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Home My WebLink AboutCC Ord 1196 1985-09-09 ORDHIANCE NUMBER 119~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 9B OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH CONCERNING THE FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN: I Section 1. Chapter 9B, Section 9B-l of the Code of the City of Seal Beach is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 9B-l. Method used to analyze flood hazards. A regulatory flood shall be selected which is based upon engineering calculations which permit a consideration of such flood factors as its expected frequency - of occurrence, the area inundated, and the depth of inundation. The regulatory flood selected for this chapter is representative of large floods known to have occurred in this region and which are reasonably characteristic of what can be expected to occur on the particular streams subject to this chapter. It is in the general order of a flood which could be expected to occur on the average once everyone hundred years or has a one percent chance of occurrence in anyone year, or as delineated in the Federal Insurance Administration's Flood Insurance Study, and illustrative materials (FIRM) dated September 18, 1985 as amended. (Ord. #1036, Sec.l (part).) Section 2. Chapter 9B, Section 9B-8 of the Code of the City of Seal Beach is hereby added as follows: Section 9B-8. Coastal hi h hazard area. Coastal high hazard areas V-zones have special flood hazards associated with high velocity waters from coastal and tidal tsunamis; therefore, the following provisions sha 11 apply: 1) All buildings or structures shall be located landward out of reach of the mean high tide, 2) The placement of mobile homes shall be prohibited, except in an existing mobile home park or mobile home subdivision. I 3) The alteration of sand dunes shall be prohibited when such an alteration would increase potential flood damage. hazard I 1) Elevation. All buildings or structures shall be elevated so that the lowest supporting member is located no lower than the base flood elevation level, with all space below the lowest supporting member open so as not- to impede the flow of water, except for breakaway walls as provided for in Section 5.8-2(4)(b). 2) Structural Support: a) All buildings or structures shall be securely anchored on pilings or columns. Ordinance tlumber 1/9h b) Pilings or columns used as structural support shall be designed and anchored so as to withstand all impact forces and buoyancy factors of the base flood. c) There shall be no fill used for structural support. 3) Certification. Compliance with the prov,s,ons of Section 4.8-2 and 5.8-2(2)(a) and (b) shall be certified to by a registered professional engineer or architect and provided to the official as set forth in Section 4.3-3. I 4) Space Below the Lowest Floor: a) Any alteration, repair. reconstruction or improvement to a structure started after the enactment of this ordinance shall not enclose the space below the lowest floor unless breakaway walls are used as provided for in this section. b) Breakaway walls may be allowed below the base flood elevation provided they are not a part of the structural support of the building and are designed so as to breakaway, under abnormally high tides or wave action. without damage to the structural integrity of the building on which they are to be used. c) If breakaway walls are utilized, such enclosed space shall not be used for human habitation. I d) Prior to construction, plans for any structure that will have breakaway walls must be submitted to the City Engineer for approva 1. Section 3. Federal law requires all cities adopt the updated and revised Federal Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by September 18, 1985. This Ordinance must take'effect immediately in order to comply with such deadline. This Ordinance is for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and shall take effect immediately. Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by law and the same shall take effect as provided by law. PASSED, APPROVED AND AD TED by the City Council of the of Seal ~F.h, Cali egu ar meeting thereof on the ..:::t!!.... day , 1985. City held . ~"JCll'l:~ yo I I Ordinance Number /I~~ STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) 1 I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California. do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance is the original copy of Ordinance Number 11'1' on file in the O~f' e of the Ci Cl rk"in~roduced at a meeting held on the day of ~, 1985, and p sed, approved and a opted by the , ouncil 9{~;he City eal Be h at a meeting thereof held on the ~ day 0 , 1985 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmembe Counc il members Councilmembers and do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number //S?~ has been published pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter and Resolution Number 2836. I ,I Ordi nance Number /19t, PROOF OF PUBLlCAIION 12015,5 C.C.P.I STATE OF CALIFORNIA. County of Orange I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years. and not a party to or interested in the above-entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of the SEAL tlgACII ,Jl,Ll!NAL .................................................... .................................................... a newspaper of general circulation. printed . weekly' and published,........................ ......... In the City of ...~?~~..~~~c;,~,............... County of Orange. and which news- paper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Orange. State of California. underthedateof.~.':~.:... 19 .~.? A82583 . h t' Case Number................. that t e no Ice. of which the annexed is a printed copy lset in type not !smaller than nonpareill. has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates. to-wit: .......,.,..' ~.~P'~~,!,~!"Z:.. !~~!!................. all in the year 19, ~!'l.. I certify lor declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct . Dated at ..~.':~~..~~?c:~....................... Fr.. COllies of tills blank form mly II, s.curld 'rom: CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER SERVICE BUREAU. INC. Legal Advertising Clearing House 120 West Second Sl<>. Los Angeles. Calif, 90012 Telephone: 12131625.2541 Please rlqul.' GE NERAL proo' of Publiullon wilen order.n.. tills form. This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp I Proof of Publication of SU;'!.\;ARY - OtIDIXANCg NmIBgR 1196 .......................................................... FEDgC{AL J :\'SU!iANCE RATE ~:Al' - UkGOlXCY .......................................................... Paste Clipping of Notice SECURELY In This Space .-'--. 1111 FmERAL IlSUIIANCE RATE IIAP . URGENCY 0Id1nancoNu_119601\11oCl\yol Sui Belch. C.liforni., amends ChoptBr9-801\11oCodool\lloCotyol Seal Such, reiltl.. to till Floodpl.ln CMrI.,. DIstnct. fa Includl 1M FederII Insurance Rite M. dated S'8pttmblr . 18. 1985111d the Idd!bon ~ arusGf IOO_CllIIllI'_wIth _,~ w- zones), WIS IntrodUCed II the ..... Ci~CauncU _..01 ~ 9. 1985. a1d adopted IS In urpncy Or- dinance in onIer to comply with the Fed.,,1 Eml'pIICJ' Man.pment AItnCY" deadline III September 18. 1985. '" \110 fallowint _, . AYES, _', Clift, GopI, Ritner. Wilson NOES, NoM Molton c:orriod CapIeo 01 0nIinn:e Numblr 1196.. lVIillble in the office of the office of the City Cln. CIty HolI. 211 . .IIl SIreel, _ _h, 101._ 12131 431.2527, DATtDTHIS IOthclorol SepIombIr, 1985, Joanne M. Yeo. CIty Clerk CI~ 01 S..I 8eodl September 18. 1985 Published In The Sui Such Journ.II. I 1