HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1274ORDINANCE NO. 1274
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 853,
CITY CODE OF 1977, AS AMENDED, PERTAINING TO FLOOD PLAIN
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1:
Chapter 9, Article 3, Section 11, of Ordinance No.
853, City Code of 1977, as amended, which currently
reads as follows, to wit:
9.311.13
The cost of any structural alterations or additions to any
nonconforming structure over the life of the structure shall
not exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure
unless the conditions of this Section are satisfied. The cost
of all of the Community's initial flood plain controls must be
calculated into today's current cost which will include all
costs such as construction materials and a reasonable cost
placed on all manpower or labor. If the current cost of all
previous and proposed alterations and additions exceed 50
percent of the current market value of the structure, then the
structure must meet the standards of Section 9.304 or 9.305 of
this Ordinance for new structures depending upon whether the
structure is in the Floodway or Flood Fringe, respectively.
is herewith amended to read
9.311.13
The cost of any structural alterations or additions to any
nonconforming structure over the life of the structure shall
not exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure
unless the conditions of this Section are satisfied. The cost
of all structural alterations and additions constructed since
the adoption of the Community's initial flood plain controls
must be calculated into today's current cost which will
include all costs such as construction materials and a
reasonable cost placed on all manpower or labor. If the
current cost of all previous and proposed alterations and
additions exceed 50 percent of the current market value of the
structure, then the structure must meet the standards of
Section 9.304 or 9.305 of this Ordinance for new structures
depending upon whether the structure is in the Floodway or
Flood Fringe, respectively.
Section 2:
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after thirty (30) days after its passage.
First Reading.' September 13, 1993
Second Reading= SeDtember 27. 199t
Date of Passage.' ~eotember 27; lqqt
Offered By:
Seconded By:
Roll Call:
p~ter~on
All
Anne Student ,- CO~i 1
Secretary
Donald'J. Murzyf[, 'Jr. v, Mayor