Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Development restrictions in floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.
No land shall hereafter be developed and no structure shall be located, relocated, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, or structurally altered except in full compliance with the terms and provisions of this section.
- Floodway encroachment
Encroachments into floodways are regulated to prevent increases in flood heights.
- Freeboard requirement24 inches
The City requires base flood elevation plus twenty-four inches freeboard.
- Substantial improvement threshold50 pct
Substantial improvement means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, taking place during a period of five years, the cumulative cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent of the market value of the structure before the start of construction.
From the ordinance
The City requires base flood elevation plus twenty-four inches freeboard.