2017-30 Amending City Code Chapter 67.1 Floodplain Protection Provisions

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i. Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, enlargement or improvement of a structure during "11fV building the of the taking place duringa ten (10) year period in which the lllV 1 cumulative percentage of improvements: -17 a. Equals or exceeds twei4y-fe fifty percent ? of the market value of the structure before the improvement or repair is started; or, b. Increases the floor area by more than ten twenty percent 04%3 "Substantial improvement"is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure. This term includes structures which have incurred repetitive loss or substantial damage, regardless of the actual repair work done. ii. The term does not include: 4- a. Projects which are purely for and directly related to the improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living or use of a building; or, b. Alteration of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of Historic Places w-hieh do-not iner-ease-the-size, shape of aim KK. VIOLATION: The failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the City's floodplain management regulations. A structure or other development without the required federal, state, and/or local permits and elevation certification is presumed to be in violation until such time as the documentation is provided. LL. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: The City Mama Director of Economic and Community Development or his/her designee shall be responsible for the administration of this Ordinance. 2. BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. This Ordinance's protection standard is the Base Flood. The best, most reliable available base flood data are listed below. Whenever a party disagrees with