A. Land subject to natural hazards such as flooding or adverse earth formation shall be considered unsuitable for any occupancy that may impair the health, safety, or welfare of the occupants of the subdivision. Such land shall be identified and no preliminary plat shall be approved until the hazards have been mitigated or will be mitigated by the subdivision as evidenced improvement plans acceptable to the City Engineer. Where such hazardous conditions are adjacent to lands proposed for subdivision, the potentially hazardous conditions must be appropriately mitigated per this Title.
B. Any land identified as an area of special flood hazard or a risk premium zone by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall be considered unsuitable for occupancy unless the requirements of Title 12, the City of Sunland Park Flood Control Ordinance are met. (Ord. 2019-2, 4-12-2019)