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Item 7
Meeting Date 3/24/87
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance 0 /177 Modifying Chapter 18.54 of the Municipal Code
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works/City Engineer A.A.) 1;D06'Tt
REVIEWED BY: City Manager‘ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
The Federal Emergency Management Agency adopted revised Flood Plain Management
Regulations on August 25, 1986. Agencies participating in the Flood Insurance
Program were given until April 1 , 1987, to revise their local ordinances to be
consistent with the revised regulations. Failure to incorporate these
revisions would result in the City's being dropped from the program. In that
event, availability of funding for mortgages could be adversely affected.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt ordinance modifying Chapter 18.54 of the
Municipal Code.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
Letter dated September 12, 1986, from Francis V. Reilly, Deputy Administrator
of the Federal Insurance Administration advised the City of the revised
regulations ons and our need adopt revisions Municipal Code.
The in The required changes have been incorporated n the ordinance submitted
adoption by Council .
Those changes include definitions for manufactured homes and manufactured home
parks or subdivisions. Mobile homes and mobile home parks or subdivisions are
incorporated in these definitions. Other minor definition changes are also
included and the requirement for electrical , heating and other equipment to be
designed or located so as to prevent water from entering or accumulating in
them is spelled out.
A significant change making it mandatory that manufactured homes being moved
into an existing park or being substantially improved within a flood plain be
placed on a permanent foundation above the regulatory flood elevation has also
been included. They must be anchored in addition to being so elevated.
Fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor of structures in the flood plains
will forces s on designed exterior or wal l automatically tto allow l the entry equalization
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The modified regulations are to be submitted to the FEMA Regional Office for
verification that the required changes have been made.
=ISCAL IMPACT: None.
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