Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

18.360 Floodplain Management Ordinance

18.360.410 Definitions

Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this Chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning they have in common usage and to give this Chapter its most reasonable application.

Reasonably safe from flooding refers to the standard of construction established by the City which is based on FEMA’s Technical Bulletin 10-01 dated May 2001, as amended, the City’s adopted edition of the International Building Code (IBC), and/or written construction standards adopted by the Floodplain Administrator to bring the City into compliance current FEMA requirements.

Effective on: 1/1/1901