Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-14-03 regular Council agenda — reading text

0~~ W. Craig Fugate, Director 6(,/<./. Division of Emergency Management CHS: jje cc: LcotmFOley, City of Fort Walton Beach Nancy McDonald, City of Fort Walton Beach Frank J. Koutnik, Department of Community Affairs Brad Loar, Mitigation Programs Branch - FEMA Prasad lnmula, Ph. D., P. E. - FEMA  ORD1571. Draft100603 1 ORDINANCE 1571 2 3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA; 4 PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; AMENDING CHAPTER 20 . LAND 5 DEVELOPMENT CODE, ARTICLE V. FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTIQN, DIVISION 6 1. GENERALLY, BY AMENDING SECTION 20- 1301, ENTITLED 7 DEFINITIONS" BY PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR " LOWEST FLOOR"; 8 PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF PRIOR PROVISIONS; PROVIDING 9 SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 10 ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON 11 NOW, THEltEFORE, BE J;T 12 BEACH, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: 13 14 SECTION I. AUTHORITY . 15 16 The for enactment of this Ordinance is Section 2, of the City authority 17 Charter and Section 166. 021 ( 1), Florida Statutes. 18 F100d Damage Prevention, Division 1. Genera11y, Section 20- 19 SECTION II. ARTICLE V. 20 1301. Definitions. 21 22 Article V. Flood Prevention, Division 1. Generally, Section 20- Damage 23 1301. Definitions, is. hereby amended as follows: 24 words, terms and phrases, when used in this 25 The following 26 article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this 27 section, except where the context clearly indicates a different 28 meaning: 29 30 Addi tion ( existing building) shall mean any walled to an 31 and roofed expansion the perimeter of a building in which the to 32 addition is connected by a common load bearing wall other than a 33 fire wall. Any walled and roofed addition which is connected by 34 a fire wall or is separated by independent perimeter load 35 bearing walls is new construction. 36 37 Appeal shall mean a request for a review of the planning 38 and zoning department' s interpretation of any provision of this 39 article or a request for a variance. 40 shall designated AO or va 41 Area of shallow flooding mean a flood insurance rate FIRM) with base 42 zone on a community' s map ( three feet where clearly defined 43 flood depths from one to a 44 channel does not exist, where the path flooding of is and indeterminate, and where velocity flow may be 45 unpredictable 46 evident. 47 48 Area special flood hazard shall mean the land in the of 49 floodplain within a community subject to a one percent chance of 50 being equaled or exceeded in any given year. 51 52 Base flood shall mean the flood having a one percent 53 chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. 54 101'5  ORD1571. Dra:ft100603 that of building having its 55 Basement shall mean portion a floor below ground level) on all sides. 56 subgrade ( 57 the 58 Breakaway wall shall mean a wall that is not part of structural of the building and is intended through its 59 support collapse under specific lateral 60 design and construction to of 61 loading forces without causing damage to the elevated portion 62 the building or the supporting foundation system. 63 shall structure built for support, 64 Building mean any 65 shelter or enclosure for any occupancy or storage. 66 Coastal hazard shall mean the area subject to 67 high area waters caused by, but not limited to, hurricane 68 high velocity is FIRM as zone VI- 30, VE or 69 wave wash. The area designated on a 70 V. 71 72 Development shall improved or mean any manmade change to 73 unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings 74 or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, storage of 75 excavating, drilling operations or permanent 76 materials. 77 shall nonbasement building built 78 Elevated building mean a 79 to have the lowest floor elevated above the ground by level 80 means of fill, solid foundation perimeter walls, pilings, 81 columns ( posts and piers), shear walls or breakaway walls. 82 construction shall mean any structure for which 83 Existing 84 the start of construction commenced ( before the effective date 85 of the first floodplain management code, ordinance or standard 86 based upon specific technical base flood elevation data which 87 establishes the area of special flood hazard) . 88 89 Flood or flooding shall mean a general and temporary 90 condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land 91 areas from: 92 93 1) The overflow of inland or tidal waters; 94 and accumulation runoff or surface 95 2) The unusual rapid or 96 waters from any source. 97 98 Flood hazard boundary map ( FHBM) shall mean an official 99 map of a community, issued by the Federal Emergency Management 100 Agency, where the boundaries of the areas of special flood 101 hazard have been defined as zone A. 102 103 Flood insurance rate map ( FIRM) shall mean an official map 104 of a community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency 105 has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the 106 risk premium zones applicable to the community. 107 20f5  ORD 1571. DrnftlO0603 108 Flood insurance mean the official report study shall the Emergency Management Federal Agency. The report 9 provided by 110 contains flood profiles, as well as the flood boundary floodway 111 and the water surface