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ORDINANCE NO. 203-c
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING FLOOD PREVENTION REGULATIONS AS REQUIRED
BY MUNICIPALITIES IN THE FEDERAL INSURANCE PROGRA}I; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, HEREBY ORDAINS
THAT:
ARTICLE I. PURPOSE
It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public health, safety, and
general welfare by minimizing the loss of property or life due to flood conditions.
ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this ordinance shall
be interpreted pursuant to the zoning regulations of the City of Clermont, or as to
give them the meaning they have in common usage.
(1) F~ood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM): The official map issued by the Federal
Insurance Administration where the areas of special flood hazards have been designated
as Zone A.
(2) Habitab~e F~or: Any floor usable for living purposes, which includes
working, sleeping, eating, cooking, or recreation, etc. A floor used only for
storage purposes is not a "habitable floor".
(3) Substantia~ Improvement: Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a
structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure
either:
a. Before the improvement or repair is started;
b. If the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before
damage occured.
The term does not include:
a. Any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing
state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications
which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions.
b. Any alteration of a structure listed in the National Register of
Historic Places or a State Inventory of historic places.
(4) Base F~ood E~evation: A flood having a 1% chance of being equalled or
exceeded in any given year.
(5) Deve~opment: Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including but not limited to: buildings, structures, dredging, filling, grading, paving,
etc.
(6) Area of speaia~ F~ood Hazard: Land subject to a 1% or greater chance of
flooding any given year, and located in Zone A of the Flood Hazard Boundary Map.
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ARTICLE III. GENERAL PROVISIONS
This ordinance shall apply to all lands within the City of Clermont located
within Zone A of the City Flood Hazard Boundary Map.
SECTION 1.
Compliance.
No structure or land shall hereafter be constructed or structurally altered
without full compliance with the terms of this ordinance. However, where this
ordinance and another conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the most stringent
restrictions shall prevail.
SECTION 2.
Building Permits.
Building permits shall be required for all proposed construction within a
special flood hazard area. The Building Official shall review all building permit
applications for compliance with this ordinance. All applications for building
permits within Zone A of the FHBM shall contain the following information as applicable:
a. Elevation in relation to mean sea level (msl) of the lowest floor ~ncluding
basement) of all proposed structures.
b. Elevation in relation to mean sea level to which any non-residential
structure will be flood-proofed.
c. Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that any
non-residential flood-proofed structure meets the flood-proofing criteria of
Article IV, Section_7 _of this Ordinance.
d. Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or
relocated as a result of the proposed development.
SECTION 3. Building Permit Review.
The Building Official of the City of Clermont must review all building permits
or subdivisions to insure that:
a. The permittee has been advised that additional federal or state permits
may be required, and if specific federal or state permits are known, require that
copies of such permits be provided and maintained on file with the building' permit.
b. Review all development permits to determine if the proposed development
will adversely effect the flood carrying capacity of the flood plain. For the purposes
of this ordinance, "adversely effects" means damage to adjacent property due to rises
in flood stages attributed to physical changes of the channel and the adjacent
overbank areas. If it is determined that there is no adverse effect, then development
may proceed within the provisions of this ordinance. If it is determined that there
is an adverse effect, the development may not proceed unless technical justification
by a registered professional engineer for the proposed development is provided by the
permittee.
c. The development of building is in compliance with Article IV, CONSTRUCTION
STANDARDS of this Ordinance.