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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 53 of 1983
(Floodplain Hazard Regulations )
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 47 OF THE REVISED
ORDINANCES OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 1965, RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN
HAZARD REGULATIONS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1 . That Chapter 8 of Title 47 of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, be, and the same hereby is
amended to read as follows:
Chapter 8
FLOODPLAIN HAZARD REGULATIONS
Sections:
47-8-1 . Purpose.
47-8-2 . Establishment of Floodplain Hazard Areas.
47-8-3. Relationship of Floodplain Hazard Regulations to
Zoning Use Districts.
47-8-4. Definitions.
47-8-5. Administration.
47-8-6. Applications and Permits.
47-8-7. Administrative FIRM Amendment.
47-8-8. Certification of Actual Elevations Required.
47-8-9. Development Standards.
47-8-10. Withholding, Suspension, Revocation of Permits.
47-8-11 . Warning and Disclaimer of Liability.
47-8-12. Mandatory and Prohibitionary Nature of Chapter and
Penalties.
47-8-13. Severability.
Sec. 47-8-1 . Purpose. In order to promote the health,
safety and general welfare of the City and the inhabitants
thereof, there is hereby established a Floodplain Hazard
Regulation ordinance with development standards and regulations
for land within the Floodplain(s) of Salt Lake City. The
Floodplain(s) are potentially subject to periodic innundation
which may result in loss of life and property, disruption of
commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expendi-
tures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of the tax
base. The establishment of the Floodplain Hazard Regulations and
identification of the floodplain(s) in Salt Lake City will help
owners of structures therein to qualify for federally subsidized
flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. It
will also serve as a guide in designing and regulating future
development and construction in such areas in order to preclude
and/or minimize exposure to flooding and to mitigate any damage
or loss caused by such flooding. It is not the intent to use
such regulation to prohibit Development or Construction, but to
ensure, as far as practicable, that Development and structures
are designed to be free from exposure to flooding or be
Floodproofed to mitigate danger and/or damage from flooding.
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Sec. 47-8-2 . Establishment of Floodplain Hazard Areas. The
Floodplain Hazard Areas within Salt Lake City have been
established and identified by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) in a scientific and engineering report entitled
"The Flood Insurance Study for the City of Salt Lake City , Utah" ,
dated February 1 , 1983. The boundaries of the Floodplain Hazard
Areas are delineated on a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) which
accompanies the Flood Insurance Study. Lcoated within Floodplain
Hazard Areas are areas designated as Floodways. The locations of
the Floodways have been computed in the Flood Insurance Study and
are contained therein on Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps. The
Flood Insurance Study and accompanying FIRM are hereby adopted by
reference and made part of this ordinance. Said Flood Insurance
Study together with the FIRM and any amendments approved by FEMA
after acceptance by the Mayor as provided in Section 47-8-7
constitute the boundaries of the Floodplain Hazard Areas governed
by the supplemental regulations of this Chapter. Two copies of
said Flood Insurance Study together with the accompanying FIRM
and accepted amendments shall be filed by the City Engineer and
be available for public inspection. The original copy shall be
kept for certification purposes by the City Recorder and the
second copy shall be on file with the City Engineer.
Sec. 47-8-3 . Relationship of Floodplain Hazard Regulations
to Zoning Use Districts. The Floodplain Hazard Regulations of
this Chapter shall be supplemental to, and not in lieu of, the
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applicable zoning provisions of the Use District in which the
land is located and/or general provisions under Title 51 of these
Revised Ordinances. Property located within said Floodplain
Hazard Area shall be developed only in conformance with the
provisions set forth herein. In cases of conflict between such
district classifications and the Floodplain Hazard Regulations
the most restrictive provisions shall govern. Principal, condi-
tional and accessory uses permitted in the Floodplain Hazard Area
shall be developed only in conformance with the provisions set
forth herein. In cases of conflict between such district
classifications and the Floodplain Hazard Regulations, the most
restrictive provisions shall govern. Principal, conditional and
accessory uses permitted in the Floodplain Hazard Area are those
which are permitted in the underlying applicable Use District in
which it is located. However, additionally all uses, whether
principal or secondary, involving construction or relocation of
permanent buildings or structures, or placement of temporary
structures, trailer homes or modular homes or excavation or
placement of fill materials, shall further meet the supplemental
conditions and standards set forth in this Chapter.
Sec. 47-8-4. Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter the
following terms mean:
1. Area of Shallow Flooding. A designated AO or AH Zone on
the FIRM. The base flood depths range from one to three feet; a
clearly defined channel does not exist; the path of flooding is
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unpredictable and indeterminate; and, velocity flow may be
evident.
2. Base Flood. A flood having a one percent chance of
being equalled or exceeded in any given year.
3. Base Flood Elevation. The probable water surface
elevation (in relation to mean sea level) of the Base Flood as
determined by or approved by the City Engineer.
4. Certify or Certification. The specific reports,
inspections and tests that are required have been performed in an
appropriate manner, and such reports, inspections, tests and
results comply with the applicable requirements of this Chapter.
5. Construction. Any manmade change to improved real
property including, but not limited to, buildings or other struc-
tures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or
drilling operations located within the Floodplain Hazard Area,
whether or not the same requires building or other permits under
these Revised Ordinances.
6. Development. Any manmade change to improved or
unimproved real property including, but not limited to, buildings
or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving,
excavation or drilling operations located within the Floodplain
Hazard Area, whether or not the same requires building or other
permits under these Revised Ordinances.
7. Drainway. A natural or artificial land depression, with
or without perceptible bed and banks, to which surface runoff
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gravitates to form a continuous or intermittent flow of water in
a definite direction.
8. Existing Mobile Home Park. A parcel (or contiguous
parcels) of land divided into two or more Mobile Home lots or
spaces for rent or sale for which the Construction of facilities
for servicing the lot on which the Mobile Home is to be affixed
( including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, either
final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads, and the
construction of streets) was completed before the effective date
of this ordinance.
9. Flood Insurance Rate Map, "FIRM" . The FIRM for Salt
Lake City, Utah, dated August 1 , 1983, as issued by "FEMA" and
any officially approved amendments thereto, on which the
Floodplain Hazard Areas and the risk premium zones have been
delineated.
10. Flood Insurance Study. The official report provided by
FEMA that includes flood profiles, the Flood Boundary-Floodway
Map, and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
11 . Floodplain. Generally, Floodplain(s) is a relatively
flat area or lowland ( s) adjoining a river, stream, water course,
ocean or lake which has been or may be covered by flood water.
Specifically, for purposes of this Title, "Floodplain(s)" shall
be that area of this City designated within the boundaries of the
official FIRM or amendments, which may be subject to periodic
inundation in the event of the Base Flood.
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12. Floodplain Hazard Area. The area containing the
Floodplain for a Base Flood in this City, as designated on the
FIRM and approved amendments.
13. Floodproofing. Any combination of structural or non-
structural additions, changes or adjustments to structures or
property which reduce or eliminate flood damage to improved or
unimproved real property, water and sanitary facilities, struc-
tures and their contents.
14. Flood Way. The channel of the river or other water
course and the adjacent land areas which must be reserved in
order to discharge the Base Flood, without accumulatively
increasing the probable water surface elevation more than one
foot.
15. Highest Adjacent Grade. The highest natural elevation
of the ground surface prior to construction or development next
to the proposed wall of a structure.
16. Licensed Architect. An architect who is registered
with the Department of Registration of the State of Utah.
17. Mobile Home or Unit. A temporary structure or a
structure that is transportable in one or more sections, built or
designed to be placed on a permanent chassis which may be used
with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required
utility services. Such structures shall be included within this
definition whether or not devoted to residential or non-residen-
tial purposes and includes relocatable office buildings. Mobile
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recreation vehicles or travel trailers that remain unconnected to
utility services shall be excluded from this definition.
18 . New Construction. Structures or substantial
improvements thereto for which the Start of Construction as
defined in Section 47-8-4 ( 23) hereunder is commenced on or after
the effective date of this ordinance.
19. New Development. Any Development proposal ( s) and/or
plan(s) submitted for approval , for which the Development
activities as defined in Section 47-8-4 (6) will commence on or
after the effective date of this ordinance.
20. New Mobile Home Park. A parcel (or contiguous parcels )
of land divided into two or more Mobile Home lots or spaces for
rent or sale for which the Start of Construction of facilities
for servicing the lot, ( including, at a minimum: (a) the
installation of utilities; (b) either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads; and (c) the construction of streets) is
completed on or after the effective date of this ordinance.
21 . Registered Land Surveyor. A land surveyor who is
registered with the Department of Registration of the State of
Utah.
22. Registered Professional Engineer. A civil engineer who
is registered with the Department of Registration of the State of
Utah.
23. Start of Construction.
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( a) Permanent Structures. Start of Construction for a
permanent structure (other than a Mobile Home or relocatable
office building under (b) and (c) below) shall begin at permanent
construction of the structure on an improved site at the pouring
of slabs or footings or other foundation work beyond the stage of
excavation. Permanent construction shall NOT include any or all
of the following preparatory activities: ( i) plan or land
preparation, such as obtaining plans, permits, clearing, grading,
and filling ; ( ii) installation of streets, walkways or utilities
particularly those upon public property; ( iii ) excavation for
basements, footings, piers or foundations; ( iv) erection of
temporary forms, without pouring; and/or (v) installation or
Construction on the property of equipment or accessory buildings
such as garages, sheds, or temporary construction offices not
used as dwelling units or not as part of the main structure
authorized by the permit.
(b) Mobile Homes. Start of Construction for a Mobile Home
is the date upon which the Mobile Home is placed on an approved
site (which, at the date of said placement must contain working
utility services ) in either a New or Existing Mobile Home Park.
(c) Relocatable Office or Structure. Start of Construction
for relocatable office building (defined in Section 5-16-1 of
these Revised Ordinances) or other temporary structure shall
shall be the date on which the relocatable office building is
placed upon an approved site.
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24. Structure. A walled and roofed building, temporary
structure, Mobile Home or unit that is in whole, or in part,
above ground.
25. Substantial Improvements. Any Development and/or
Construction of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds
either 50% of the market value of the structure before the
Development is started, or, if the Development or Construction is
undertaken for repair of damage caused by accident or acts of
God, 50% of the same market value of the structure before the
damage occurred .
Sec. 47-8-5. Administration.
1 . Each application for subdivision approval shall be
submitted to the City Planner and applications for building and
site development permits shall be submitted to the Building
Official . Respectively, said officials shall be responsible to:
(a) Verify if the location of the proposed Development
or Construction site or any portion thereof is situated
within the Floodplain Hazard Area as defined on the FIRM as
it may be amended . Applicants not otherwise aware of such
placement should be notified of the potential application of
this Chapter.
(b) Determine that the reviews and approvals required
by this Chapter have been obtained to satisfy its require-
ments.
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(c) Maintain for public inspection the following
records pertaining to the provisions of this ordinance:
(i) The actual elevation (in relation to mean sea
level elevation) of the lowest Floor (including
basement) of all new or Substantially Improved
structures, and specifying whether or not the structure
includes a basement.
(ii) For all new or Substantially Improved
Floodproofed structures, verification and record of the
actual elevation of the lowest Floor (in relation to
mean sea level elevation) and the Floodproofing
certification required in provisions of this ordinance.
2. The City Planner and/or Building Official in the
administration of this Chapter shall rely on the expertise of the
City Engineer for technical evaluation for:
(a) Identification of Drainways, designated water
passage areas or regulated Flood Ways.
(b) Obtain, review and utilize reliable Base Flood
Elevation data which may be or become available for
assistance in administering these regulations.
(c) At request of Building Official or City Planner
review applications for permits within the Floodplain Hazard
Area.
(d) Review, as provided below, any requests by said
officials or others for interpretation of the boundaries of
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the Floodplain Hazard Area where conflicts appear between
the mapped boundaries and actual field conditions.
(e) Review and process as provided below, requests for
amendments to the FIRM.
( f) Maintain one copy of the FIRM as amended.
(g) Notify periodically the Utah State Division of
Water Resources, the FEMA and any affected adjacent
communities of alterations or relocation of any water course
or Drainway which results from permitted development when in
the opinion of the City Engineer the alterations or reloca-
tions are substantial in nature or effect.
Sec. 47-8-6. Applications and Permits. Subdivision
proposals must be submitted and approved and building and/or site
development permit(s ) for Development or Construction within the
Floodplain Hazard Area must be obtained before such Development j
or Construction begins. Applications for subdivision or other
Development shall be made to the City Planner upon forms
provided. Applications for building or site development permits
shall be made to the Building Official on forms to be provided.
Application forms shall require applicant to specify if any or
all of the property involved in the proposal is located within
the Floodplain as it appears on the FIRM as officially amended.
Additionally, if the property is so situated within the
Floodplain, the forms shall require applicants to provide
information including , but not limited to:
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1 . Plans in duplicate drawn to scale;
2. The nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the
land involved ;
3. A description and identification of existing or proposed
structures, fill , storage of materials, Drainways, drainage
facilities and the location of the foregoing;
4. Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the lowest
floor ( including basement) of all structures;
5. Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any
structure has been Floodproof ed;
6. Type of Floodproofing, if any, to be employed; and
7. Certification by a Registered Professional Engineer or
Licensed Architect that the Floodproofing methods for any struc-
ture meet the applicable Floodproofing standards of Section
47-8-9, and that the flood carrying capacity within any water
course is maintained ; and
8 . Where, in the opinion of the applicant, the Floodplain
boundary or the Base Flood Elevation data determined by the Flood
is in error, the applicant shall have his/her Professional
Engineer supply supporting documentation to the City Engineer to
verify correct boundaries and elevation data to request
interpretation or amendment as provided in Section 47-8-7.
Sec. 47-8-7. Administrative FIRM Amendment.
1 . Requests for Amendment or Interpretation. Requests for
administrative site specific amendment(s) to the FIRM or requests
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for an interpretation of the FIRM boundaries based on conflicts
between the mapped boundaries and actual field conditions shall
be submitted to the City Engineer for review. This is not to
preclude the City Engineer or FEMA from initiating amendments to
the FIRM.
2. Supporting Documentation and Certification. Such
request shall be accompanied by the applicant's supporting
documentation which shall include a certification by a Registered
Professional Engineer. Such certification shall specify that in
his professional judgment the boundaries of the FIRM, as they
relate to the specific site under consideration:
( a) are incorrect, or;
(b) have been or will be modified by existing or
proposed improvements, etc.
3 . Engineer Review. After review, if the documentation and
request are found to be in order, the City Engineer shall submit
the request together with his/her recommendation to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to request consideration of amendment
of the FIRM unless FEMA approval has already been obtained .
4. Administrative Approval of FEMA Amendment of FIRM. In
the event the FEMA, based on the request and City Engineer 's
recommendation and for good cause shown approves the request and
issues an amendment to the FIRM, the City Engineer shall submit
two copies of the FEMA amendment to the Mayor for approval of
administrative amendment to the official FIRM. Each amendment so
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approved shall be certified by the Recorder and numbered
consecutively. One copy shall be retained on file with the
Recorder and attached to the FIRM and the second copy returned to
the Engineer for attachment to the FIRM and availability for
public inspection.
5. Effect of Administrative FIRM Amendment. Any amendment
to the FIRM so issued by the FEMA and approved by the official
executive action of the Mayor under this Section shall become a
part of the official FIRM and shall be incorporated herein by
reference and have the full force and effect of this ordinance as
of the date of the Mayor's action.
6. Issuance of Conditional Permit Pending FIRM Amendment.
After the City Engineer has reviewed the request for FIRM amend-
ment and supporting documentation and arrived at a recommendation
favoring amendment, the City Engineer may recommend to the City
Planner or Building Official that a conditional permit be issued
pending final FEMA and executive action within the following
limitations:
(a) That the difference between the established Base
Flood elevation for the site or structure that the elevation
proposed as part of the FIRM amendment is less than five
feet.
(b) That the conditional permit is null and void upon
FEMA's denial of the request to amend.
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(c) To obtain the conditional permit, an agreement
must be signed by the property owners and permittee:
( i ) Acknowledging they are proceeding at their
own risk.
( ii) Indemnifying and releasing City of and
against any and all claims arising out of the event the
permit becomes void , including, but not limited to stop
of work, additional fees, innunctive relief or other
actions which may result.
( iii ) Agreement that in the event of denial of
the request to amend, they will take necessary steps to
Floodproof the structure according to an approved
alternative plan of corrective work. To secure the
performance of such corrective work, a corporate surety
cash bond or letter of credit in an amount equal to the
City Engineer 's estimate of the costs of the corrective
work in the alternative plan shall be submitted in a
form approved by the City Attorney prior to issuance of
the permit.
( iv) No certificate of occupancy may be issued
for any structure and no subdivision plat may be signed
by the Mayor until the FIRM amendment is approved by
the Mayor or the corrective work is completed.
Sec. 47-8-8: Certification of Actual Elevations Required.
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1 . Certificate. Every applicant who is issued a Building
permit governed by this Chapter shall be required to submit to
the Building Official a certificate of actual elevations of
Construction by a Registered Land Surveyor or Registered
Professional Engineer. Said certificate shall specify the
specific elevations ( in relation to mean sea level) of:
(a) The actual elevation of the poured footings and
foundation.
(b) The relationship of Subsection ( a) to the actual
elevation of the lowest Floor.
The certificate shall certify that the lowest floor
elevation is at or above the Base Flood Elevation.
2. Submission. The certificate of actual elevations
described above shall be submitted after the pouring of footings
and foundation, but prior to the time of final inspections or
request for any certificate of occupancy.
3 . Waiver. The Building Official in his discretion may
waive all or the inapplicable portion(s) of the certificate
required in this Chapter, if the Construction work authorized by
permit does not occur in or affect that portion(s) of structure
below the Base Flood Elevation.
Sec. 47-8-9. Development Standards.
1 . General Provisions. No final subdivision plat shall be
approved nor shall any site development or building permit be
issued for property located within the Floodplain Hazard Area
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until the proposed Development, Construction, Substantial
Improvement, or work under permit complies with the following
criteria:
( a) All proposals for New Construction or Substantial
Improvements to existing structures within the Floodplain
Hazard Area ( including prefabricated and Mobile Homes and
temporary structures or relocatable office buildings) must
be designed or modified and anchored to prevent floatation,
collapse or lateral movement of the structure and shall be
constructed with materials and utility equipment resistent
to flood damage.
(b) All proposals for Development, Construction or
Substantial Improvements ( including replacements) must be
provided with water supply systems and sanitary sewage
systems which are designed to minimize or eliminate
infiltration of flood waters into the system and discharges
from the system into flood water. On site waste disposals
systems must be located so as to avoid impairment of, or
contamination from them, during flooding. All public
utilities, including sewer, gas, electricity and water
systems shall be designed, located and constructed to
minimize or eliminate flood damage. All public improvements
( including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, curbs
and gutter) , shall be designed and constructed with adequate
drainage systems to minimize the containment of flood waters
on adjacent properties.
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(c) Buildings or Structures and Development activities
shall be designed and completed on the site so as to offer
minimum obstruction to the flood or flood waters. Whenever
floodwaters could be four (4 ) feet or more in depth and have
a velocity of two ( 2) feet per second or greater on a site,
as determined by the City Engineer, buildings or structures
shall be constructed and Development activities shall be
designed with the longitudinal axis parallel to the
direction of the flood flow. So far as is practicable,
buildings or structures shall be placed approximately on the
same flood flow lines as those of adjoining structures.
(d) No buildings, structure or earth fill shall be
Constructed or developed that will: ( i) cause an increase of
more than one foot in the probable water surface elevation
in any Floodplain Hazard Area; or ( ii) result in storage or
processing of flammable, explosive or dangerous materials
within the Floodplain Hazard Area.
(e) No buildings, structures, substantial
i-provements, earth fill or other encroachments shall be
Constructed or Developed within the regulatory Floodway that
will result in any increase in flood levels during the
occurrence of the Base Flood discharge.
( f) If a structure has been Floodproofed, the
elevation of said Floodproofing ( in relation to mean sea
level) must be certified by a Registered Professional
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Engineer or Registered Land Surveyor and must also be
submitted to the Building Official .
(g ) Adequate drainage paths shall be provided around
structures located on slopes within any AO or AH Zone to
guide or conduct floodwater around and away from proposed
structures in such a way as not to interfere with natural
flow or drainage channels.
2 . Subdivisions, New Construction and Substantial Improve-
ments.
( a) The preliminary plat for all proposed subdivisions
and other proposed new developments, which are wholly or
partially within the Floodplain Hazard Area shall include
Base Flood Elevations for each lot within the Floodplain
Hazard Area.
(b) All New Construction and Substantial Improvements
of residential structures within the Floodplain Hazard Area
have the lowest floor ( including basement) elevated to or
above the Base Flood Elevation.
(c) All new Construction and Substantial Improvements
of residential structures within any AO or AH Zone on the
FIRM shall have the lowest floor ( including basement)
elevated above the Highest Adjacent Grade at least as high
as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM ( at least
two feet if no depth number is specified ) .
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(d ) All New Construction and Substantial Improvements
of non-residential structures within the Floodplain Hazard
Area shall have the lowest floor ( including basement) : ( i)
elevated to or above the Base Flood level; or ( ii) together
with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be designed
and constructed in compliance with applicable building codes
so that below the Base Flood level :
(aa) The structure is watertight with walls
substantially impermeable to the passage of water; and
(bb) Structural components have the capability of
resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and
effects of buoyancy.
(cc) Where Floodproofing is utilized to meet the
standards of Section 47-8-9.2 (d) above, a Registered
Professional Engineer or Licensed Architect shall
certify that the Floodproofing methods comply with the
building codes and are adequate, according to accepted
engineering standards, to withstand the flood depths
pressure, velocities, impact and uplift factors and
other factors associated with the Base Flood. A record
of said certificates ( including calculations )
indicating the specific elevation ( in relation to mean
sea level) to which said structures are Floodproofed
shall be maintained by the Building official with the
copy of the building or other permits.
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(e) All New Construction and Substantial Improvements
of non-residential structures within any AO or AH Zone on
the FIRM shall ( i) have the lowest floor ( including
basement) elevated above the Highest Adjacent Grade at least
as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM
(at least two feet if no depth number is specified) or ( ii)
together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be
designed and constructed so as to be completely floodproofed
to that level in accordance with the requirements of Section
47-8-9-2 (d ) .
3 . Mobile Home Parks, Mobile Homes, Temporary Structures.
(a) Mobile Home Parks. For construction of New Mobile
Home Parks or when the expansion, repair, reconstruction or
improvement of an Existing Mobile Home Park exceeds 50% of
the fair market value of the Mobile Home Park before the
expansion, repair, reconstruction or improvement took place,
the following standards shall apply:
( i ) Lots or spaces must be elevated on compacted
fill or on pilings so that the lowest floor of the
Mobile Home will be at or above the Base Flood level.
( ii ) When lots or spaces are elevated on pilings
the lots or spaces must be large enough to accommodate
steps. Pilings shall be placed on stable soil no more
than ten ( 10 ) feet apart and reinforcements shall be
provided for pilings more than six (6) feet above the
ground level.
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(b) Mobile Homes, Temporary Structures and Relocatable
Office Buildings. All mobile homes, temporary structures
and relocatable office buildings within the Floodplain
Hazard Area shall be anchored to resist floatation,
collapse, lateral movement, or displacement by sound
engineering methods. Specific requirements shall be that:
( i ) all components of the anchoring system be
capable of carrying a force of 4,800 pounds, and
withstand horizontal forces of 25 pounds per square
foot and uplift forces of 15 pounds per square foot.
The square footage shall be determined by the size of
the Mobile Home, temporary structure, or relocatable
office building.
( ii) any additions to a Mobile Home to be
similarly anchored.
(c ) No mobile homes shall be placed within the
regulatory Floodway except within an existing mobile home
park or mobile home subdivision.
Sec. 47-8-10. Withholding, Suspension, Revocation of
Permits. The officials responsible for the administration of
this Chapter may, in writing, withhold issuance, suspend or
revoke permits under their respective authority subject to this
Chapter, whenever good cause is shown to question the propriety
of issuance, or it appears the permit is issued in error or on
the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of
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any ordinance or regulation or any provisions of these Revised
Ordinances.
Sec. 47-8-11 . Warning and Disclaimer of Liability. The
degree of flood protection required by this ordinance is
considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on
engineering and scientific methods of study. Larger floods may
occur on rare occasions or flood heights may be increased by
manmade or natural cases, including but not limited to ice jams
and bridge openings restricted by debris. This ordinance does
not imply that areas outside the Floodplain Hazard Area
boundaries or land uses permitted within this district will be
free from flooding or flood damages. This ordinance shall not
create liability on the part of Salt Lake City or any officer or
employee thereof for any flood damages that result from reliance
on this ordinance or any administrative decision made thereunder.
Sec. 47-8-12. Mandatory and Prohibitionary Nature of
Chapter. Violations, Fines and Penalties.
1 . Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to intentionally perform any act prohibited by
this Chapter or to intentionally fail to perform any act or
comply with any requirement of this Chapter or to aid or abet
therein, or to fail or refuse to comply with any valid order
called by the specified officials responsible to administer the
provisions of this Chapter. No permits shall be issued to any
applicant during the time he/she shall fail to correct defective
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work or noncomplying work or violation exists after written
notice by the official responsible for the permit or their
designee. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor.
2 . Fines and Penalties. Upon conviction for such viola-
tions of this Chapter, such party, if a person, shall be
punishable by a fine of not more than $299.00 and/or imprisonment
of not more than six ( 6 ) months. If such party is a corporation,
association, partnership or governmental instrumentality , such
party may be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000.00 and/or
imprisonment of not more than six (6) months.
Sec. 47-8-13. Severability. If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of
the sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases hereof
be declared invalid or unconstitutional .
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first
publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 2nd day of August , 1983.
CH IRM
ATTEST:
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I Y RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on August 2, 1983•
Mayor's Action: August 2, 1983
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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(S E A L)
Bill 53 of 1983
Published: August 11 , 1983
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
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County of Salt Lake
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Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal
advertising clerk of the DESERET NEWS, a daily
(except Sunday) newspaper printed in the English
SYNOPSIS OF, I language with general circulation in Utah, and
SALT""CITY
' ..Mq�.7 published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, in the
(FLOOD°IZE0vuINHAZARo State Of Utah.
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9 f AI the RevlseE 9rAinanc-
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Legai/ertisi ]erk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this...............................6.. day of
September
.........................................A.D. 1983.....
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My Commission Expires
Oct, 1, 1986
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