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3013 ORDINANCE NO. 3013 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1859 AND ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 6 - BUILDINGS, OF THE SANFORD CITY CODE, TO INCORPORATE REVISED FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. Article V of Chapter 6, Buildings, of the Sanford City Code, is hereby amended to add the following definitions to Section 6-68, Definitions: "EXISTING CONSTRUCTION" means any structure for which the "start of construction" connnenced before (the effective date of the first floodplain management code, ordinance, or standard based upon specific technical base flood elevation date which establishes the are of special flood hazard) or (specific date), "EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION" means a manufactured home park of subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum the installation of utilities, the construction of streets,a nd either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community (before the effective date of the first floodplain management code, ordinance, or standard based upon specific technical base flood elevation date which established the area of special flood hazard) or (specific date). "EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION" means the preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads). "HISTORIC STRUCTURE" means any structure that is a. Listed individually the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; b. Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; c. Individually listed on a sate inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of Interior; and d. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either: 1. By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of Interior, or 2. Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs. "NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OF SUBDIVISION" means a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations adopted by a community. "RECREATIONAL VEHICLE" means a vehicle which is: a. built on a single chassis; b. 400 square feet or less when measured by the largest horizontal projection; c. designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; and d. designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling --2-- Ordinance No. 3013 but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. "SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE" means damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. "SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS OR SUBDIVISIONS" is where the repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of the streets, utilities and pads equals or exceeds 50 percent of the value of the streets, utilities and pads before the repair, reconstruction or improvement commenced. SECTION 2: Article V of Chapter 6, Buildings, of the Sanford City Code, is hereby amended to change the definitions of "New Construction" and "Substantial Improvement" in Section 6-68 as follows: "NEW CONSTRUCTION" means any structure for which the "start of construction" commenced after (the effective date of the first floodplain management code, ordinance, or standard based upon specific technical base flood elevation data which establishes the area of special flood hazard.) or (specific date). The term also includes any subsequent improvements to such structure. "SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT" means any combination of repairs, reconstruction, alteration, or improvements to a building, taking place during (the life of a building) (a fifty (50) year period), in which the cumulative cost equals or exceeds fifty percent of the market value of the building. The market value of the building should be (1) the appraised value of the building prior to the start of the initial repair or improvement, or (2) in the case of damage, the value of the building prior to the damage occurring. This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work performed. 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 --3-- Ordinance No. 3013 the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. The term does not, however, include any project for improvement of the building required to comply with existing health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the Code Enforcement Official and which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions. SECTION 3: Article V of Chapter 6, Buildings, Sanford City Code, is hereby amended to add the following as new Section (b)(4) in Section 6-71, Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction, and the present Section (b)(4) is hereby tenumbered as Section (b)(5): (4) Standards for Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles. (a) All manufactured homes placed, or substantially improved, on individual lots or parcels, in expansions to existing manufactured home parks or subdivisions, or in substantially improved manufactured homes parks or subdivisions, must meet all the requirements for new construction, including elevation and anchoring. (b) All manufactured homes placed or substantially improved in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision must be elevated so that: (i) The lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated no lower than (one (I) foot) above the level of the base flood elevation, or (ii) The manufactured home chassis is supported by reinforced piers and other foundation elements of at least an equivalent strength, or no less than 36 inches in height above grade. (iii) The manufactured home must be securely anchored to the adequately anchored foundation system to resist flotation, collapse and lateral movement. (iv) In an existing manufactured home park or subdivision on which a manufactured home as incurred "substantial damage" as a result of a flood, any manufactured home placed or substantially improved must meet the standards of Article 5, Section --4-- Ordinance No. 3013 B(4)(b)(i) and (iii) above. (c) All recreational vehicles placed on sites must either: (i) Be fully licensed and ready for highway use, Or (ii) The recreational vehicle must meet all the requirements for new construction, including anchoring and elevation requirements of article 5, Section B, (4)(a) or (b)(i) and (iii). above. A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels or jackinS system, is attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and security devices and has no permanently attached structures. SECTION 4: If any section or portion of a section of this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, it shall not be held to impair the validity, force or effect of any other section of this ordinance. SECTION 5: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked. SECTION 6: That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this/~day of~~ , A.D. 1990. MAyOR/~ ~' ~ ATTEST: City of Sanford, Florida --5-- Ordinance No. 3013 CERTIFICATE I, Janet R. Donahoe, City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 3013, PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 13th day of August, 1990, was posted at the front door of the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, on the 15th day of August, 1990. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the official seal of the City of Sanford, Florida, this 15th day of August, 1990. As ~e City Clerk of the City of Sanford,- Florida.