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ORDINANCE NO. 5-2015
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 154 ARTICLE 5.32 OF THE
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF THE RICHMOND CITY CODE
WHEREAS, The Indiana Legislature has authorized local governmental units to control land
uses within their jurisdictions in accordance with Indiana Code (IC) 36-7-4-1 et
seq.; and
WHEREAS, The City of Richmond has previously regulated land use in connection with flood
hazard areas located within the City and has participated in the National Flood
Insurance Program that allows the residents of the City who live in flood prone
areas to purchase federal flood insurance; and
WHEREAS, Previous amendments and updates to the floodplain management and zoning
provisions in compliance with the model ordinances supplied by the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources (DNR), as well as updates to the floodplain
studies and maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), have been incorporated into the Richmond City Code from time to time
in order that the residents of the City do not lose their flood insurance (see
Resolution No. 4-1975, Ordinance No. 26-1982, Ordinance No. 91-1993, and
Ordinance No. 46-2002 previously passed by Richmond Common Council) and in
order that the City does not lose its ability to participate in the National Flood
Insurance Program; and
WHEREAS, The City's current Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) contains the outdated
model floodplain zoning and management provisions and those provisions, as
well as the updated FEMA studies and maps that take effect on April 2, 2015,
have now been updated and provided by the DNR; and
WHEREAS, The passage of this Ordinance No. 5-2015 should be contingent upon passage of
Ordinance No. 4-2015 to be presented to the Richmond Common Council, which
Ordinance No. 4-2015 provides for a new Chapter 153 to the Richmond City
Code in order that the updated DNR model provisions in connection with the
zoning and management of flood hazard areas may be enacted; and
WHEREAS, The Richmond Advisory Plan Commission conducted a public hearing on said
proposed amendments on January 22, 2015, after publishing legal notice thereof
at least 10 days in advance of said hearing; and
WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that this Ordinance
should be passed to strike the outdated model floodplain zoning and management
provisions from the current UDO in order that upon the effective date of
Ordinance No. 4-2015 (April 2, 2015) the City can continue to participate in the
National Flood Insurance Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
that Section 154 Article 5.32 and references to Article 5.32 of the Richmond Unified
Development Ordinance (UDO) of the Richmond City Code will be stricken and removed from
the UDO and said removal will be effective upon the same effective date of Ordinance No. 4-
2015 (April 2, 2015).
Passed and adopted this day of , 2015, by the Common Council
of the City of Richmond, Indiana.
t, goik-o?, , President
(Dr. Ronald Oler)
ATTE i -1 rk
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day �Iel-
2015.
Clerk
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
AP ROVED by me, Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, thisday of
2015, at 4 o'clock or--.m.
7 , Mayor
(Sarah L. Hutton)
ATT
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)