HomeMy WebLinkAbout24 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: fhe City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby has these added
responsibilities and is authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions
of this Ordinance and all other Ordinances of the City of Rancho Cucamonga now
in force or hereafter adopted, relating to zoning, sub-division or building codes
SECTION 2: The Community Development Director shall be appointed to
these additional responsibilities by resolution of the City Council and his/her
appointment shall continue during good behavior and satisfactory service. During
temporary absences or disability of the Community Development Director, the
Governing Body of the City shall designate an acting Community Development
Director.
SECTION 3: Permits Required: No person, firm or corporation shall erect,
construct, enlarge or improve any building or structure in the City or cause the
same to be done without first obtaining a separate development permit for each
such building or structure.
a. Within areas subject to flooding separate development permits
are required for all new construction, substantial improvements and other
developments, including the placement of mobile homes.
b. Application: To obtain a permit, the applicant shall first file
an application therefor in writing on a form furnished for that purpose. Every
such application shall:
1. Identify and describe the work to be covered by the permit
for which application is made.
2. Describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done
by lot, block, tract and house and street address, or
similar description that will readily identify and definitely
locate the proposed building or work.
3. Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work
is intended.
4. Be accompanied by plans and specifications for proposed
construction.
5. Be signed by the permittee or his authorized agent who
may be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority.
6. Within designated flood prone areas, be accompanied by
elevations (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest
habitable floor (including basement) or in the case of
floodproofed non-residential structures, the elevation to
which it has been floodproofed. Documentation or
certification of such elevations will be maintained by
the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
7. Give such other information as reasonably may be required
by the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
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SECTION 4: The City of Rancho Cucamonga shall review all development
permit applications to determine if the site of the proposed development is
reasonably safe from flooding and that all necessary permits haw, been received
as required by Federal or State Law.
SECTION 5: The Community Development Director in reviewing all appli-
cations for new construction, substantial improvements, prefabricated buildings,
placement of mobile homes and other development(s) (as defined in Section II of
this Ordinance) will:
a. Obtain review and resonably utilize, if available, any regulatory
flood elevation data from Federal, State or other sources, and require within
areas subject to flooding that the following performance standards be met:
1. The first-floor elevation (to include basement) of new
residential structures, be elevated to or above the
regulatory flood elevation.
2. The first-floor elevation (to include basement of non-
residential structures) be elevated or floodproofed to
or above the regulatory flood elevation.
b. Required the use of construction materials and utility equipment
that are resistant to flood damage.
c. Require the use of construction methods and practices that will
minimize flood damage.
d. Be designed or anchored to prevent the flotation, collapse or
lateral movement of the structure or portions of the structure due to flooding.
e. Assure that in regard to mobile homes, specific anchoring
requirements are:
1. Over-the-top ties be provided at each of the four corners
of the mobile home with two additional ties per side at
the intermediate locations and mobile homes less than
50 feet long requiring one additional tie per side.
2. Frame ties be provided at each corner of the home with
five additional ties per side at intermediate points and
mobile homes less than 50 feet long requiring four
additional ties per side.
3.Ail components of the anchoring system be capable of
carrying force of 4800 pounds.
4. Any additions to mobile homes be similarly anchored.
SECTION 6: The Governing Body of the City shall review all subdivision
applications and shall make findings of fact and assure that:
a. Ail such proposed developments are consistent with the need
to minimize flood damage.
b. Subdivision proposals and other proposed new development
greater than five (5) acres of fifty (50) lots, whichever is lesser, include
with£n such proposals regulatory flood elevation data in areas subject to
flo~ing.
c. Adequate drainage is provided so as to reduce exposure to flood
hazards.
d. All public utilities and facilities are located so as to minimize
or eliminate flood damage.
SECTION 7: New Water and Sewer, etc. - New and replacement water and
sewer systems shall be constructed to eliminate or minimize infiltration by,
or discharge into floodwaters. Moreover, on-site waste disposal systems will
be designed to avoid impairment or contamination during flooding.
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SECTION 8: The Governing Body of the City will insure that the flood
carrying capacity within the altered or relocated portion of any watercourse
is maintained. The City will notify, in rivering situations, adjacent communi-
ties and State Coordinating Office prior to any alteration or relocation of a
watercourse, and submit copies of such notifications to the Administrator.
SECTION 9: Definition: Unless specifically defined below, works or
phrases used in this Ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them the
same meaning as they have in common usage and so as to give this Ordinance
its most reasonable application.
AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD - The land within a community subject
to one percent or greater change
of flooding in any given year. This
land is identified as Zone A on the
official map.
DEVELOPMENT - Any man-made change to improved or
unimproved real estate, including
but not limited to buildings or
other structures, mining, dredging
filling, grading, paving, excavation
or drilling operations.
FLOOD - A temporary rise in stream's flow
or stage that results in water
overflowing its banks and inundating
areas adjacent to the channel or
an unusual and rapid accumulation
of runoff or surface waters from
any source.
FLOODPROOFING - Any combination of structural and
non-structural additions, changes,
or adjustments to structures,
including utility and sanitary
facitities, which would preclude
the entry of water. Structural
components shall have the capability
or resisting hydrostatic and
hydrodynamic loads and the effect
of buoyancy.
HABITABLE FLOOR - Any floor used for living which
includes working, sleeping, eating,
cooking or recreation or combination
thereof. A floor used only for
storage purposes is not a "habitable
floor."
MOBILE HOM~ - A structure, transportable in one
or more sections, which is built
on a permanent chassis and designed
to be used with or without a perma-
nent foundation when connected to
the required utilities. It does
not include recreational vehicles
or travel trailers.
MOBILE HOM~ PARK - "Mobile Home Subdivision" means a
(SUBDIVISION) parcel (or contiguous parcels) or
land which has been divided into
two or more lots for rent or sale
and the placement of mobile homes.
REGULATORY FLOOD ELEVATION The water surface elevation of the
100-6ear flood.
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~STRUCTURE - A walled and roofed structure, includ-
ing a gam~ or liquid storage tank that
is principally above the ground, includ-
ing but without limitation to buildings,
factories, sheds, cabins, mobile homes
and other similar uses.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT - "Substantial improvement means any
repair, reconstruction or improvement
of a structure, the cost of which equals
or exceeds 50 percent of the market value
of the structure either (a) before the
improvement is started, or (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
any alteration to comply with existing
State or local health, sanitary, building
or safety codes or regulations as well as
structures listed in National or State
Registers of historic places.
100-YEAR FLOOD - The condition of flooding having a one
percent chance of annual occurrence.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th Day of May, 1978.
AYES: Schlosser, Mikels, Palombo, West, Frost
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor of the C1 y
Rancho Cucamonga
ATTEST:
City Clerk