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City Council and Successor Agency
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1/26/2015
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ORDINANCE NO. 2410 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING CHAPTER 41 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council adopts the following findings: A. The Federal Emergency Administration (FEMA) produces Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), of which the City of Redwood City is a participant; and
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01/26/2015 <br /> C. Elevation and Floodproofing. (See Article II, definitions for "basement," "lowest <br /> floor," "new construction," and "substantial improvement.") <br /> 1. Residential construction, new or substantial improvement, shall have the <br /> lowest floor, including basement: <br /> a. In an A zone, elevated to or above the base flood elevation, or <br /> said base flood elevation may be determined by the method in <br /> Section 41.15(B) of this Chapter, <br /> b. In all other zones, elevated to or above the base flood elevation. <br /> Upon completion of the structure, the elevation of the lowest floor including basement <br /> shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or surveyor, and verified by the <br /> City's Building Inspector to be properly elevated. Such certification and verification shall <br /> be provided to the Floodplain Administrator. <br /> 2. Nonresidential construction, new or substantial improvement, shall either <br /> be elevated to conform to subsection (C) (1) of this Section or together <br /> with attendant utility and sanitary facilities; or: <br /> a. Be floodproofed below the elevation recommended under <br /> subsection (C) (1) of this Section so that the structure is watertight <br /> with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water, <br /> b. Have structural components capable of resisting hydrostatic and <br /> hydrodynamic loss and effects of buoyancy, and <br /> c. Be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect that <br /> the standards of subsection (C) (2) of this Section are satisfied. <br /> Such certification shall be provided to the Floodplain Administrator. <br /> 3. All new construction and substantial improvement with fully enclosed areas <br /> below the lowest floor (excluding basements) that are usable solely for <br /> parking of vehicles, building access or storage, and which are subject to <br /> flooding, shall be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood <br /> forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwater. <br /> Designs for meeting this requirement must meet or exceed the following <br /> minimum criteria: <br /> a. For non-enqineered openings: <br /> 1. Have a minimum of finro (2) openings having a total net <br /> area of not less than one square inch for every square <br /> foot of enclosed area subject to floodingi <br /> 2. The bottom of all openings shall be no higher than one <br /> foot above gradei <br /> ATTY/ORD.407/FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE ORD.#2410 <br /> REV:12-16-14 VR FORMERLY MUFF#506 <br /> Page 5 of 10 <br />
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