(A) (1) In their interpretation and application, the city and all users of this chapter shall hold the provisions of this chapter to be the minimum requirements and shall liberally construe the provisions in favor of the city or other regulating agency.
(2) In addition, no one shall deem any of the provisions of this chapter a limitation or repeal of any other powers granted by state or federal statutes.
(B) The boundaries of the zoning districts shall be determined by scaling distances on the Official Floodplain Zoning Map. The Planning Commission shall make interpretations about exact location of the boundaries of a district as shown on the Official Zoning Map, as for example where there appears to be a conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field conditions and there is a formal appeal of the decision of the Community Development Director. All decisions will be based on elevations on the regional (100-year) flood profile, the ground elevations that existed on the site at the time the city adopted its initial floodplain regulations or on the date of the first National Flood Insurance Program map showing the area within the 100-year floodplain if earlier, and other available technical data. The city shall give persons contesting the location of the district boundaries a reasonable opportunity to present their cases to the Planning Commission and to submit technical evidence.
(Prior Code, § 1301.02)