HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 90-26 ORDINANCE N0. 90-26
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS ,
ORDINANCE N0. 87-10, PASSED AND APPROVED THE 4TH DAY
OF MAY, 1987, AND BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
REGULATIONS DESIGNED TO PREVENT FLOOD DAMAGES AND
REDUCE THE HAZARDS OF FLOODING WITHIN THE CITY, BY
ADDING TO SECTION B OF ARTICLE V A NEW SUBSECTION (4) ;
PROVIDING LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATION REQUIREMENTS IN ZONES
AE, A0, X SHADED, AND X UNSHADED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION
OF AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES ; PROVIDING A PENALTY IN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $1,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY
PROVISION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVER.ABILITY.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
STATE OF TEXAS :
Section 1 . City of Friendswood, Texas, Ordinance 87-10,
passed and approved the 4th day of r�ay, 1987, and being an
ordinance providing rules and regulations designed to prevent
flood damages and rer�uce the hazards of flooding , is hereby
amended by adding to Section B of Article V thereof a new
Subsection (4) to provide as follows :
"(4) . Special Lowest Floor Elevation
Requirements .
a. In Zone AE, lowest floor elevations of
temperature controlled areas shall be a
minimum of twenty-four inches (24") above
the elevation given on the latest FEMA FIRM
panel for the City of Friendswood. When
building location falls between elevations ,
interpolate to nearest one-half (1/2) foot.
Lowest floor for areas not temperature
controlled shall be a minimum of six inches
(6") above the relevant elevation.
b. In 7,one A0, lowest £loor elevations of
temperature controlled areas shall be
thirty-six inches (36") higher than the
centerline of the road in curb and gutter
streets , or high bank of roadside ditch on
streets with open ditch drainage. Lowest
floor of areas not temperature controlled
shall be a minimum of eighteen inches (18")
higher than the centerline of the road or
ditch high bank as the case may be.
c. In Zone X Shaded, lowest floor
elevations of temperature controlled areas
shall be a minimum of twenty-four inches
(24") higher than the adjacent natural
grade. Lowest floor of areas not
temperature controlled shall be a minimum of
six inches (6") higher than the adjacent
natural grade.
d. In Zone X Unshaded, lowest floor
elevation shall be as follows :
(1) On curb and gutter streets , the
elevation shall be a minimum of
eighteen inches (18") above the top of
curb or a minimum of twelve inches
(12") above the adjacent natural grade,
whichever is greate.r_ .
(2) On streets with open ditches , slab
elevations shall be a minimum of
eighteen inches (18") higher than the
center of the street or a minimum of
twelve inches (12") higher than the
adjacent natural grade, whichever is
greater.
For the purposes of this Subsection (4) , the
term ' adjacent natural grade ' shall mean the
natural ground adjacent to the slab at its
centerline paralleling the front of the
structure. Natural ground is assumed to be
the ground surface existing prior to
placement of the building pad. "
Section 2. Any person who shall violate any provision of
this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $1, 000.
Each day of violation sha11 constitute a separate offense.
Section 3. In the event any section, paragraph,
subdivision, clause, phrase, provision, sentence, or part of
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this Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or
circumstance shall for any reason be adjudge� invalid or held
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall
not affect, impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whol� or
any part or provision hereof other than the part declared to be
invalid or unconstitutional ; and the City Council of the City
of Friendswood, Texas, declares that it would have passed each
and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission o£ any
such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional , or
whether there be one or more parts .
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 24th day
a f September , 1990.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on second and final reading
this 15th day of October , 1990.
su W. Sch ader
Mayor
ATTEST:
e oris rc er,
City Secretary
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