86-9133 Zoning Regulations(Published in The Salina Journal May 1, 1986)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 86-9133
AN ORDINANCE CONDITIONALLY PERMITTING CONSTRUCTION OF
RESIDENTIAL BASEMENTS BELOW THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE) WITHIN
THE DESIGNATED FLOOD PLAIN; AMENDING SECTION 42-442 OF THE SALINA
CODE AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTION.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 42-442 of the Salina Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 42-442. Standards for the floodway fringe overlay
district.
(a) New construction or substantial improvements of
residential structures shall be required to have the
lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above
the base flood elevation or floodproofed to at lease one
foot above the base flood elevation. Any basement
area, together with attendant utilities and sanitary
facilities, below that level shall be designed and
constructed so that the structure is watertight with
walls that are impermeable to the passage of water
without human intervention. Basement walls shall be
built with the capability to resist hydrostatic and
hydrodynamic loads and the effects of buoyancy
resulting from the 100 -year frequency flood and shall
be designed so minimal structural damage will occur if
this design is exceeded. The floodproofed design
elevation is the 100 -year base flood elevation plus one
(1) foot.
(1) The bottom of the lowest basement openings, such
as doors and windows, must be placed at lease one
(1) foot above the 100 -year base flood elevation;
(2) The basement floor must not be lower than five (5 )
feet below the floodproofed design elevation.
(3) The land around the entire foundation must be
filled at least to the 100 -year base flood elevation;
and
(4) Floodproofed basements may not be constructed
within the floodway.
(5) Basements constructed in accordance with this
regulation shall not be used for sleeping purposes.
(6) A registered professional engineer or architect
shall certify that the floodproofing measures used in the
structure satisfy the standards of this subsection.
This certification shall include the specific elevation (in
relation to mean sea level) to which the structure is
floodproofed.
(7) The Zoning Administrator shall certify that the
structure has been built in accordance with this
design.
(b) New construction or substantial improvements of
nonresidential structures shall be required to have the
lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above
the base flood elevation or, together with attendant
utility and sanitary facilities, to be floodproofed so that
below one foot above the base flood level the structure
is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the
passage of water and with structural components having
the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads and the effects of buoyancy. A registered
professional engineer or architect shall certify that the
standards of this subsection are satisfied. Such
certification shall be provided to the Zoning
Administrator as set forth in Section 42-435(b)(7);
(c) Within AH zones adequate drainage paths around
structures on slopes shall be required in order to guide
floodwaters around and away from proposed structures.
(d) All mobile homes shall be anchored to resist flotation,
collapse, or lateral movement by providing over -the -top
and frame ties to ground anchors. Specific
requirements shall be that:
(1) over -the -top ties be provided at each of the four
corners of the mobile home, with two additional
ties per side at intermediate locations and mobile
homes less than fifty (50) feet long requiring one
additional tie per side;
(2) frame ties be provided at each corner of the home
with five additional ties per side at intermediate
points and mobile homes less than fifty (50) feet
long requiring four additional ties per side;
(3) all components of the anchoring system be capable
of carrying a force of 4,800 pounds; and
(4) any additions to the mobile home be similarly
anchored.
(e) For mobile home parks and subdivisions; for expansion
to existing mobile home parks and subdivisions; for
existing mobile home parks and subdivisions where the
repair, reconstruction or improvement of the streets,
utilities and pads equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent
of value of the streets, utilities and pads before the
repair, reconstruction or improvement has commenced;
and for mobile homes not placed in a mobile home park
or subdivision require:
(1) stands or lots are elevated on compacted fill or on
pilings so that the lowest floor of the mobile home
will be at or above the base flood level;
(2) adequate surface drainage and access for a hauler
are provided; and
(3) in the instance of elevation on pilings:
a. lots are large enough to permit steps,
b. piling foundations are placed in stable soil no
more than ten (10) feet apart, and
C. reinforcement is provided for pilings more
than six (6) feet above the ground level.
(f) No mobile home shall be placed in a floodway except in
an existing mobile home park or existing mobile home
subdivision.
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Section 2. That the existing Section 42-442 of the Salina Code is
hereby repealed.
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ATTEST:
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D. L. Harrison, City Clerk
Introduced: April 28 , 1986
Passed: May 5, 1986
/Joseph M. Ritter, Mayor