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. e Ordinance No. 910 , Page 2. :. (b) Existing nonconforming uses in the flood hazard area may be modified, altered, or repaired to incorporate floodproofing measure, but shall not be expanded. If such nonco~forming use 9r occupancy is discontinued for a period,0f more than one year, any subsequent use snaIl cop form. . , I (c) No area of the flood hazard area shall be developed for residential use unless structures are required to be elevated on piles, reinforced concrete piers, monolithic concrete foundations or other approved means of support to a first floor level above the 100-year flood, located behind the normal high tide level, and securely anchored. (d) The La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the authority, and it shall be the duty of said Commission to establish and promulgate rules and regulauions. governing the administration of this ordinance. .- (2) In flood hazard areas where the elevation of the 100-year flood has 'not been delineated, the following shall apply: Applications for building permits shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Inspection Department to assure that (a) building sites will be above the level of the 100-year flood, and (b) where the building site is in a location that may have a flood hazard, all new construction and substantial repairs, improvements, or alterations will be floodproofed in accordance with the minimum floodproof- ing criteria specified in the building code requirements. Section 2. Penalty Clause. Every structure placed or maintained in violation of this ordinance is deemed a public nuisance and the creation thereof may be enjoined~ and the maintenance thereof may be abated by the City of La Porte at its discretion or by a citizen of said city. An~ person who . places or maintains, or causes to be placed or maintained, any structure in violation of this ordinance may be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day during which such violation exists is to be considered a separate offense. Section 3. Savings Clause. If any provisions, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity .'. of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their applica- tion to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end