Item 9A- Ordinance No. 25-18-44CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance No. 25-18-44 updating City hood maps, clarifying
language, and correcting scrivener errors from the original
adoption of the Flood Plain Ordinance.
SUBMITTED BY: Dan Arlington, Building Official
DATE: Junc 1, 2018
SUMMARY: FEMA is updating the Flood Insurance Study (.FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate
Maps (FIRM) for Duval County, including the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida Department of
Emergency Management (DEM) coordinates between FEMA and the individual jurisdictions in
the State. The changes included here are part of the Model Flood Plain Ordinance, produced by
DEM and adopted by Atlantic Beach.
In addition to the revised date for the FIS and FIRM, six scrivener errors were found during a
review, by DEM, of our Flood Plain Ordinance. Our Flood Plain Ordinance, LIC Chapter 8, was
adapted by Ordinance No. 25-13-43, on 4/08/13, based on the ,original State model flood plain
ordinance. The scrivener errors were made during that process and consist of incomplete
references frorn one section to another. Brenna Durden clarified some other language and
referenced Chapter 24, as related information.
The first flood map for Atlantic Beach from FEMA (at that time, called a Flood Hazard Boundary
Map) was issued in 1974. Subsequent revisions occurred in 1977, 1983, 1989, 2013, and this
revision, 2018.
These revisions are procedural changes to remain active in the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) and Community Rating System (CRS).
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance No. 25-18-44 with strike -through and underlined changes.
CITY MANAGER:
6/12/2018
ORUIiQAiQCt Nu. z5 -its -44
AIQ uRUIIQAlgUt OF i Fit CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH AMENDING
CHAPTER 8 FLOOD HAZARD AREAS; AMENDING Stc I IUN is -9, BASIS
FUR ESIABEISRIIQU FCuuu RA[ARu ARIAS; AMtNDINu SECTION 8-
25, APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT OR APPROVAL; AMENDING SEC I iuN
8-53, DESIGN ANN cUNs I RUL; I IUN uF BUICuIMUs; AmENuiNu
SEc I Tula is -55, MIN1mum REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 8-56,
SUBDIVISION PLATS; AMENDING 8-57, miNiMum REwuIRtMEN I S;
AMLNUI QU U -6Z, [IMI 1 A 1 1uIQS ula SI 1 tS IN COASTAL HIGH HAZARD
AREAS (ZONE V) PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIUlNu FUR
SEVERABILITY; ANL) PRuvluiNu FUR AN EFFtc 11vt DA I t.
wRtRtAS, the Legislature of the Mate of Flurlaa hay, in Chapter 166; Florida Statutes,
conferred upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations designed to prumute the
public health; satety, and general weltare ut its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, the City ut Atlantic Beach participates in the National Fluod insurance
Piugram and desires to continue to meet the requirements of Title 44 Code of Federal
Regulations, Sections 59 and 60; necessary for such participation; and
WRtREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has revised and reissued the
Flood Insurance Study for Duval Cuunty_ Florida and Incurpoiated Areas, with an effective gate
OT Nuvem15ei 2, 2w 8; and
wRtREAS, the I-lurida Divisiun ut tmergenuy Management identified corrections to
some seutionz, of City of Atlantic Beach Code; Chapter 8 Flood Hazard Areas and the city has
determined it is in the public interest to mage those corrections.
NOW; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED 6y the ulty commission on 6enalt ut the
people of the Uity of Atlantic Seaur, Florida:
SECTION 1. Recitals.
I he turegoing wrereas clauses are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereot.
SEC I IUia Z. Amendments .
Seutiuns 8-9, 8-25; 8-53; 8-55; 8-56; 8-57 and 8-62 of Chapter 8; Flood Hazard Areas, ut the
Code of Urdinances ut the Uity of Atlantic Beach are herel5y amended a� follovva:
ARTICLE I. - ADMI Nib I RAI ION
sem. zi-u. - basis for establishing flood hazard areas.
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The flood insurance study for Duval Goanty, Florida and Incuipoiated Aieas with a[1 eTTeutivc
date uT Muveii fiber 2, 201 b JURe _{ i"u'' { a, id all aubse,. tient amendments and revisions, and
the aL.Lumpanying flood insurance rate maps (FIRM); and all subsegaent amendments and
revisions to sacFi maps, are adopted by ruTerenuu as a par[ uT tylia cplaptci a, a shall se, ve as
tMe minimum basis Tur establishing fluud hazard areas. Studies and maps that establish flood
hazard areas are on file at the Gity of Atlantic Beaute Sailainy uepartme, it buu 5cmi, iuie Kuaa
Atlantic Beaute, Florida.
beu. b-25. - Applivatiui i Tur a permit ur appruval.
10 obtain a tloodplain development permit or appiuval the applicant shall Tir,--,t Tile an applivatiun
ii i writing un a Tum'! tun Dished by the ,ummui pity. The information provided shall:
(i) identify ana aesuribe the development to be covered by the permit or approval.
(2) Describe the land on which the proposed development is to be cunauuted by legal
desuiiptiuii, street address ur similar desuriptivii that will readily identify and definitively
Iuuate tMe site.
(3) Indicate the use and ocuapanuy for which the proposed dcvelopmei it is ii itei idea.
(4) Be aucumpaniea by a site pian ui uvi istrautiu, i auuum6i its as specified in sections 8-30
thi vuy -33-subd+v+sien V of this chapter.
(5) State the valuation of the proposed wurK.
(b) Be signed by the applivai it or the appiivants autplurizea ayes it.
(i) wive suuM utMer aata ai id information as required by the floodplain administrator.
AR i IU[t Ili. FCuuO RtSIS i AIS i DEVELOPMENT
Seu. 8-53. - uesiyii ai ia uunstruutiun uT DaHainys, struuta,6s a, id fa,,ilities exempt from the
Florida Building Gude.
Pursuant to section 8-24.1 of this chapter; buildings; structures; and facilities that are exempt
from the Florida Building crude, inumainy substantial improvement ur repair of substantial
aamaye of such builainys, structures and facilities, shall be designed and constructed in
accordance with the flood load and flood resistant uunsti autiun requirements UT Abet z4.
5tractures exempt Tium tMe Fiuriaa Builainy Cude that are not walled and roofed buildings shall
uumply with the requirements of sections 8-75 through 8-82 GeGtiGn b 62 of this chapter.
Sec. 8-55. — Subdivisions; Minimum requirements.
5abaivisiun prupusals, inuivai, iy withuca limitation, proposals for manufactured home parks and
subdivisions, shall be reviewed to determine that:
(1) Such proposals are consistent with the need to min iimize Tluua damage a..a will be
reaSui iably aaTe Trum Tluuainy;
(z) All public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas; electric; communicatiuns, and water
systems are Iocated and constroutea to mil iimize ur eliminate Tluua aamaye; and
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(3) Adequate drainage is pruvided to reduce expusure to tluud hazards -
ail sturmvvater and impervious surface regulations contained in Chapter 24, Land
Development Regulations.-- lin zones AH and AU_ adequate drainage paths snail ally
6e pruvided to guide tluudwaters aruund and avvay from prupused structures.
Sec. 8-5b. - 5u5diviSiUii plats.
Where any portion of proposed subdivisiuns, including witnuut iimitatiun, manutactured name
parRs and su5divisiuns, iie5 witnin a tluud nazard area, the fuilumng shall be required:
(1) uelineatiun ut tluud nazard areas, fluudvvay buulldaries and flood zones, and design
flood elevations; as appropriate; shall Be shown on preliminary plats and tinal plats;
(2) Where the su5divisiun nas mure tnan 5u luts ur is larger tnan Live (5) acres and base
tluud elevatiuns are nut included on the FIRM; the base flood elevations shall Be
determined in accordance with su6sectiun 8-31(1) ut this chapter; and
(3) Uumplianuu with the site impruvement and utilities requirements ut suLtions 8-5t 9-56
thruugh 8-62 of this chapter.
Sec. 8-5/. - Site impruvements, utilities a11d Limitatiuns; lviillimum requirements.
All proposed new development shall be reviewed to determine that:
(1) Such proposals are consistent with the need to minimize tluud damage and will 6e
reasuna6ly sate Crum tluuding;
(z) All public utilities and facilities such as sewer; gas; electric; communications, and water
systems are located and constructed to minimize ur eliminate tiuod damage; a, ld
(J) Adequate drainage is pruvided to reduce a.&pusure to fluud hazards and to comply with
all stormwater and impervious surface regulations contained in Chapter 24, Land
Development Kegulatiuns.; Gn zuneS AH and AU, adequate drainage paths snali alsu
6e pruvided to guide fiuudvvaters around and away from proposed structures.
Sec. 8-62. - Limitations on sites in coastal high hazard areas (zune V).
II I cuastal nigh nazard areas, alteratiun of Sand dunes a, id mangrove stands shall be permitted
only if such alteration is approved by the Florida Depaftment of Environmental Protection and
unly it the engineering analysis required 6y su6sectiun 8-31(4) ut tnis cnapter demonstrates that
the prupused alteratiun will I Iut increase the potential for flood damage. Construction or
restoration of dunes under or around elevated Buildings and structures snail cumpiy with sectiun
8-82(j) b -b -t- ut tnis cnapter.
SECTION 3. Conflict.
All urdil lal lees ur parts ut urdinances in cuntlict with the pruvislul is of this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
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SECTION 4. Severability.
it a Luurt ut uumpetent sur zdiJun at any time finds any provision of this Ordinance to he
unlawful, illegal or anentorceahle, the offending provision shall Eu deemed sevCral5IC and
remuved trim tFic rcmainingg pruvibiunb ut tMib urdinan,,c vvhi,,h -,hall remain in full force and
CffC�t.
sEc: i lulu o. EffuL tive Date.
This ordinance shall take effect upon final reading and approval.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this day of Jane- tui 8
VAbSED by the City Commission on second and final reading this day of
2018.
CITY OF ATEANTIC BEACR_ FEURIDA
Ellen ulaasber, Maayur
ATTEST:
Donna Bartle, Uity LIerK
AIJPRUVED AS I u FURIVI AND LORREC i NESS:
Brenna Rl. Darden; City Attorney
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