due to the effects of wind and water
loads acting simultaneously in the event of the base flood.
"Development" means any man-made change to improved or unimproved
real estate, including but not limited 9vi
o buildings he
structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, or
drilling operations.
"Flood or flooding means a general and temporzry condition of
partial or complete `inundation of normally dry land areas from (1) the
overflow of flood waters, (2) the unusual and raf3)
id accumulation or
runoff of surface water from any source, and/or the collapse or
subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as
a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water
exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an
unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a
severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as flash
flood or an abnormal tidz,l surge, or by some similarly unusual and
unforeseeable event whic0 results in flooding as defined in this
definition.
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tha official map on which the
-Flood Boundar-- and r ivvvwa +�u
FederalEmergency Management Agency or Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the areas of flood hazard and the floodway.
"Flood Insurance Rate Ma `FIRM means the official map on which the
Federal Emergency Management Agency or Federal Insurance Administration
has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk
premium zones applicable to the community.
"Flood Insurance Study" means the official report provided by the
Federa Insurance Administration that includes flood profiles, the
FIRM, the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map, and the water surface
elevation of the base flood.
"Floodplain or flood -prone area" means any land area susceptible to
being inundated by water from any source (see definition of "flooding").
"Flood lain management" means the operation of an overall program of
corrective and preventive measure a�edneascplans10od flood damage, including
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but not limited to emergency preparedness
and floodplain management regulations.
"Floodplain manaq�menc re -
subdivision— re ations,�ui ding codes, health regulations, special
purpose ordinances (such as floodplain ordinance, grading ordinance and
erosion control ordinance) and other applications of police power. The
term describes h prch ate or standardscal forre thetions purpose ofnycombination
flood damage
thereof, which provide
prevention and reduction.
"Floodproofing" means any combination to structures wand hichreal
duce
additions, changes, or adjustments
eliminate facilities, structures and their contents.
"Floodwa " means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the
adjacent and areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the
base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation
more than one foot. Also referred to as "Regulatory floodway".
"Functionally de endent use" means a use which cannot perform its
inten ed 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 shsL raa or building elatedship
manufacturing facilities,
facil tiesbut does not
include long-term
g
ion
"Hi ghest adiacent o„ means te constructh on highest
toatural the proposedt walls of of the
ground surface prior to
structure.
"Lowest floor" m?ars the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area
7includino basement'). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure,
usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage n an
area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest
floor; provi de i. that such enclosure is not built as to rid design
r 'the
structure in violation of the applicable
requirements of this ordinance.
"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 floodplain management purposes the term "manufactured
home" also includes park trailer::, travel trailers and other similar
vehicles placed on a site for greater than 180 consecutive days.
"Manufactured home park or subdivision" means a parcel (or contiguous
parce s of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for
sale or rent.
"Mean sea level" means, for purposes of the National Flood Insurance
Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NVD) 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 floodplain management purposes,
structures fog which the "start of construction" commenced on or after
the effective date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by
this community.
"One hundred year flood" or "lUp_vear flood" means a flood which
has a one percent annual probab� ity oof eing equalled or exceeded. It
is identical to the "base flood", which will be the term used
throughout this ordinance.
"Person" means an individual or his agep.t, firm, partnership,
association or corporation, or agent of the aforementioned groups, or
this state or its agencies or political subdivisions.
"Remedy a violation" means to bring the structure or other
development into compliance with State or local floodplain management
regulations, or, if this is not possible, to reduce the impacts of its
noncompliance. Ways that impacts may be reduced include protecting the
structure or other affected development from flood damages,
implementing the enforcement provisions of the ordinance or otherwise
deterring future similtr violations, or he structure or other ddevelopmentral financial
exposure with regard to
"Riverine" means r?lating to, formed by, or resembling a river
inc u ing tributaries), stream, brook, etc.)
"Special flood hazard area S(SFHA)" means an area having special
sion hazards, and shown on an FHBM or FIRM as
flood or flood -related ero
Zone A, A0, Al -30, AE, A99 or AH.
"Start of Construction" includes substantiai imprUVUjr,eIiL,
the date the building permit way issued, provided the actual start of
construction, repair, reconstruction, 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 preparation, such as clearing,
grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets
and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a 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 not occupied as dwelling units or
not part of the main structure.
"Structure" means a walled and roofed building, including a gas or
Tiquid storage tank, that is principally above ground, as well as a
manufactured home.
"Substantial
improvement" means any repair,
a structure, the cost of which
percent of the market value of the structure eit E
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reconstruction, or
uals or exceeds 50
(1) before the improvement or repair is started; or
(2) 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 any wall, 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 either:
(1) 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
(2) any alteration of a structure listed on the stational
Register of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic
Places.
Variance means a grant of relief •prom the requirements of this
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ordinance which permits construction in a manner that would otherwise
be prohibited by this ordinance.
"Violation" means the failure of a structure or other development to
be fu1Ty compliant with the coraunity's floodplain management
regulations. A structure or other development without the elevation
certificate, other certiFications, or other evidence of compliance
required in this ordinance is presumed to be in violation until such
time as that documentation is provided.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
LANDS TO WHICH TBiS ORDTNANCE APPLIES. This ordinance shall
apply to all areas of special flood hazards, with the jurisdict ori Of
the City of Lodi.
BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD. The
areas of special flood hazard, identified by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency or the Federal insurance Administration in a
scientific and engineering report entitled "Flood Insurance Study for
City of Lodi dated June 18, 1987, with an accompanying Flood Insurance
Rate map is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of
this ordinance. This Flood Insurance Study is on file at City Hall,
221 West Pine Street, Lodi, California 95240. This Flood Insurance
Study is the minimum area of applicability of this ordinance and may be
supplemented by studies for other areas which allow implementation of
this ordinance and which are recommended to the City Council by the
Floodplain Administrator.
COMPLIANCE. No structure or land shall hereafter be
constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without full
compliance with the terms of this ordinance and other app
�vio_ dine iure
regulations. Violations of the pro
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to comply with any s of its requirements (including violation_0
conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions)
shall constitute n misdemeanor.
Nothing herein en
t the City
Council from igsuchlawful actionasinecessary toprevent or
remedy any violation.
ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS. This ordinance is not
intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easements,
covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where this ordinance and
another ordinance, easement, covenant, or deed restriction conflict or
overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions hall prevail.
INTERPRETATION. In the interpretation and application of this
ordinance, all provisions shall be:
A. Considered as minimum requirements;
B. Liberally construed in favor of the governing body; and,
C. Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers
granted under state statutes.
WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. The degree of flood
protection required by this ordinance 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
ordinance 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 ordinance sh&ll not create liability on the
part of City of Lodi, any officer or employee thereof, or the Federal
Insurance Administration, for any T100d uainiages 'Chu
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reliance on this ordinance or any administrative decision lawfully made
thereunder.
SEVERABILITY This ordinance and the vprious parts thereof
are hereby declared to be severable. Should any section of this
ordinance be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a
whole, or any portion thereof other than the section so declared to be
unconstitutional or invalid.
ADMINISTRATION
ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. A Development Permit
sTia Cl be obtained before construction or development begins within any
area of special flood hazards, established in Section
Application for a Development Permit shall be made
hallde forms
u ned
by the Floodplain Administrator and y include, but be limited
to: plans in duplicate drawn to scale showing the nature, location,
dimensions, and elevation of the area in question; exiting or proposed
structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the
_Iocation.0f the foregoing. Specifically, the following information is
required:
A. Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level, of the
lowest floor (including basement) of all structures; in Zone
AO or Y0, elevation of highest
lladjacent
tugrade and proposed
elevation of lowest floor o
B. Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level to which
any structure will be floodproofed;
C. All appropriate certifications listed in Section _ _ — of
this ordinance; and
D. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be
altered or relocated as a result of proposed development.
DESIGNATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR. The Community
Development Director is hereby appointed to administer and --element
this ordinance by granting or denying development permits in accordance
with its provisions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties and responsibilities of
include, but not be limited to:
A. Permit review.
OF THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR.
the floodplain administrator shall
1. Review all development permits to determine that the
permit requirements of this ordinance have been satisfied;
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2. All other required sate and federal permits have
been obtained;
3. The site is reasonably safe from flooding.
4. The proposed development does not adversely affect
the carrying capacity of the floodway. For purposes of
this ordinance, "adversely affects" means that the
cumulative effect of the proposed development when
combined with all other ase thesting and water su facenticipated elevation
development will not incre
of the base flood more than one foot any point.
B. use of Other Base Flood Data. When base flood elevation
data has not been provided in accordance with Section the
Floodplain Administrator shall obtain, review, and reasonably
utilize any base flood elevation and floodway data available
from a Federal, State o� mionshallbesubmittedtothe onforatPosource, in er to nt
er
Section Any such
City Council—for adoption.
wnenever a waterLuu, ac;
1. notify adjacent communities and the California
to such alteration or
Department of Water Resources prior
relocation of a watercourse, and submit evidence of such
;
notification to the Federal Insurance Administration;
2. Require that the flood carrying capacity of the
is
altered or relocated portion of said watercourse
maintained.,
D. Obtain and maintain for public inspection and make
available as needed:
I. the certification required in Section (floor
elevations);
2. the certification required in Section
(elevations in areas of shallow flooding):
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3. the certification required in Section
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(elevation or floodproofing of nonresidential
4. the certification required in Section or
(wet floodproofing standard);
5. the certified elevation required in Section
(subdivision standards);
6. the certification required in Section (floodway
encroachments).:
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E. 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
person contesting the location of the boundary shall be given a
reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpretation as provided
in Section
F. Take action to remedy violations of this ordinance as
specified in Section herein.
PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION. In all areas of special flood
hazards the following standards are required:
A. Anchoring
1. All new construction and substantial improvements
shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or
lateral movement of the structure resulting from
hydrodynamic and ,hydros-tatic ,loads, including the „effects
of buoyancy.
2. All manufactured homes shall meet the anchoring
standards of Section
B. Construction Materials and Methods.
1. All new construction and substantial improvements
shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment
resistant to flood damage.
2. All new construction and substantial improvements
shall be constructed using methods and practices that
minimize fluod damage.
3. All new construction and 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.
4. Require within Zones AH or AO adequate drainage paths
around structures on slopes to guide flood waters around
and away from proposed structures.
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�. 'Elevation and. Floodproofing
1. New construction and substantial improvement of any
structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement,
elevated to or above the base flood elevation.
Nonresidential structures may meet the standards in
Section Upon the completion of the structure the
elevztion of the lowest floor including basement shall be
certified by a registered professional engineer or r.
surveyor, or verified by the community building inspector f
to be properly elevated. Such certification or
verification shall be provided to the Floodplain
Administrator.
Z. New construction and substantial improvement of any
structure in zone AH or AD 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 FIRM, or at least two feet if no depth number
is specified. Nonresidential structures may meet the
standards in Section Upon the completion of the
structure the elevat' r. of the lowest floor including
engineer or surveyor, or verified by the community
building inspector to be properly elevated. Such
certification or verification shall be provided to the
Floodplain Administrator.
3. Nonresidential construction shall either be elevated
in conformance with Section . or , or together
with attendant utility and sancta y facilities•
a. be floodproofed so that below the base flood
level the structure is watertight with walls
substantially impermeable to the passage of water;
b. have structural components capable of resisting
hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of
buoyancy; and
c. be certified by a registered professional
engineer or architect that the standards of this
subsection are satisfied. Such certifications shall
be provided to the Floodplain Administrator.
4. Require, for all new construction and substantial
improvements, that fully enclosed areas below the lowest
floor that 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 or exceed the following minimum
criteria:
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a. Either a minimum of two openings having a
total net area of not less than one square inch for
every square foot of enclosed area sub;ect to
flooding shall be provided. The bot G. of all
openings shall be no higher than one foot above
grade. Openings may be equipped with screens,
louvers, valves or other coverings or devices
provided that they permit the automatic entry and
exit of floodwaters; or
b. Be certified to comply with a local
floodproofing standard approved by the Federal
Insurance Administration.
5. Manufactured homes shall also meet the standards in
Section
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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
B. On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid
impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding.
STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS.
A. All preliminary subdivision proposals shall identify the
flood hazard 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 flood, the final pad elevation shall be certified by a
registered professional engineer or surveyor and provided to
the Floodplain Administrator.
C. All subdivisinn 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
located and constructed to minimize flood damage.
E. All subdivisions shall provide adequate drainage to reduce
exposure to flood hazards.
STANDARDS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES. All new and replacement
manufactured homes and additions to manufactured homes shall:
A. Be elevated so that the lowest floor is at or above the
base flood elevation; and
B. Be securely anchored to a permanent foundation system to
resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement.
FLOODWAYS. Located within areas of special flood hazard
established in Section are areas designated as floodways. Since
the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of
flood water which carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosion
potential, the following provisions apply:
A. Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction ,
substantial improvements, and other development 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 Section is satisfied, all new construction ar,d
substantial improvements shall comply with all other applicable
flood hazard reduction provisions of Section
VARIANCE PROCEDURES
APPEAL -.BOARD-- -
A. The City Council of City of Lodi shall hear and decide
appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of
this ordinance.
B. The City Council shall hear and decide appeals 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.
C. In passing upon such applications, the City°Council shall
consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors,
standards specified in other sections of this ordinance, and:
1. the danger that materials may be swept onto other
lands to the injury of others;
2. the danger of life and property due to flooding or
erosion damage; 1
3. the susceptibility of the proposed facility and its
contents to flood damage and the effect of such damage on
the individual owner;
4. the importance of the services provided by the
proposed facility to the community;
5. the necessity to the facility of a waterfront
location, where applicable;
6. the availability of alternative locations for the
proposed use which are not subject to flooding or erosion
damage;
7. the compatibility of the proposed use with existing
and anticipated development;
8. the relationship of the proposed use to the
comprehensive plan and floodplain management program fore
that area;
9. the safety of access to the property in time of flood
for ordinary and emergency vehicles;
10. the expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of
rise, and sediment transport of the flood waters expected
at the site; and,
11. the costs of providing governmental services during
and after flood conditions, including maintenance and
public -repair of
h as sewer,
gas, ele trial,and�watersd
system, and streets and bridges.
D. Generally, variances may be issued for new construction
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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 items 6.1.C.1. through 6.1.C.11 have been fully
considered. As the lot size increases beyond one-half acre,
the technical justification required for issuing the variance
increases.
E. Upon consideration of the factors of Section and the
such
purposes of this ordinance, the City Council may attach
conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary
to further the purposes of this ordinance.
F. The Floodplain Administrator shall maintain the records of
all appeal actions and report any variances to the Federal
Insurance Administration upon request.
CONDITIONS FOR VARIANCES
A. Variances may be issued for the reconstruction,
rehabilitation or restoration of structures listed in 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 section.
B. Variances shall not be issued within any designated
floodway if any increase in flood levels during the base flood
discharge would result.
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C. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that
the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood
hazard, to afford relief.
D. Variances shall only to issued upon:
1. a showing of good and sufficient cause;
2. a determination that failure to grant hvariance
and
would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant;
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
zation of,
nuisances, cause fraud n n local or �laws �or ordinancese public,
or conflict with exis g
E. 'Jariances may be issued for new construction and
substantial improvements and "for other#eapme�►n�c�sar-w.�.u--
for the conduct of a functionally dependent use provided that E
the provisions of Sections through are satisfied
and that the structure or otter development is protected by
methods that minimize flood damages during the base flood and t
create no additional threats to public safety.
F. Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall be given
written notice that the structure will be permitted to be built
with a lowest flood elevation below the regulatory flood
elevation and that the cost of flood insurance will be
commensurate with the increased risk
theresulting
notice s from
bee recorded
reduced
lowest flood elevation. A copy
of by the Floodplain Board in the office of the San Joaquin County
Recorder and shall be recorded in a manner so that it appears
in the chain of title of the affected parcel of land.
SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewitth are repealed insofar as such conflict may exist.
the
SECTION 3 • This ordinance bell published
pgeneral d one time circulation s printed Eand
News Sentinel a dailyewspaper
published in the City Lodi
dipand shall assage and be in force and take effect
thirty days from and after
its l.
Approved this 17th day of June, 1987
EVELYN M. QLSON
Mayor
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Attest:
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JACL) 7�
ALICE M. REI CHE
City Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Alice M. Reimche, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify
that Ordinance No. 1400 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Lodi held June 3,
1987 and was thereafter
rdered to print at a
regular meeting of said
passed, adopted and o
Council held June 17, 1987 by the following vote
Ayes: Council Members - andchmar, r
Pinkerton, Reid, Snider,
Olson
Noes: Council Members - None
Absent: Council Members - None
Abstain: Council Members - None
I No. 1400 was approved and signed by
further certify that Ordinance
the Mayor othe same has been published
n the date of its passage and
pursuant to law. LL 1
ALICE M. REIMCHE
f City Clerk
Approved as to Form
RONALD M. STEIN
City Attorney
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