HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-3058 STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION WITHIN FLOODWAYS 3058
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE relating to building tegulations; 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 YAKtMA:
• Section 1. Section 11.58.160 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows: -
"11.58.160 Floodways
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 poten-
tial, 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 Section 11.58.160 (1) is satisfied, all new construc-
tion 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 hone subdivision is
prohibited in an area of special flood hazard.
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.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this l) day of
October, 1987.
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Publication Date OCT 1 6 1987
Effective Date NOV 1 5 1987
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