(A) The FLOODPLAIN, as used herein, shall mean the relatively flat area or lowlands adjoining a river stream, watercourse, lake, or other body of standing water that has or may be covered by floodwater. The boundaries of the floodplain are the boundaries of the base flood (100-year flood) as identified by the Federal Flood Insurance Administration in its flood hazard boundary map (FHBM) (#490187A) dated May 2, 1978, as amended from time to time.
(B) In subdivisions of at least nine lots, base flood and ground elevation data shall be provided for each lot by the developer and approved by the City Engineer.
(1) Such data shall appear on the final subdivision linen. In subdivisions of fewer than nine lots, the base elevation shall be determined by the City Engineer.
(2) Any existing base flood elevation from federal, state, or local sources shall be utilized to determine such flood elevations.
(C) In accordance with guidelines set by the Federal Flood Insurance Administration, the elevations of the lowest inhabitable floor for any building or structure shall be equal to or higher than the base flood elevation as determined by the flood hazard boundary map and the City Engineer.
(Ord. 3-92 passed 1-15-1992)