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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 89-02 AND 89-03 RELATING TO
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT BY AMENDING PROVISIONS REQUIRED BY FINAL
RULES PUBLISHED AUGUST 15, 1989 AND SEPTEMBER 29, 1989,
PROMULGATED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT (FEMA)
REVISING THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP).
UTAH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF MOAB CITY, STATE OF
DEFINITIONS
SECTION ONE: (ORDINANCE 89-02, SECTION 2.0) defining the
term "Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision" is hereby
repealed and reenacted to read: "Existing manufactured home park
or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for
servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be
affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date
of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.
SECTION TWO: (ORDINANCE 89-02, SECTION 2.0) defining the
term "Expansion to Existing Manufactured Home" is hereby repealed
and reenacted to read: "Expansion to an existing manufactured
home park or subdivision" means the preparation of additional
sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on
which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the
installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and
either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads.)
SECTION THREE: (ORDINANCE 89-02, SECTION 2.0) defining the
term "Manufactured Home" is hereby repealed and reenacted to
read: "Manufactured Home" means a structure, transportable in
one or sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is
designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when
attached to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home"
does not include a "recreational vehicle."
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SECTION FOUR: (ORDINANCE 89-02, SECTION 2.0) defining the
term "New Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision" is hereby
repealed and reenacted to read: "New manufactured home park or
subdivision" means a manufactured home park or subdivision for
which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on
which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a
minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of
streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete
pads) is completed on or after the effective date of floodplain
management regulations adopted by a community.
SECTION FIVE: (ORDINANCE 89-02, SECTION 2.0) defining the
term "Recreational Vehicle" is hereby repealed and reenacted to
read: "Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle which is (i) built
on a single chassis; (ii) 400 square feet or less when measured
at the largest horizontal projections; (iii) designed to be self-
propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; (iv)
designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or
seasonal use.
SECTION SIX: (ORDINANCE 89-02, SECTION 2.0) defining the
term "Substantial Improvement" is hereby repealed and reenacted
to read: "Substantial improvement" means any reconstruction,
rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market
value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the
improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred
"substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work
performed. The term does not, however, included either: (1) Any
project for improvement of a structure to correct existing
violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code
specifications which have been identified by the local code
enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to
assure safe living conditions or, (2) Any alteration of a
"historic structure", provided that the structure's continued
designation as a "historic structure."
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SECTION SEVEN: (ORDINANCE 89-02, SECTION 2.0) is hereby
amended to include a definition for the term "Substantial Damage"
to read: "Substantial damage" means damage of any origin
sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the
structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed
50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage
occurred.
SECTION EIGHT: (ORDINANCE 89-02, SECTION 2.0) is hereby
repealed and reenacted to read:
"Manufactured homes to be placed on a single lot or in a new or
expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision or
in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on which a
manufactured home has incurred substantial as a result of a
flood".
Require that manufactured homes that are placed or substantially
improved within Zones A1-30, AH, and AD on the community's FIRM
on sites (i) outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision,
(ii) in a new manufactured home park or subdivision, (iii) in an
expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on
which a manufactured home has incurred "substantial damage" as
the result of a flood, be elevated on a permanent foundation such
that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to or
above the base flood elevation and be securely anchored to an
adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation
collapse and lateral movement.
"Manufactured homes to be placed in an existing manufactured home
park or subdivision in which a manufactured home has not incurred
substantial damage as a result of a flood".
Require that manufactured homes to be placed or substantially
improved on sites in an existing manufactured home park or
subdivision within Zones A1-30, AH, and AE on the community's
FIRM that are not subject to the provision of paragraph (c) (6)
of this section be elevated so that either (i) the lowest floor
of the manufactured home is at or above the base flood elevation,
or (ii) the manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforces
piers or other foundation elements of a least equivalent strength
that are no less than 36 inches in height above grade and be
securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to
resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement.
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SECTION NINE (ORDINANCE 89-02, SECTION 2.0) is hereby
amended to read:
"Enclosed space below elevated buildings".
Require for all new construction and substantial improvements,
that fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are unable
solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an
area other than a basement and which 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: A minimum of two
openings having a total new area of not less than one square inch
for every square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding shall
be provided. The bottom 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.
DONE IN OPEN COUNCIL this 17th day of April
1990.
Seal
Attest:
Sandra E. Beauregard,
Acting Temporary Recorder
of Moab City
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omas A. Stocks,
Mayor of Moab City
, A.D.,