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City of Bolivar, MO Floodplain Management
§ 420.010 Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purposes.
§ 420.020 General Provisions.
§ 420.030 Administration — Floodplain Development Permit.
§ 420.040 Establishment of Zoning Districts.
§ 420.050 Provisions and General Standards For Flood Hazard Reduction.
§ 420.060 Specific Standards.
§ 420.070 Manufactured Homes.
§ 420.080 Floodway.
§ 420.090 Recreational Vehicles.
§ 420.100 Floodplain Management Variance Procedures.
§ 420.110 Penalties For Violation.
§ 420.120 Amendments.
§ 420.130 Definitions.
Chapter 420 Floodplain Management
Section 420.010 Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact and Purposes.
Section 420.020 General Provisions.
Section 420.030 Administration — Floodplain Development Permit.
Section 420.040 Establishment of Zoning Districts.
Section 420.050 Provisions and General Standards For Flood Hazard Reduction.
Section 420.060 Specific Standards.
Section 420.070 Manufactured Homes.
Section 420.080 Floodway.
Section 420.090 Recreational Vehicles.
Section 420.100 Floodplain Management Variance Procedures.
Section 420.110 Penalties For Violation.
Section 420.120 Amendments.
Section 420.130 Definitions.
[Ord. No. 2944 §I, 7-8-2010]
Statutory Authorization. The legislature of the State of Missouri has in Section 79.110, RSMo., delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt floodplain management regulations designed to protect the health, safety and general welfare. Therefore, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Bolivar, Missouri, ordains as follows.
Flood losses resulting from periodic inundation. The special flood hazard areas of the City of Bolivar, Missouri, are subject to inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief and impairment of the tax base; all of which adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
Selection of a base flood that 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 base flood selected for this Chapter is representative of large floods which are 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 have a one percent (1%) chance of occurrence in any one (1) year as delineated on the Federal Insurance Administrator's FIS and illustrative materials dated September 17, 2010, as amended, and any future revisions thereto.
Statement Of Purpose. It is the purpose of this Section to promote the public health, safety and general welfare; to minimize those losses described in Subsection (B)(1); to establish or maintain the community's eligibility for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as defined in 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 59.22(a)(3); and to meet the requirements of 44 CFR 60.3(d) by applying the provisions of this Chapter to:
[Ord. No. 2944 §I, 7-8-2010; Ord. No. 2946 §I, 8-12-2010]
Lands To Which Chapter Applies. This Chapter shall apply to all lands within the jurisdiction of the City of Bolivar, Missouri, identified as numbered and unnumbered A Zones and AE Zones on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Polk County, Missouri, on map panels 29167C0193D, 29167C0195D, 29167C0200D, 29167C0277D, 29167C0281D, 29167C0282D and 29167C0300D dated September 17, 2010, as amended, and any future revisions thereto. In all areas covered by this Chapter, no development shall be permitted except through the issuance of a floodplain development permit granted by the Board of Aldermen or its duly designated representative under such safeguards and restrictions as the Board of Aldermen or the designated representative may reasonably impose for the promotion and maintenance of the general welfare, health of the inhabitants of the community and as specifically noted in Section 420.050.
Floodplain Administrator. The Zoning Administrator is hereby designated as the Floodplain Administrator under this Chapter.
Compliance. No development located within the special flood hazard areas of this community shall be located, extended, converted or structurally altered without full compliance with the terms of this Chapter and other applicable regulations.
Interpretation. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements, shall be liberally construed in favor of the Governing Body and shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other powers granted by State Statutes.
Warning And Disclaimer Of Liability. The degree of flood protection required by this Chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on engineering and scientific methods of study. Larger floods may occur on rare occasions or the flood heights may be increased by manmade or natural causes, such as ice jams and bridge openings restricted by debris. This Chapter does not imply that areas outside the floodway and flood fringe or land uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damage. This Chapter shall not create a liability on the part of the City of Bolivar, any officer or employee thereof for any flood damages that may result from reliance on this Chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.
Permit Required. A floodplain development permit shall be required for all proposed construction or other development, including the placement of manufactured homes, in the areas described in Section 420.020(A). No person, firm, corporation or unit of government shall initiate any development or substantial improvement or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate floodplain development permit for each structure or other development.
Designation Of Floodplain Administrator. The Zoning Administrator is hereby appointed to administer and implement the provisions of this Chapter.
Duties And Responsibilities Of Floodplain Administrator. Duties of the Zoning Administrator shall include, but not be limited to:
Notify adjacent communities and the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (MO SEMA) to any alteration or relocation of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA);
When floodproofing techniques are utilized for a particular non-residential structure, the Zoning Administrator shall require certification from a registered professional engineer or architect.
Give such other information as reasonably may be required by the Zoning Administrator;
The mapped floodplain areas within the jurisdiction of this Chapter are hereby divided into the two (2) following districts: A Floodway Overlay District (FW) and a Floodway Fringe Overlay District (FF) identified in the Flood Insurance Study (and accompanying maps(s)). Within these districts, all uses not meeting the standards of this Chapter and those standards of the underlying zoning district shall be prohibited. These zones shall be consistent with the numbered and unnumbered A Zones (including AE, AO and AH Zones) as identified on the official FIRM and identified in the Flood Insurance Study provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
In all areas identified as numbered and unnumbered A Zones and AE Zones, where base flood elevation data have been provided as set forth in Section 420.050(B), the following provisions are required:
Non-residential construction. New construction or substantial improvement of any commercial, industrial or other non-residential structures, including manufactured homes, shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to one (1) foot above the base flood elevation or, together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be floodproofed so that below the base flood elevation the structure is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy. A registered professional engineer or architect shall certify that the standards of this Subsection are satisfied. Such certification shall be provided to the Floodplain Administrator as set forth in Section 420.030(C).
In an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on which a manufactured home has incurred substantial damage as the result of a flood be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated to one (1) foot above the base flood elevation and be securely attached to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse and lateral movement.
Require that manufactured homes to be placed or substantially improved on sites in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision within all unnumbered and numbered A Zones and AE Zones on the community's FIRM, that are not subject to the provisions of Section 420.070(B) of this Chapter, be elevated so that either:
Located within areas of special flood hazard established in Section 420.020(A) are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of floodwaters that carry debris and potential projectiles, the following provisions shall apply:
The community shall prohibit any encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements and other development within the adopted regulatory floodway, unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
If Section 420.080(2) is satisfied, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of Section 420.050.
In unnumbered A Zones, the community shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation or floodway data currently available from Federal, State or other sources as set forth in Section 420.050(B).
Establishment Of Appeal Board. The Board of Aldermen as established by the City of Bolivar shall hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the floodplain management requirements of this Chapter.
Responsibility Of Appeal Board. Where an application for a floodplain development permit or request for a variance from the floodplain management regulations is denied by the Zoning Administrator, the applicant may apply for such floodplain development permit or variance directly to the Board of Aldermen as defined in Section 420.100(A).
The Board of Aldermen shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged that there is an error in any requirement, decision or determination made by the Zoning Administrator in the enforcement or administration of this Chapter.
Further Appeals. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Aldermen or any taxpayer may appeal such decision to the Circuit Court of Polk County as provided in Section 89.110, RSMo.
Floodplain Management Variance Criteria. In passing upon such applications for variances, the Board of Aldermen shall consider all technical data and evaluations, all relevant factors, standards specified in other Sections of this Chapter and the following criteria:
Conditions For Approving Variances For Agricultural Structures. Any variance granted for an agricultural structure shall be decided individually based on a case-by-case analysis of the building's unique circumstances. Variances granted shall meet the following conditions as well as those criteria and conditions set forth in Sections 420.100(D) and (E) of this Chapter.
For any new or substantially damaged agricultural structures, the exterior and interior building components and elements (i.e., foundation, wall framing, exterior and interior finishes, flooring, etc.) below the base flood elevation must be built with flood-resistant materials in accordance with Section 420.050(D)(2) of this Chapter.
The agricultural structures must be adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structures in accordance with Section 420.050(D)(1) of this Chapter. All of the building's structural components must be capable of resisting specific flood-related forces including hydrostatic, buoyancy and hydrodynamic and debris impact forces.
Any mechanical, electrical or other utility equipment must be located above the base flood elevation or floodproofed so that they are contained within a watertight, floodproofed enclosure that is capable of resisting damage during flood conditions in accordance with Section 420.050(D)(4) of this Chapter.
The agricultural structures must meet all National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) opening requirements. The NFIP requires that enclosure or foundation walls, subject to the 100-year flood, contain openings that will permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters in accordance with Section 420.060(3) of this Chapter.
The agricultural structures must comply with the floodplain management floodway encroachment provisions of Section 420.080(2) of this Chapter. No variances may be issued for agricultural structures within any designated floodway, if any increase in flood levels would result during the 100-year flood.
Conditions For Approving Variances For Accessory Structures. Any variance granted for an accessory structure shall be decided individually based on a case-by-case analysis of the building's unique circumstances. Variances granted shall meet the following conditions as well as those criteria and conditions set forth in Sections 420.100(D) and (E) of this Chapter.
For any new or substantially damaged accessory structures, the exterior and interior building components and elements (i.e., foundation, wall framing, exterior and interior finishes, flooring, etc.) below the base flood elevation must be built with flood-resistant materials in accordance with Section 420.050(D)(2) of this Chapter.
The accessory structures must be adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure in accordance with Section 420.050(D)(1) of this Chapter. All of the building's structural components must be capable of resisting specific flood-related forces including hydrostatic, buoyancy and hydrodynamic and debris impact forces.
The accessory structures must meet all National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) opening requirements. The NFIP requires that enclosure or foundation walls, subject to the 100-year flood, contain openings that will permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters in accordance with Section 420.060(3) of this Chapter.
The accessory structures must comply with the floodplain management floodway encroachment provisions of Section 420.080(2) of this Chapter. No variances may be issued for accessory structures within any designated floodway, if any increase in flood levels would result during the 100-year flood.
Violation of the provisions of this Chapter or failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with granting of variances) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this Chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and, in addition, shall pay all costs and expenses involved in the case. Each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City of Bolivar or other appropriate authority from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
The regulations, restrictions and boundaries set forth in this Chapter may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed or appealed to reflect any and all changes in the National Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, provided however, that no such action may be taken until after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties of interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. Notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Bolivar. At least twenty (20) days shall elapse between the date of this publication and the public hearing. A copy of such amendments will be provided to the Region VII office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The regulations of this Chapter are in compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations.
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area, including basement. An unfinished or flood-resistant 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 floodproofing design requirements of this Chapter.
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. The term includes "repetitive loss buildings" (see definition).
Any combination of reconstruction, alteration or improvement to a building, taking place during a ten (10) year period, in which the cumulative percentage of improvement equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the current market value of the building. For the purposes of this definition, an improvement occurs when the first (1st) alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. This term includes structures which have incurred "repetitive loss" or "substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work done.