O-2010-3236 Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Chapter 94 Floods

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uto- -39_o�Lp ORDINANCE NOS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 94 "FLOODS", ARTICLE H "FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, TO CODIFY FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE; CONTAINING A SEVERABLITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, WITH EACH DAY CONSTITUTING A SEPARATE OFFENSE; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: SECTION 1. Chapter 94 "Floods", Article H "Flood Hazard Reduction", Division 1 "Generally", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended in its entirety, and shall hereinafter read as follows: "Sec. 94-31. Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this ordinance its most reasonable application. ALLUVIAL FAN FLOODING - means flooding occurring on the surface of an alluvial fan or similar landform which originates at the apex and is characterized by high -velocity flows; active processes of erosion, sediment transport, and deposition; and unpredictable flow paths. APEX - means a point on an alluvial fan or similar landform below which the flow path of the major stream that formed the fan becomes unpredictable and alluvial fan flooding can occur. APPURTENANT STRUCTURE — means a structure which is on the same parcel of property as the principal structure to be insured and the use of which is incidental to the use of the principal structure AREA OF FUTURE CONDITIONS FLOOD HAZARD — means the land area that would be inundated by the 1 -percent -annual chance (100 year) flood based on future conditions hydrology. AREA OF SHALLOW FLOODING - means a designated AO, AH, AR/AO, AR/AH, or VO zone on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a 1 percent or greater annual chance of flooding to an average depth of 1 to 3 feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow.