HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-3093 STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION WITHIN FLOODWAYS ORDINANCE NO. 3093
AN ORDINANCE relating to building providing standards for
construction within floodways and amending Section 11.58. •
160 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIt4A:
Section 1. Section 11.58.160 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
'11.58.160 Floodways
A. Located within areas of special flood hazard established in
Section, 11.58.050 of this Chapter are areas designated as floodways.
Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of
flood waters which carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosions
potential, the following provisions apply:
(1) Encroachments, including fill, new construction, sub
stantial improvements, and other developments are pro
hibited unless certification by a registered professional
engineer or architect demonstrates to the Code Admin-
istration Manager that such encroachments shall not
result in any increase in flood levels during the occur-
rence of the base flood discharge.
(2) If subsection 11.58.160A(1) is Satisfied, all new con-
struction and substantial improvements shall comply with
all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of
Sections 11.58.140, 11.58,150, and 11.58.160 of this
Chapter.
(3) Any manufactured home, except in an existing manufactured
home park or existing manufactured home subdivision is
prohibited in an area of special flood hazard.
B. COnstruction or reconstruction of residential structures is
prohibited within designated floodways, except for repairs, reconstruc-
tion, or improvements to a structure Which do not increase the ground
floor area; and repairs, reconstruction or improvements to a structure
the cost of which does not exceed 50 percent of the market value of the
structure either, before the repair, reconstruction, or repair is start-
ed, or if the structure has been damaged, and is being restored, before
the damage occurred. Work done on structures to comply with existing
health, sanitary, or safety codes or to structures identified as his-
toric places shall not be included in the fifty percent determination.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and
by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, Signed and approved this 19th day of
411, April , 1988.
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CITY CLERK
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