HomeMy Public PortalAbout091-1993 - GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING ATICLES 38AORDINANCE NO. 91-1993
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE -STATING ARTICLES 38A, 38B
AND 38C OF CHAPTER 154 OF THE RICHMOND CODE
WHEREAS Ordinance No. 26-1982 created Articles 38A, 38B and 38C of Chapter 154 of the
Richmond Code, being the zoning ordinance provisions regarding development in
floodways, floodway fringe areas and floodplains, and
WHEREAS it is desirable to adopt certain amendments to said provisions to comply with state and
federal guide -lines,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that
Articles 38A, 38B, 38C and 60.07 of Chapter 154 of the Richmond Code be repealed and that the
following provisions be set forth as Article 38 of Chapter 154 of the Richmond Code, to -wit:
ARTICLE 38
FH FLOOD HAZARD DISTRICT
SECTION 38.00 INTENT: The purpose of this District is to guide development in the flood hazard
areas in order to reduce the potential for loss of life and property, reduce the
potential for health and safety hazards, and to reduce the potential for
extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief. Under the
authority granted to local units of government to control the effects of flooding,
the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, hereby adopts the
following floodplain management regulations in order to accomplish the
following:
A. to prevent unwise developments from increasing flood or drainage hazards
to others;
B , to protect new buildings and major improvements to buildings from flood
damage;
C. to protect human life and health from the hazards of flooding;
D. to lessen the burden on the taxpayer for flood control projects, repairs to
flood -damaged public facilities and utilities, and flood rescue and relief
operations;
E. to maintain property values and a stable tax base by minimizing the
potential for creating flood blighted areas; and
F. to make federally subsidized flood insurance available for structures and
their contents in the City by fulfilling the requirements of the National
Flood Insurance Program.
SECTI N 38. 1 DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this article, the following definitions are
adopted:
A. Bu—ildim - See "structure"
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B . Development: - Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real
estate including but not limited to:
1. construction, reconstruction, or placement of a building or any
addition to a building valued at more than $1,000.00;
2. installing a manufactured home on a site, preparing a site for a
manufactured home or installing a recreational vehicle on a site for
more than 180 days;
3. installing utilities, erection of walls and fences, construction of
roads, or similar projects;
4. construction of flood control structures such as levees, dikes,
dams, channel improvements, etc.;
5. mining, dredging, filling, grading, excavation, or drilling
operations.
6. construction and/or reconstruction of bridges or culverts;
7. storage of materials; or
8. any other activity that might change the direction, height, or
velocity of flood or surface waters.
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Cvelopment_' does not include activities such as the maintenance of
existing buildings and facilities such as painting, re -roofing; resurfacing
roads; or gardening, plowing, and similar agricultural practices that do not
involve filling, grading, excavation, or the construction of permanent
buildings.
D. Existing manufactured home park or subdivision: 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
before the effective date of this article.
E. Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivi ion: 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).
F. FBFM: Flood Boundary and Floodway Map.
G . FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency.
H. FHBM: Flood Hazard Boundary Map.
I. FIRM: Flood Insurance Rate Map.
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J . Flood: A general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow, the unusual and
rapid accumulation, or the runoff of surface waters from any source.
K F000dplain: The channel proper and the areas adjoining any wetland, lake
or watercourse which have been or hereafter may be covered by the
regulatory flood. The floodplain includes both the floodway and the
floodway fringe districts.
L. Flood Protecrion Grade or the "LPG": The elevation of the regulatory
flood plus two feet at any given location in the SFHA.
M. Floodway: The channel of a river or stream and those portions of the
floodplains adjoining the channel which are reasonably required
to efficiently carry and discharge the peak flood flow of the regulatory
Rood of any river or stream.
N Floodwa fringe: Those portions of the floodplain lying outside the
floodway.
Letter of Map Amendment OMA) : An amendment to the currently
effective FEMA map that establishes that a property is not located in a
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). A LOMA is only issued by FEMA.
P. Letter of Map Revision (LOMR): An official revision to the currently
effective FEMA map. It is issued by FEMA and changes flood zones,
delineations, and elevations.
Lowest Floan The lowest of the following:
1. the top of the basement floor;
2. the top of the garage floor, if the garage is the lowest level of the
building;
3. the top of the first floor or of buildings elevated on pilings or
constructed on a crawl space with permanent openings; or
4. the top of the floor level of any enclosure below an elevated
building where the walls of the enclosure provide any resistance to
the flow of flood waters unless:
a. the walls are assigned to automatically equalize the
hydrostatic flood forces on the walls by allowing for the
entry and exit of flood waters, by providing a minimum of
two openings (in addition to doorways and windows)
having a total area of one (1) square foot for every two (2)
square feet of enclosed area subject to flooding. The
bottom of all such openings shall be no higher than one (1)
foot above grade.
b. such enclosed space shall be usable for the parking of
vehicles and building access.
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R. Manufactured home, 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 attached to the required utilities.
The term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle".
New manufactured hom„e.park or subdivision: 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 this article.
T. Rgueational vehicle: A vehicle which is (1) built on a single chassis; (2)
400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal
projections; (3) designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a
light duty truck; and (4) designed primarily not for use as a permanent
dwelling, but as temporary living quarters for recreational_ camping, travel,
or seasonal use.
I,,,, Re lato Flood: The flood having a one percent probability of being
equaled or exceeded in any given year, as calculated by a method and
procedure which is acceptable to and approved by the Indiana Natural
Resources Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The regulatory flood elevation at any location is as defined in Section
38.03 of this ordinance. The 'Regulatory Flood" is also known by the
term "Base Flood".
V SFHA pr Special Flood Hazard Area: Those lands within the jurisdiction
of the City that are subject to inundation by the regulatory flood. The
SFHAs of the City are generally identified as such on the Flood Insurance
Rate Map of the City prepared by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and dated August 16, 1982. The SFHAs of those parts of
unincorporated Wayne County that are within the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City or that may be annexed into the City are generally
identified as such on the Flood Insurance Rate Map prepared for Wayne
County by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and dated
September 8, 1982.
W. Structure: A structure that is principally above ground and is enclosed by
walls and a roof. The term includes a gas or liquid storage tank, a
manufactured home, or a prefabricated building. The term also includes
recreational vehicles to be installed in a site for more than 180 days.
X . Substantial Improvement: 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"
SECTION 38.02 ADMINISTRATION: The Director of the Department of Planning and
Redevelopment shall implement this article and hereafter be referred to as the
Director. The Director is appointed to review all development and subdivision
proposals to insure compliance with this article, including but not limited to the
following duties:
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A. Ensure that all development activities within the SFHAs of the
jurisdiction of the City meet the requirements of this article.
B. Provide information and assistance to citizens upon request about
permit procedures and floodplain construction techniques.
C. Ensure that construction authorization has been granted by the
Indiana Natural Resources Commission for all development
projects subject to Section 38.05 of this article, and maintain a
record of such authorization (either copy of actual permit or letter
of recommendation).
D. Ensure that the Building Code Inspectors maintain a record of the
"as -built" elevation of the top of the lowest floor (including basement) of
all new and/or substantially improved buildings constructed in the SFHA.
Inspect before, during and after construction.
E. Ensure that the Building Code Inspectors maintain a record of the
engineer's certificate and the "as built" floodproofed elevation of all
buildings subject to Section 38.06 of this ordinance.
F. Cooperate with state and federal floodplain management agencies
to improve base flood and floodway data and to improve the
administration of this article. Submit reports as required for the
National Flood Insurance Program.
G. Maintain for public inspection and furnish upon request regulatory
flood data, SFHA maps, Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA),
Letters of Map Revision (LOMR), copies of DNR permits and
letters of recommendation, federal permit documents, and "as built"
elevation and floodproofing data for all building constructed
subject to this article.
SECTION 38.03 REGULATORY FLOOD ELEVATION: This article's protection standard is
the regulatory flood. The best available regulatory flood data is listed below.
Whenever a party disagrees with the best available data, the party submitting the
detailed engineering study needs to replace existing data with better data and
submit it to the Department of Natural Resources for review and approval.
SECTION 3 8.03 1The regulatory flood elevation and floodway limits for the SFHAs of the East
Fork of the Whitewater River and Clear Creek and Short Creek shall be as
delineated on the 100 year flood profile in the Flood Insurance Study of the City
dated August 16, 1982 and the corresponding FBFM dated August 16, 1982
prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
SECTION 38.032 The regulatory flood elevation for each SFHA delineated as an "AH Zone" or
"AO Zone" shall be that elevation (or depth) delineated on the Flood Insurance
Rate Map of the City.
SECTION 38.033 The regulatory Flood Elevation for each of the remaining SFHAs delineated as an
"A Zone" on the Flood Insurance Rate Map of the City shall be according to the
best data available as provided by the Department of Natural Resources.
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SECTION 38.034 The regulatory flood elevation and floodway limits for the SFHAs of those parts
of unincorporated Wayne County that are within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
the City or that may be annexed into the City shall be as delineated on the 100
year flood profiles in the Flood Insurance Study of Wayne County dated March
2, 1982 and the corresponding FBFM dated September 8, 1982 prepared by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
SECTION 38.035 If the SFHA is delineated as "AH Zone or AO Zone," the elevation (or depth) will
be delineated on the County Flood Insurance Rate Map. If the SFHA is delineated
as "Zone A" on the County Flood Insurance Rate Map, the regulatory flood
elevation shall be according to the best data available as provided by the
Department of Natural Resources.
SECTION 38.04 IMPROVEMENT L CATION PERMIT: No person, firm, corporation, or
governmental body not exempted by state law shall commence any "development"
in the SFHA without first obtaining an Improvement Location Permit from the
Director. The Director shall not issue an Improvement Location Permit if the
proposed "development" does not meet the requirements of this article.
SECTION „3$.041 The application for an Improvement Location Permit shall be accompanied by the
following:
A. A description of the proposed development.
B . Location of the proposed development sufficient to accurately
locate property and structure in relation to existing roads and
streams.
C. A legal description of the property site.
D. A site development plan showing existing and proposed
development locations and existing and proposed land grades.
E. Elevation of the top of the lowest floor (including basement) of all
proposed development. Elevation should be in National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD) or North American Vertical
Datum (NAVD). In either case the conversion formulas should be
included.
SECTION 38.042 Upon receipt of an application for an Improvement Location Permit, the
Director shall determine if the site is located within an identified floodway,
floodway fringe or within the floodplain where the limits of the floodway have
not yet been determined.
SECTION 38.043 If the site is in an identified floodway the Director shall require the applicant
to forward the application, along with all pertinent plans and specifications, to the
Department of Natural Resources and apply for a permit for construction in a
floodway.
SECTION 38.044 Under the provisions of IC 13-2-22 a permit from the Natural Resources
Commission is required prior to the issuance of a local building permit for any
excavation, deposit, construction or obstruction activity located in the floodway.
This includes land preparation activities such as filling, grading, clearing and
paving etc. undertaken before the actual start of construction of the building.
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SECTION 38.045 No action shall be taken by the Director until a permit has been issued by the
Natural Resources Commission granting approval for construction in the
floodway. Once a permit has been issued by the Natural Resources Commission,
the Director may issue the local Improvement Location Permit, provided the
provisions contained in Section 38.05 and 38.06 of this article have been met.
The improvement Location Permit cannot be less restrictive than the permit issued
by the Natural Resources Commission.
SECTION 38.046 If the site is located in an identified floodway fringe, then the Director may issue
the local Improvement Location Permit provided the provisions contained in
Sections 38.05 and 38.06 of this article have been met. The key provisions is
that the top of the lowest floor of any new or substantially improved structure
shall be at or above the Flood Protection Grade (FPG).
SECTION 38.047 If the site is in an identified floodplain where the limits of the floodway and
floodway fringe have not yet been determined (shown as Zone A on the Flood
Insurance Rate Map), and the drainage area upstream of the site is greater than
one square mile, the Director shall require the applicant to forward the
application, along with all pertinent plans and specifications, to the Department
of Natural Resources for review and comment.
SECTION 38,04a No action shall be taken by the Director until either a permit for construction
in the floodway or a letter of recommendation citing the 100 year flood elevation
and the recommended Flood Protection Grade has been received from the
Department of Natural Resources.
SECTION 38,049 Once the Director has received the proper permit or letter of recommendation
approving the proposed development, an Improvement Location Permit may be
issued provided the conditions of the Improvement Location Permit are not less
restrictive than the conditions received from Natural Resources and the provisions
contained in Sections 38.05 and 38.06.
SECTI N 38.05 PREVENTING INCREASED DAMAGES. No development in the SFHA shall
create a damaging or potentially damaging increase in flood heights or velocity or
threat to public health and safety.
SECTION 38.051 Within the floodway identified on the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map of the
Flood Insurance Rate Map, the following standards shall apply:
A. No development shall be allowed which acting alone or in
combination with existing or future development, will cause any
increase in the elevation of the regulatory flood; and
B. For all projects involving channel modifications or fill (including
levees) the City shall submit the data and request that the Federal
Emergency Management Agency revise the regulatory flood data.
SECTION 38.052 Within all SFHAs identified as A Zones (no 100 year flood elevation and/or
floodway/floodway fringe delineation has been provided) the following standard
shall apply:
A. The total cumulative effect of the proposed development, when
combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will
not increase the regulatory flood elevation more than one -tenth
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(0.1) of one foot and will not increase flood damages or potential
flood damages.
SECTION 38.053 Public Health Standards in all SFHAs
A. No development in the SFHA shall include locating or storing chemicals,
explosives, buoyant materials, flammable liquids, pollutants, or other
hazardous or toxic materials below the Flood Protection Grade, unless
such materials are stored in a floodproofed storage tank or building
constructed according to the requirements of Section 38.06 of this
article.
B . New and replacement sanitary sewer lines and on -site waste disposal
systems may be permitted providing all manholes or other above ground
openings are located above the FPG, or those which are located below the
FPG are watertight.
SECTION 38.06 PROTE= BUILDINGS. In addition to the damage prevention
requirements of Section 38.05, all buildings that are located in the SFHA shall be
protected from flood damage below the FPG.
SECTION 38.061 This building protection requirement applies to the following situations:
A. construction or placement of any new building valued at more than
$1,000.00;
B . structural alterations made to an existing building that increase the
market value of the building by more than 50% (excluding the value of
the land);
C. any subsequent alterations;
D. reconstruction or repairs made to a damaged building that are valued
at or more than 50% of the market value of the building (excluding the
value of the land) before damage occurred:
E. installing a manufactured home on a new site or a new manufactured
home on an existing site. This article does not apply to returning
the existing manufactured home to the same site it lawfully occupied
before it was removed to avoid flood damage; and
F. installing a travel trailer or recreational, vehicle on a site for more
than 180 days.
SECTION 38.062 This building protection requirement may be met by one of the following
methods. The Director shall maintain a record of compliance with these
building protection standards as required in Section 38.02 of this ordinance.
A. A residential or nonresidential building may be constructed on a
permanent land fill in accordance with the following:
The fill shall be placed in layers no greater than 1 foot deep
before compacting to 95% of the maximum density obtainable
with the Standard Proctor Test Method.
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2. The fill should extend at least ten feet beyond the foundation of
the building before sloping below the FPG.
3. The fill shall be protected against erosion and scour during
flooding by vegetative cover, riprap, or bulkheading. If
vegetative cover is used, the slopes shall be no steeper than 3
horizontal to 1 vertical.
4. The fill shall not adversely affect the flow of surface drainage
from or onto neighboring properties.
5. The top of the lowest floor including basements, (see definition
of lowest floor in Section 3. Definitions) shall be at or above the
FPG.
B . A residential or nonresidential building may be elevated in accordance with
the following:
1. The building or improvements shall be elevated on posts, piers,
columns, extended walls, or other types of similar foundation
provided:
(a). Walls of any enclosure below the elevated floor shall be
designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces
on the walls by allowing for the entry and exit of flood
waters, through providing a minimum of two openings (in
addition to doorways and windows) having a total area of
one (1) square foot for every two (2) square feet of
enclosed area subject to flooding. The bottom of all such
openings shall be no higher than one (1) foot above grade.
(b). Any enclosure below the elevated floor is used only for
storage of vehicles and building access.
2. The foundation and supporting members shall be anchored and
aligned in relation to flood flows and adjoining structures so as to
minimize exposure to known hydrodynamic forces such as
buoyancy, current, waves, ice, and floating debris.
3. All areas below the FPG shall be constructed of materials resistant
to flood damage. The top of the lowest floor (including basement)
and all electrical, heating, ventilating, plumbing, and air
conditioning equipment and utility meters shall be located at or
above the FPG. Water and sewer pipes, electrical and telephone
lines, submersible pumps, and other waterproofed service facilities
may be located below the FPG.
C. Manufactured homes and recreational vehicles to be installed or
substantially improved on a site for more than 180 days must meet one of
the following anchoring requirements:
1. The manufactured home shall be elevated on a permanent
foundation such that the lowest floor shall be at or above the FPG
and securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation
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system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. This
requirement applies to all manufactured homes to be placed on a
site;
(a). outside a manufactured home park or subdivision;
(b). in a new manufactured home park or subdivision;
(c). in an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or
subdivision; or
(d). in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on
which a manufactured home has incurred "substantial
damage" as a result of a flood.
2. This requirement applies to all manufactured homes to be placed
on a site in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision that
has not been substantially damaged by a flood.
(a). The manufactured home shall be elevated so that the lowest
floor of the manufactured home chassis is supported by
reinforced piers or other foundation elements 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.
3. Recreational, vehicles placed on a site shall either:
(a). be on the site for less than 180 consecutive days;
(b). be fully licensed and ready for highway use (defined as
being on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the
site only by quick disconnect type utilities and security
devices, and has no permanently attached additions); or
(c). meet the requirements for "manufactured homes" in
paragraph (3) of this section.
D. A non-residential building may be floodproofed to the FPG (in lieu of
elevating) if done in accordance with the following:
1. a Registered Professional Engineer shall certify that the building
has been designed so that below the FPG, the structure and
attendant utility facilities are watertight and capable of resisting the
effects of the regulatory flood. The building design shall take into
account flood velocities, duration, rate of rise, hydrostatic
pressures, and impacts from debri or ice.
2. Floodproofing measures shall be operable without human
intervention and without an outside source of electricity.
SECTION 38.02 OTHER DEVEL PMENT RE UIREMENTS. The Director shall review all
proposed subdivisions to determine whether the subdivision lies in a flood
hazard area as defined elsewhere by article. If the Director finds the subdivision
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to be so located, the Director shall forward plans and materials to the
Indiana Department of Natural Resources for review and comment. The
Director shall require appropriate changes and modifications in order to
assure that:
1. it is consistent with the need to minimize flood damage;
2. all public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical, and
water systems are located and constructed to minimize or eliminate
flood damage;
3. adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure to flood
hazards;
4. onsite waste disposal systems, if provided, will be so located and
designed to avoid impairment of them or contamination from them
during the occurrence of the regulatory flood.
SECTION38_071 Developers shall record the 100 year flood elevation on all subdivision plats
containing lands (identified elsewhere by this article) within a flood hazard area
prior to submitting the plats for approval by the Plan Commission.
SECTION 38.072 All owners of manufactured home parks or subdivisions located within the SFHA
identified as Zone A on the community's FHBM or FIRM shall develop an
evacuation plan for those lots located in the SFHA and file it with the local Plan
Commission and have it filed with and approved by the appropriate community
emergency management authorities.
SECTION 38.08 VARIANCES. The Board of Zoning Appeals may consider issuing a variance to
the terms and provisions of this ordinance provided the applicant demonstrates
that:
A. There exists a good and sufficient cause for the requested variance;
B . The strict application of the terms of this ordinance will constitute an
exceptional hardship to the applicant, and
C. The granting of the requested variance will not increase flood heights,
create additional threats to public safety, cause additional public expense,
create nuisances, cause fraud or victimization of the public, or conflict
with existing laws or ordinances.
SECTION 38.081 The Board of Zoning Appeals may issue a variance to the terms and provisions of
this ordinance subject to the following standards and conditions:
A. No variance or exception for a residential use within a floodway subject to
Section 38.051 or 38.052 of this article may be granted.
B . Any variance or exception granted in a floodway subject to Section
38.051 or 38.052 of this article will require a permit from Natural
Resources.
C. Variances or exceptions to the Building Protection Standards of Section
38.06 may be granted only when a new structure is to be located on a lot
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of one-half acre or less in size, contiguous to and surrounded by lots with
existing structures constructed below the flood protection grade.
D. Variances or exception may be granted for the reconstuction for
restoration of any structure individually listed on the Register of Historic
Places or the Indiana State Survey of Historic Architectural,
Archeological and Cultural Sites, Structures, Districts, and Objects;
E. All variances shall give the minimum relief necessary and be such that the
maximum practical flood protection will be given to the proposed
construction; and
F . The Board of Zoning Appeals shall issue a written notice to the recipient
of a variance or exception that the proposed construction will be subject to
increased risks to life and property and could require payment of increased
flood insurance premiums.
SECTION 38.09 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. The degree of flood protection required by this
article is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on
available information derived from engineering and scientific methods of study.
Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Therefore, this article does
not create any liability on the part of the community, Department of Natural
Resources, or the State of Indiana, for any flood damage that results from
reliance on this article or any administrative decision made lawfully hereunder.
SECTION 38.10 VIOLATIONS. Failure to obtain an Improvement Location Permit in the SFHA
or failure to comply with the requirements of a permit or conditions of a variance
shall be deemed to be a violation of this article. All violations shall be
considered a common nuisance and be treated as such in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 154 of the Richmond Code. All violations shall
punishable by a fine not exceeding three hundred ($300.00) dollars.
A. A separate offense shall be deemed to occur for each day the violation
continues to exist.
B . The Director shall inform the owner that any such violation is considered a
willful act to increase flood damages and therefore may cause coverage by
a Standard Flood Insurance Policy to be suspended.
C. Nothing herein shall prevent the City of Richmond from taking such other
lawful action to prevent or remedy any violations. All such costs
connected therewith shall accrue to the person or persons responsible.
SECTION 38,11 ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS. This article does not
repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing easements, covenants, or deed
restrictions. Where this article conflicts or overlap, whichever imposes the more
stringent restrictions shall take precedence. In addition, the City of Richmond
shall assure that all National Flood Insurance Program regulations and laws (IAC
6-1-1, IC 13-2-22 and IC 13-2--22.5) are met.
SECTION 38.12 SEPARABILITY. The provisions and sections of this ordinance shall be deemed
separable and the invalidity of any portion of this ordinance shall not affect the
validity of. the remainder.
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Passed and adopted this day o , 1993 by the Common Council of the City of
Richmond, Indiana.
):� Q_. �L,.President
(Etta Lun )
ATTEST: o , City Clerk
(Norma Carnes)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day o
1993, at 9:oo a.m.
City Clerk
(Norma Carnes)
PROVED by me, Roger Cornett, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day of
1993, at 9:05 a.m.
;-Mayor
ATTES A, City Clerk
(Norma Carnes)
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RICHMOND ADVISORY PLAN COMMISSION
RICHMOND, INDIANA
October 27,1993
Ms. Etta J. Lundy, President
Richmond Common Council
Richmond, IN 47374
RE: Ordinance No. 91-1993
Dear Ms. Lundy:
Please advise the members of Common Council that the Richmond Advisory Plan
Commission conducted a public hearing, Tuesday, October 26, 1993, on the petition
of the Advisory Plan Commission of the City of Richmond to consider a general
ordinance amending and re -stating Articles 38A, 38B and 38C of Chapter 154 of the
Richmond Code.
Planning Staff recommended approval of the amendment in order to bring the City
Code into compliance with State and Federal guidelines regarding development in
floodways, floodway fringe areas and floodplains.
No one appeared at the public hearing to speak to the ordinance.
The Commission voted 11 in favor, none opposed to recommend the passage of
Ordinance No. 91-1993.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Goodwin
Executive Secretary
DISPOSITION OF ORDINANCE N0. 21 -19915
RESOLUTION NO. -199^
by Common Council
Ordinance NoL
Resolution No. _ Elstro Lundy Brookbank Donat McBride Parker Dickman Allen Hutton
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