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Home My WebLink AboutNS-1665REL:adg 9/16/82 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1665 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 7-2, 7-21, 2-22, 7-24, 7-25, 7-26, 7-27, 7-31, 7-32, 7-33, 7-51, 7-52, 7-53, 7-54, AND 7-55 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT NEW FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS AND NEW DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR THE NEW FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ZONES THEREBY CREATED THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 7-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. Incorporation by reference of flood insurance rate map and floodway map. That certain collection of maps entitled "FIRM, Flood Insurance Rate Map, City of Santa Ana, California, Orange County," with an effective date of September 2, 1982, and that certain map entitled "Floodway, Flood Boundary and Floodway Map, City of Santa Ana, California, Orange County," with an effective date of September 14, 1979, copies of which maps are on file with the clerk of the council, are hereby incorporated by this reference and adopted, together with all duly authorized amendments or revisions thereof, for the purpose of designating the special hazard areas, the risk premium zones, and the regulatory floodway of the City of Santa Ana in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program. All references in this chapter to the A zone, the AO zone, the AH zone, the A7 zone, the A8 zone, and the Al6 zone shall mean references to those areas of the city designated on the said flood insurance rate map as being included in such zones respectively. All references in this chapter to the regulatory floodway shall mean references to that area designated as "floodway" on the said floodway map. SECTION 2: That Section 7-21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code 'is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-21. Permit requirement. (a) No building permit required by Article II of Chapter 8 of this Code shall be issued for any new construction or other development in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, or Al6 zones which fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter. ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1665 PAGE TWO (b) No permit required for installation of a mobile home, for which the director of building safety is the enforcement authority, under Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, shall be issued for the placement of a mobile home in the AO, AH, A7, or A8 zones which fail to comply with the requirements of this chapter. (c) Any proposed construction or other development (other than public works construction) in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, or Al6 zones including the placement of mobile homes, for which a permit is not required under either subsection (a) or subsection (b), shall nevertheless require a permit from the director of building safety, and no such permit shall be issued for any such construction, development, or placement which fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter. The director of building safety shall develop such forms and procedures as may be necessary for the implementation of this subsection. SECTION 3: That Section 7-22 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-22. Violation a misdemeanor. Any person who does or causes to be done any construction or other development in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, or Al6 zones, or who places any mobile home in any such zone, without having first obtained the permit required by section 7-21, is guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION 4: That Section 7-24 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-24. General standards for new construction or improvement of structures. No permit for new construction or substantial improvements of structures (including the placement of prefabricated buildings and mobile homes) shall be approved in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, or Al6 zones unless all of the following standards are met: (1) The structure must be designed or modified and adequately anchored, to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement. i ORDINANCE NO. NS-1665 PAGE THREE (2) The structure must be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to flood damage. (3) The structure must be constructed by methods and practices that minimize flood damage. SECTION 5: That Section 7-25 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-25. General development standards. No permit shall be issued for any proposed new development in the A, AO, AH, A7, AS, or Al6 zones until reviewed by the director of public works and approved by him as satisfying ~he following standards, unless it clearly appears to the director of building safety that the development is of such a minor or limited nature that it will not have any significant adverse effect on the maintenance of such standards: (1) The proposed development must be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage within the A, AO, AH, A7, AS, and Al6 zones. (2) Ail public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems must be located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage. (3) Adequate drainage must be provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards. SECTION 6: That Section 7-26 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-26. Base flood elevation data. No application for a permit which pertains to a proposed new development greater than fifty (50) lots or five (5) acres, whichever is less, in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, or Al6 zones shall be reviewed or approved unless base flood elevation data is included in the proposal, or unless such data has been previously provided pursuant to section 7-52. ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1665 PAGE FOUR SECTION 7: That Section 7-27 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-27. Records. Tne director of building safety shall: (1) Obtain the elevation (in relation to mean seal level) of the lowest habitable floor (including basement) of all new or substantially improved structures, in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, or Al6 zones and in- formation as to whether or not such structures contain a basement; (2) Obtain, if the structure has been flood- proofed, the elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure was floodproofed; and (3) Maintain a record of all such information together with any certificates of flood- proofing. Such record shall be maintained for public inspection and furnished upon request, for the determination of applic- able flood insurance risk premium rates within the A, AO, AH, A7, AS, and Al6 zones. SECTION 8: That Section 7-31 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-31. AO, AH, A7, and A8 zone standards - Residential structures. Ail new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures (other than mobile homes) in the AO, AH, A7, or A8 zones must have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated above the crown of the nearest street to or above the depth number specified for the AO zone or to or above the base flood elevation specified for the AH, A7, or A8 zones on the flood insurance rate maps. SECTION 9: That Section 7-32 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-32. AO, AH, A7, and A8 zone standards - Nonresidential structures. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1665 PAGE FIVE Ail new construction and substantial improvements of nonresidential structures in the AO, AH, A7, or A8 zones must either: (1) Have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated above the crown of the nearest street to or above the depth number specified for the AO zone or to or above the base flood elevation specified for the AH, A7, or A8 zone on the flood insurance rate maps; or (2) Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be completely floodproofed to or above that level so that any space below that level is watertight with walls sub- stantially impermeable to the passage of water and with structural components having the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of buoyancy. SECTION 10: That Section 7-33 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-33. AO, AH, A7, and A8 zones - Mobile homes. (a) No mobile home shall be placed in the AO, AH, A7, or A8 zones unless anchored to resist horizontal forces on the home of nine (9) pounds per square foot and uplift forces of fifteen (15) pounds per square foot. (b) No permit for the placement of a mobile home in any mobile home park or subdivision in the AO, AH, A7, or A8 zones shall be issued until such mobile home park or subdivision has filed with the city manager an evacuation plan indicating alternate vehicular access and escape routes. SECTION 11: That Section 7-51 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-51. General development standards. The director of public works shall review the following proposals for development in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, or Al6 zones: ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1665 PAGE SIX (a) Ail public works construction proposals; (b) Ail tentative subdivision maps, and (c) Ail development proposals referred to him pursuant to section 7-25. and shall approve, conditionally approve, based on his determination of whether the standards are satisfied: or disapprove them following (1) The proposed development must be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage within the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, and Al6 zones. (2) Ail public utilities and facilities, such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems must be located and constructed to minimize or eliminate flood damage. (3) Adequate drainage must be provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards. SECTION 12: That Section 7-52 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-52. Base flood elevation data. No tentative or final subdivision map which pertains to a proposed subdivision greater than fifty (50) lots or five (5) acres, whichever is less in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, or Al6 zones shall be approved unless base flood elevation data is included in or with the tentative map. SECTION 13: That Section 7-53 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-53. Water supply systems. The director of public works shall assure that new and replacement water supply systems in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, and Al6 zones are designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems. SECTION 14: That Section 7-54 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-54. Sewage systems. ORDINANCE NO. NS-1665 PAGE SEVEN The director of public works shall assure that new and replacement sanitary sewage systems in the A, AO, AH, A7, AS, and Al6 zones are designed to minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the systems and discharges from the systems into flood waters. SECTION 15: That Section 7-55 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 7-55. Waste disposal systems. The director of public works shall assure that on- site waste disposal systems in the A, AO, AH, A7, A8, and Al6 zones are located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during flooding. SECTION 16: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court or competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 17: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1665 PAGE EIGHT cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposit pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this 3rd day of Janua[¥ , 1983. ATTEST: ~leNIr~Eo~ ' thGeUYcou~c il ~ Mayor COUNCILMEMBERS: Bricken Ave Luxembourger Aye Acosta Aye Serrato Absent Griset Ave Markel Aye McGu ig an Aye APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney