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Consider and take action on Ordinance 2024-31 Chapter 50 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City entitled, “Floods” regarding engineering standards for the minimization of flood losses - Second Reading (Executive Director of Development Services)
Council approved first reading 7-0-0 with one member absent on August 27, 2024.
Background:
Approval of this item will amend Chapter 50 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City. This “Flood Ordinance” contains requirements for sub-dividers, developers, applicants, engineers, surveyors, realtors and other persons interested and involved in the subdivision and development of land within areas of the FEMA recognized special flood hazard areas (100-yr floodplain) and within the Zone X (shaded) areas (500-yr floodplain).
This ordinance was last updated in 2022 (Ordinance 2022-26). This amendment provides the following changes: (1) correction of a typo in the definition of Cumulative substantial improvements/damage, (2) a revision to Section 50-66 (Appeals & Variances) to provide details and means related to variances within the 500-year flood, (3) revises Sections 50-81 (General Standards), 50-82 (Specific Standards), 50-84 (Standards for areas of shallow flooding), 50-86 (Coastal high-hazard areas), and 50-87 (Areas between limits of 100-yr flood and 500-yr flood) in relation to the methods used for establishing the finish floor elevation for structures, and (4) creates Section 50-88 (Areas within Flood Zone X).
A further breakdown of these changes are as follows:
• In the 2022 update, the time limit for determining cumulative substantial improvements/damages was modified from 10 years to 5 years. This is seen in Section 50-81(10). Unfortunately, the revision to the definition was missed at that time. This cleans up that discrepancy.
• Section 50-66(a-b) has been revised to allow for additional variance options for structures within the 500-yr floodplain or sometimes referred to as Zone ...
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