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Timestamp: 2018-11-21 18:36:17
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 9', '§ 9', '§ 9', '§ 9', '§ 9', '§ 9', '§ 9', '§ 9', '§ 9', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11']

Ch 9 Art I IN GENERAL
§ 9-2 Penalties for noncompliance with chapter.
§ 9-3 Findings of fact.
§ 9-4 Statement of purpose of chapter.
§ 9-5 Objectives of chapter.
§ 9-6 Lands to which this chapter applies.
§ 9-7 Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard.
§ 9-8 Interpretation, conflict with other laws.
§ 9-9 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
§ 9-10 through Sec. 9-30. (Reserved)
Chapter 9: Flood Damage Prevention Article I IN GENERAL
Sec. 9-1 Definitions.
Sec. 9-2 Penalties for noncompliance with chapter.
Sec. 9-3 Findings of fact.
Sec. 9-4 Statement of purpose of chapter.
Sec. 9-5 Objectives of chapter.
Sec. 9-6 Lands to which this chapter applies.
Sec. 9-7 Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazard.
Sec. 9-8 Interpretation, conflict with other laws.
Sec. 9-9 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
Sec. 9-10 through Sec. 9-30. (Reserved)
[Code 1971, § 11 1/2-10]
A designated AO or VO zone on a community's flood insurance rate map (FIRM), with base flood depths from one to three feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate, and where velocity flow may be evident.
The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year. This area may be designated as zone A, AE, AH, AO, A1-99, V, VO, VE, or V1-30. It is also commonly referred to as the base floodplain or one-hundred-year floodplain.
That portion of a building having its floor subgrade below ground level on all sides.
The area subject to high-velocity waters including but not limited to hurricane wave wash. The area is designated on a FIRM as zone V1-30, VE, VO, or V.
Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, paving, excavation, or drilling operations located within the area of a special flood hazard.
Is the official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The report contains flood profiles, as well as the flood boundary floodway map and the water surface elevations of the base flood.
Has the same meaning as regulatory floodway.
A use which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water, such as a docking or port facility necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, ship-building, and ship repair. The term does not include long-term storage, manufacture, sales, or service facilities.
The lowest level including the basement or cellar of the lowest enclosed area. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement 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 nonelevation design requirements of this chapter.
As corrected in 1929, a vertical control used as a reference for establishing varying elevations within the floodplains.
Structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after March 24, 1987.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height, as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a flood insurance study or by other agencies.
The initiation, excluding planning and design, of any phase of a project, physical alteration of the property, and shall include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; installation of streets and/or walkways; excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations; or the erection of temporary forms. It also includes the placement and/or installation on the property of accessory buildings (garages, sheds), storage trailers, and building materials. For manufactured homes the actual start means affixing of the manufactured home to its permanent site.
Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure, either before the improvement or repair is started; or, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition substantial improvement is considered to commence when the first 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 structure. The term does not, however, include either any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or local building, fire, health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions, or any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a state inventory of historic places.
[Code 1971, § 11 1/2-20]
No structure shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered, and no land shall be excavated or filled without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and any other applicable regulations. Any infraction of the provisions of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its requirements, including infractions of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions of the permit, shall constitute a violation. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in section 1-9. Any structure found not compliant with the requirements of this chapter for which the developer and/or owner has not applied for and received an approved variance under this chapter will be declared noncompliant and notification sent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[Code 1971, § 11 1/2-1]
The common council of the city finds that the potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion may be a problem to the residents of the city and that such damages may include destruction or loss of private and public housing, damage to public facilities, both publicly and privately owned, and injury to and loss of human life. In order to minimize the threat of such damages and to achieve the purposes and objectives set forth in this chapter, the common council does ordain the provisions of this chapter.
[Code 1971, § 11 1/2-2]
Control filling, grading, dredging, and other development which may increase erosion or flood damages;
[Code 1971, § 11 1/2-3]
To minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains; electric, telephone, and sewer lines; and streets and bridges located in areas of special flood hazard;
[Code 1971, § 11 1/2-16]
[Code 1971, § 11 1/2-17]
The areas of special flood hazard identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a scientific and engineering report entitled the Flood Insurance Study for the City of Olean, of Cattaraugus County, New York, dated May 1987, with accompanying flood insurance rate maps and flood boundary-floodway maps, is hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this chapter. The flood insurance study and maps are on file at the Public Works Department, Olean Municipal Building, Olean, New York.
[Code 1971, § 11 1/2-18]
This chapter is adopted in response to revisions to the National Flood Insurance Program effective October 1, 1986, and shall supercede all previous laws adopted for the purpose of establishing and maintaining eligibility for flood insurance.
[Code 1971, § 11 1/2-21]
The degree of flood protection required by this chapter is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by manmade or natural causes. This chapter does not imply that land outside the area of special flood hazards or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This chapter shall not create liability on the part of the city, any officer or employee thereof, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for any flood damages that result from reliance on this chapter or any administrative decision lawfully made thereunder.