(a) Areas of Special Flood Hazard. This chapter shall apply to all lands within the jurisdiction of the City and shown on the Official Zoning Map within the boundaries of the Flood Hazard District.
(b) Overlay District Designation.
(1) The areas of special flood hazard identified on the Official Zoning Map shall be shown as an overlay district. This overlay district shall be designated as a Flood Hazard (FH) District. Within the Flood Hazard District there shall be a floodway (FW) component. The floodway portion of the Flood Hazard District shall adhere to all requirements for the areas of special flood hazard, as well as those sections which specifically address the floodway. The overlay FH District shall be superimposed over the Official Zoning Map. The underlying zoning district, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, shall hereafter be called the base district.
(2) Uses and minimum requirements shall be determined by the base district. However, if the provisions governing the overlay district are stricter than those of the base district, the provisions of this chapter shall supersede those of the base district.
(c) District Boundary Changes. The delineation of the Flood Hazard District may be revised by the City where natural or man-made changes have occurred, and/or where more detailed studies have been conducted or undertaken by a Federal, State, local or other qualified agency, or where individual documents support such changes. However, prior to any such change, approval must be obtained from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(Ord. 5824. Passed 12-21-04.)