031 of 1989 - Technical Amendments to the City's Floodplain Ordinance Required by FEMA O 89-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 31 1989
(Technical amendments to the City' s
floodplain ordinance required by FEMA. )
AN ORDINANCE MAKING CERTAIN TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO y
CHAPTER 68 OF TITLE 18 DEALING WITH FLOODPLAIN HAZARD
PROTECTION PURSUANT TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City needs to make certain technical
amendments to its floodplain hazard protection ordinance to
comply with the requirements of the National Flood Insurance
Program;
THEREFORE, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,.
hereby adopts the following amendments to Chapter 68 of
Title 18.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City,
Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 18.68.020 is amended by adding
a new Subsection 30 as follows:
18. 68.020(30) "Lowest Floor" means the lowest floor of
the lowest enclosed area (including basement) An
unfinished or flood restraint enclosure, usable solely for
parking of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area
other than a basement area, is not considered a building' s
lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so
as to render the structure in violation of the applicable
non-elevation design requirements of this ordinance
SECTION 2. That Section 18. 68. 100(b) is amended to
read as follows:
18. 68. 100(b) All new construction and substantial
improvements of residential structures within the floodplain
hazard area shall have the lowest floor (including
basement) , elevated to or above the base flood elevation.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect on the
date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 6th day of June 1989.
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Transmitted to the Mayor on June 6, 1989
Mayor' s Action: 616189 Approved Vetoed
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Bill No. 31 of 1989.
Published: June 15, 1989
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