2011-35 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

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Page 3 of 4 City of Decatur Zoning Ordinance June 2,2011 the 7 whieh are reasonably required to earry and diseharge the floodwater OF 140flow of any na-tural strearn of river-. For the purposes of Seetien XX;'! ef this J the floodway ineludes the fleedplains of the Sangamon P�ver, Stevens Greek, the Big Greek arm of Deeatur Lake Big Creek,-Seri 'reek,TribtAary-to Big Greek, Tributary 2, T,•;1.,,+., > 3, Tributary 4, and Tributar�, 5 as delineated on the Flood Boundary and Fleedway Map series prepared by the Federa! Efriergeney Managefnei:A Ageney and dated August 1, 1979. The floodways fer eaeh f tl, b ro flood.. ams o plains the City sh deter-mined ll be � ending to �..� the best data c-vailable fforn Federa!, state, of other sources. MANUFACTURED HOME: A factory-built single family structure that meets is transportable in one or more sections which is eight feet (8') or more in width or forty feet(40') or more in length is built on a permanent metal chassis is designed to be used as a dwelling unit when connected to the required plumbing heating air conditioning and electrical systems and complies with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act (42 USC Sec. 5401), commonly known as the HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development) code, or its successor statute as enacted by Congress. The term "MANUFACTURED HOME and"MOBILE HOME" are synonymous. MOBILE HOME: A-s-truetur , transportable seetio ..ieh is eight feet ' more in width and J (32') er more in length, unit,ehassis and is designed te be used as a dwelling and ineluding the J eenditioning and eleetfic-al systerns therei . See "MANUFACTURED HOME." MODULAR HOME: A assemblyf t J b b o 1, i,•lt 'l,d g r bu l,ding or syster of building s4 assembiies designed for habitation by one er raere J Pieet fie , „} ing,heating, ventilating, and other 1Z J JIVsystolJmn, whether- of elo e open ee's r A factory assembled structure designed and intended as a single-family housing unit suitable for year round occupancy which is at least 24 feet in width, having a pitched roof, built on wooden frames equipped with the necessary service connections and made to be transported on flatbed trailers and capable of meeting all required building, plumbing electrical and mechanical codes when-place on a permanent perimeter foundation that extends to below the frost line. SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT: Any repair or alteration of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either (a) before the commencement or repair is started; or (b) if the structure has been damaged, and is being restored, before the damage occurred. Forpurposes af Section XXVI, Floodplain Management, of this J substantial improvement oeeurs when the fir- erafiAn any wall, E 'l' J fJ other tr et„ ,1 part of the building eoX1ees whetheror .,t that limon Meets the externa-dimensions-e€the . This term does not include either: (1) any project for 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 conditions; or (2) any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of Historical Places.