A. Substantiated Property Damage Payment: The City may pay substantiated property damage claims that are solely and proximately caused by a flooding event up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).
B. Substantiated Property Damage Application: To receive payment for substantiated property damage, an applicant must submit a written request to the City Recorder for payment or reimbursement of substantiated property damage within two (2) years of the flooding event. The substantiated property damage application must be delivered to the City Recorder in the manner set forth in subsection 9-8-4C of this chapter, include all of the information required by subsection 9-8-4B of this chapter, the requested amount of substantiated property damage, and substantiation of the amount of requested substantiated property damage in one of the following ways:
1. Actual receipts or invoices for the costs to repair, restore, or replace damaged property; or
2. Three (3) bids to have damaged property repaired, restored, or replaced.
C. Items Of Intangible Value: Items of intangible value may at the discretion of the City be appraised by a third party and a value assigned consistent with the appraised value.
D. City Permit Fees: City fees necessary to effectuate the rebuilding or restoration of the property being compensated for as substantiated property damage under this chapter may be waived by the City and shall not be considered part of the ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) available under this section.
E. Financial Assistance Only: The City does not accept any responsibility for the quality, safety, workmanship, or effectiveness of the work or property paid for in whole or part through a substantiated property damage claim, and expressly disclaims any responsibility for the same. Governmental immunity is not waived as to liability or damages from deficient or improperly performed work or property. (Ord. 18-09, 4-24-2018; amd. Ord. 21-11, 3-24-2021)