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Located within areas of special flood hazard established in CEMC Section 15.24.060 are areas designated as floodways. Since the floodway is an extremely hazardous area due to the velocity of flood waters which carry debris, potential projectiles, and erosion potential, the following provisions apply:

A. Prohibit encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, and other development unless certification by a registered professional engineer is provided demonstrating through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that the proposed encroachment shall not result in any increase in flood levels during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.

B. Construction or reconstruction of residential structures is prohibited within designated floodways, except for:

1. Repairs, reconstruction, or improvements to a structure which do not increase the ground floor area; and

2. Repairs, reconstruction or improvements to a structure, the cost of which does not exceed fifty percent of the market value of the structure, either:

a. Before the repair, reconstruction or repair is started; or

b. If the structure has been damaged, and is being restored, before the damage occurred. Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions, or to structures identified as historic places shall not be included in the fifty percent.

C. If subsection (A) of this section is satisfied or construction is allowed pursuant to subsection (B) of this section, all new construction and substantial improvements shall comply with all applicable flood hazard reduction provisions of CEMC Section 15.24.150, Construction and development – Residential and nonresidential – Manufactured homes.

(Ord. 1615 § 3 (Exh. A), 2021)