13.74.080: ADOPTION OF FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS REQUIRED:
In accordance with section 59.2(b) of CFR 44, chapter 1, of the national flood insurance program (NFIP) regulation, to qualify for the sale of federally subsidized flood insurance, a community must adopt floodplain management regulations that meet or exceed the minimum standards of section 60. "These regulations must include effective enforcement provisions". In accordance with section 60.1(b) of CFR 44, chapter 1, of the NFIP regulations, "These regulations must be legally enforceable, applied uniformly throughout the community to all privately and publicly owned land within flood prone (i.e., mudflow) or flood related erosion areas, and the community must provide that the regulations take precedence over less restrictive conflicting local laws, ordinances or codes". (Ord. 2012-15, 9-20-2012)