Res 78 - 97 Establish Eligibility in the National Food Insurance ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 78-97 '
RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY IN THE
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS,'the City of Mendota Heights wishes to establish'
eligibility inathe National Flood Insurance Program and in order,
to do so must meet the requirements of 1910.3(a) of the Federal
Insurance Administration regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to determine whichxdevelopments would
increase the flood hazard, -the following measures shall be required
within the jurisdictional -limits of this community.
Section 1 Permit Requirements
No -person shall erect, "construct, enlarge, alter, repair, improve,
move, or demolish any building or structure without first obtaining
a separate permit for each building or structure from the designated
responsible person. '
No man-made ohange to improved or unimproved real estate, including'
but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging,•
filling, grading, paving; excavation or drilling operations, shall_
be commenced until a separate permit has'been obtained from.the
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• designated responsible person.for each change.
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No•mobile home shall be placed on improved or unimproved real estate
without first obtaining as geparat e. permit. four . each -, mobile home from the
` designated responsible ,.person,: p ` � „� , d L T e
Section 2 Application
To obtain a permit -,-the applicant shall first file a permit application;
on a form furnished for'that purpose. The form must be. completed ,
and submitted to the designated responsible person before the issuance
of a permit will be considered., '
Section 3 Review of Applications "•
code-en-f-o-rcement officer
The_ hereinafter referred to as the responsible person,•is
appo. e21 as`the ;"person" responsible for receiving applications.and
examining the plans and specifications for the proposed construction
or development:
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After reviewing the -application, the responsible person shall require
any additional-measures.which are necessary to meet the minimum
requirements of this document.
Section 4 The responsible person shall review proposed development
to'assure that all necessary permits have been received from those
governmental agencies from which approval is required by Federal or
State law, -including Section 404•of the Federal Water Pollution Con-,
trot Act Amendments •of•1972, 33 U.S.C. 1334.
Section 5' The responsible person shall review all permit applications
to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe:
,,from flooding.•.If a proposed building site is in a flood prone area,
all new construction and substantial improvements (including the
placement,of prefabricated buildings and mobile homes) shall: (i) be
designed '(or modified) and adequately anchored 4o prevent flotation,
collapse, or lateral movement of the structure, (ii) be•constructed
with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage and
(iii) be constructed'by methods and practices that minimize flood
damage;
Section 6 The responsible person shall review subdivision proposals
and,other proposed new development to determine whether such proposals
will be reasonably safe from flooding. If a subdivision proposal or
other proposed new development is in.a flood prone area, any such
proposals shall be reviewed,to assure that (i) all such proposals
are consistent with the need to minimize flood damage within the
flood prone area, (ii) all public utilities and facilities, such -as
'sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems are located and constructed
to minimize or eliminate flood.damage, and (iii) adequate drainage
= is provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards;
Section 7 The responsible person shall require within•flood prone
areas new -and replacement water supply systems to be'designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters -into the systems;,
and '
Section 8 'The responsible person shall require within flood prone
areas (i) new and replacement sanitary sewage systems to be. designed -
to minimize or'eliminate infiltration of•flood waters into the
systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters and (ii)
on-site waste disposal systems -to be locatdd to -avoid impairment s'
to them or contamination from them during -,flooding.
Section 9 DEFINITIONS. Unless specifically defined below, words or
phrases,used in this document shall be interpreted so as to give them
the same meaning as,they have -,in common usage and. -so as to give -this
document.its most reasonable application.
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"Development" means any man ;made`, chan.ge-„to improved' or unimproved
real estate; including- b.ut';not;lim 4edIAtd buildings,�o`r'..other
Structures, mining,dredging, filling, grading, paving,. excavation or
drilling operations.,. '
"Flood" means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete
inundation �of 'normally dry land 'areas from:
(1) The overflow of.inland`;or tidal waters.
(2) -.The unusual and rapid accumulation or `runoff of surface waters
from any source..' '
"Flood Plain". or "flood prone'area" means any land area susceptible
to being inundated by water from any source -(see definition of "flood").
"Floodproofing" means any combination of structural and nonstructural
additions, change's,'or adjustments to structures which'reduce-or
eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water
and sanitary;facilities,•structures and�thejr Ooritents,
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"Mbbile- home" -'means a structure, transportable in one'or more sections,'
which is.,built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with -or
without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities.
it does not include.recreational .vehicles or travel trailers. The
term includes but it is not limited to, the definition of "mobile
home" as set forth in regulations.governing the Mobile Home Safety
and Construction'Standards Program (24 CFR 3282.7(a)).
"Person" includes ariy individual or group of.individuals,`corporation,
partnership, association, or any other entity, including'State and
local governments and agencies.,
"Structure It means, f'or flood plain management purposes, a walled "
< and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is
principally above, ground, as well. as a mobile home.
"Substantial improvement" means any repair, reconstruction, -or improve-
ment''of a structure, the .cost of,which equals or exceeds 50 percent of
the market value of the structure either, (a) before the improvement
or repair is started, oj,-(b) if the structure has been damaged,'and '
-is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the -purposes of
this definition "substantial improvement",is considered to occur when•
the"first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural
part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects
the external dimensions of the structure. The term -does not, however,
include either (1) any project'for improvement of a structure to com-
'ply with existing state or local health, sanitary, or safety code
specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living con- = '
ditions or '(2). any alteration 'of a structure listed on the Nat'
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Register -of Historic Places or a State Inventory of Historic
Place's.
"Variance" means a grant of relief .by,'a community from the terms of
a flood "plain management regulation. .:
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights, this
Fifth day of September . 19 78
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
.By �r�vv✓�
Robert G. Lockwood
Mayor
ATTEST:' `
Ka hleen M. Swanson
City Clerk-
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