HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-3-7908ORDINANCE NO. 2012-3-7908
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
AMENDING ARTICLE V, DEVELOPMENT PERMITS OF CHAPTER 50, FLOODS
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah hereby amends Article V,
Development Permits of Chapter 50, Floods, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paducah, Kentucky, to read as follows:
"ARTICLE 5. DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
SECTION A. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
A Special Flood Hazard Ddevelopment Ppermit (SFHA Development Permit) shall be
obtained before any construction or other development begins within any special flood
hazard area established in Article 3, Section B. A Special Flood Hazard Area
Development Permit Application to obtain feT- a SFHA Development Permit shall be
made on forms furnished by the Floodplain Administrator prior to any development
activities, and may include, but not be limited to, the following: plans in duplicate drawn
to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question;
existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities; and the
location of the foregoing. Endorsement of the local administrator is required before a
state floodplain construction permit can be processed. Specifically, the following
information is required.
1) Application Stage
a) Proposed elevation in relation to Mean Sea Level (MSL) of the proposed
lowest floor (including basement) of all structures in Zone A and elevation of
highest adjacent grade;
b) Proposed elevation in relation to Mean Sea Level to which any non-residential
structure will be flood-proofed;All appropriate certifications from a registered
professional engineer or architect that the non-residential flood -proofed
structure will meet the flood -proofing criteria in Article 6, Section B (2) and
Section D (2);
c) Description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated
as a result of proposed development.
d) A Special Flood Hazard Area Development Permit Application fee of One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) shall be submitted with the Application.
2) Construction Stage
Upon placement of the lowest floor, and before construction continues, or flood
proofing by whatever construction means, it shall be the duty of the permit holder
to submit to the Floodplain Administrator and to the State a certification of the
elevation of the lowest floor or flood -proofed elevation, as built, in relation to
Mean Sea Level. In AE, Al -30, AH, and A zones where the Community has
adopted a regulatory Base Flood Elevation, said certification shall be prepared by
or under the direct supervision of a registered land surveyor or professional
engineer and certified by same. When flood -proofing is utilized for a particular
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structure, said certification shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of
a certified professional engineer or architect.
Any continued work undertaken prior to the submission of the certification shall
be at the permit holder's risk. The Floodplain Administrator shall review the
lowest floor and flood proofing elevation survey data submitted. Deficiencies
detected by such review shall be corrected by the permit holder immediately and
prior to further progressive work being permitted to proceed. Failure to submit
the survey or failure to make said corrections required hereby, shall be cause to
issue a stop -work order for the project.
3) Expiration of Floodplain Construction Permit
The Special Flood Hazard Area A fleedplain eenstruetion_development
Ppermit, and all provisions contained therein, shall expire Of
>7 mdr-ed ,,,a o ,.' I " Qm ,lora.,,- days One Year from the date of issuance its
by the Floodplain Administrator."
SECTION 2. This ordinance and the various parts thereof are hereby
declared to be severable. Should any section of this ordinance be declared by the courts
to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole, or any portion thereof other than the section so declared to be
unconstitutional or invalid.
If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of the Ordinance is held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall
not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any portion thereof other than the
section so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will
become effective upon summary publication pursue uant to 4RS Chapter 424.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, March 13, 2012
Adopted by the Board of commissioners, March 20, 2012
Recorded by Tammara S. B rock, City Clerk, March 20, 2012
Published by The Paducah Sun, March 24, 2012
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