HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1987-044 ORDINANCE NO. g7-44
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF
THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, BY
AMENDING ARTICLE IX OF CHAPTER 7,
SECTION 7-180 RELATING TO DEFINITIONS;
BY ADDING SECTION 7-193 (e) RELATING TO
AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING; PROVIDING A
PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200 . 00) AND A SEPARATE
OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON
�, EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION
OCCURS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE,
TEXAS:
Section 1 . That the Grapevine City Code be, and the same
is, hereby amended by amending Section 7-180 relating to the
definition of structure and that it should read as follows:
STRUCTURE means a walled and roofed building, a manufactured
home, or a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally
above ground.
Section 2 . That the Grapevine City Code be, and the same
is, hereby amended by adding Section 7-193 (e) relating to areas
' ""�"°" of shallow flooding and that it should read as follows :
,�,,, Section 7-193 STANDARDS FOR AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING
(AO/AH ZONES)
(e) Located within the areas of special flood hazard
established in Section 7-188 are areas designated as
shallow flooding. These areas have special flood
hazards associated with base flood depths of 1 to 3
feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist and
where the path of flooding is unpredictable and where
velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is
characterized by ponding or sheet flow; therefore, the
following provisions apply:
(1) All new construction and substantial improvements
of residential structures have the lowest floor
(including basement) elevated above the highest
adjacent grade at least as high as the depth
number specified in feet on the community' s FIRM
(at least two feet if no depth number is
specified) .
(2) All new construction and substantial improvements
'"�" of nonresidential structures;
(a) have the lowest floor (including basement)
�„ elevated above the highest adjacent grade at
least as high as the depth number specified
in feet on the community' s FIRM (at least two
feet if no depth number is specified) , or;
(b) together with attendant utility and sanitary
facilities be designed so that below the base
flood level the structure is watertight with
walls substantially impermeable to the
passage of water and with structural com-
ponents having the capability of resisting
hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads of effects
of buoyancy.
(3) A registered professional engineer shall submit a
certification to the Floodplain Administrator that
the standards of this Section, as proposed in
Section 7-190 , are satisfied.
(4) Require within Zones AH or AO adequate drainage
paths around structures on slopes, to guide flood
waters around and away from proposed structures.
� Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all
other ordinances of the City and shall not repeal any of the
provisions of said ordinances except in those instances where
;�, provisions of those ordinances are in direct conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed Two
Hundred ($200. 00) for each offense and a separate offense shall
be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
Section 5. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of the ordinance, and the City Council hereby declares it would
have passed such remaining of the ordinance despite such
invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 6 . The fact that the present ordinances and
regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to
� �' " properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general
welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas,
�,� creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of public
business, property, health, safety, and general welfare of the
public which requires that this ordinance shall become effective
from and after the date of its passage and it is accordingly so
ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 4th day of Auaust , 1987 .
APPROVED:
Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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Cit Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney