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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2835I I ' i • -. ! • • ORDINANCE NO. 2835 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCJ.L OI<' THE CITY OF PALO ALTO ADDING SECTION 16.04.185 TO THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE; IDENTIFYING AU AREA OF THE CITY AS A POTENTIAL SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA AND ADOPTING SPECIAL LAUD USE AN'D CONTROL MEASURES TO BE APPLIED vHTHIU SUCH AREA The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as fol lows: SECTION 1. Section 16.04.185 is added to the Palo Alto Municipal Code to read as follows: "16.04.185 Xhncial flood hazard area. (a) The FIA FLOOD HAZ BOUNDARY MAP, No. H Ol-13, for the City of Palo Alto, Connnunity No. 060348, as promulgated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on June 28, 1974, and revised by the City of Palo Alto on December 6, 1974, is hereby adopted for the sole purpose of complying with the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, its amendments, and th~ regulations which have been adopted pursuant th~Yeto. For the purposes of the National Flood Insuran~e Program~ the Council hereby directs that a copy of said map shall be kept on file in the Division of Inspectional Services and shall be used pursuant to this section as hereinafter set forth. (b) The director of public works-city engineer shall consult with the Santa Clara Valley Water District and those persons in charge of administering flood pl<::~.:l management programs in the communities which border on the city of Palo Alto so as to take into account flood plain management programs in effect in neighboring areas. (c) The provisions of this section relating to land use and control and other measure8 designed to reduce flood losses shall take precedence over any other. provisi.ons of this code which are in conflict. (d) The building official shall review building permit applications for major repairs within the flood plain area having special flood hazards, No building permit shall be issued unless the building official determines that the proposed repair {1) uses construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage and (2) uses construction methods and rrractices that will minimize flood damage. The term 'major repairs 11 as used in this subsection means any rep~~ reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds ten percent of the actual cash value of the structure before any repair takes place. The applicant for a permit hereunder shall present drawings, plans,specifications and any other data or information which the building official may require. - 1 - • •• • (e) The building official shall review building permit applicationo for new construction or substantial improvements within the flood plain area having special flood hazards. No building permit shall be issued unless the building official determines that the proposed constructionr including prefabricated mobile homes, if any are pennitted pursuant to the provisions of Title 18, (1) is protected against flood damage, (2) is designed or modified and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure, (3) uses construction materials and utility equipment that are resistant to flood damage, and (4) uses construction methods and practices that will minimize flood damage. The.applicant for a permit hereunder shall present drawines, plans, specifications and any other data or information which the building official may require. The term "substantial improvements 11 as used in this subsection means any repair, reconstruction, or improve ment of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the actual cash value of the structure either before the improvement is started or, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. Substantial improvement is started when the first alteration of any structural part of the building commences. (£) The director of public works-city engineer shall review subdivision proposals and proposals for the miscellaneous division of land upon the filing of a tentative or preliminary map pursuant to the provisions of Title 21. No· tentative or preliminal:"y map shall be approved unless the director of public works-city engineer determines that (1) all such propos~ls.are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage, (2) all public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical~ and-water systems ~re located, elevated and constructed to minimize or elim5.nate flood damage, and (3) adequate drainage is provide~ so as to reduce exposure to flood hazards, The director of puoii~ works-city engineer shall require new or replacement water supply systems and sanitary sewer systems to be designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters and require on-site waste disposal systems to be located so as to avoid impairment of them or contamination from them during flooding. (g) The term "structure 11 as used in this section means a building which is used for residential, business, agri cultural, manufacturing, recreational, or religious purposes or ·~:,lhich is occupied by a private nonprofit organization, or which is owned by the state or an agency thereof or by a local governmental agency. The term includes a building while· in the course of construction, alteration or repair, but does not include the building materials or supplies intended for use in such construction, alteration, or repair unless such materials or supplies are within an enclosed building on the premises. - 2 - -· ~------~-~------------------------------------. • • (h) Nothing in this section or the issuance of any permit or approval hereunder warrants in any way that flooding or flood damage will not or cannot occur in any area wi.thin the corporate limits of the city of Palo Alto. t' SECTION 2. TI1e Council of the City of Palo Alto finds that the enactment of this ordinance will have no significant environmental impact. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective upon the commencement of the thirty-first day after its adoption. INTRODUCED: PASSED: AYES: NOES~ Abstain: ABSENT: December 23, 1974 January 6, 1975 8 Clay, Henderson, Rosenbaum, Beahrs, Berwald, Comstock, Norton, Sher None Pearson ATTEST: ~ ~J APPROVED AS 0 FORM: ;;;} APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: -~:I.G~ Director o! Public Works City Engineer - 3 -