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<br />09/27/05 <br /> <br />Section 36. Section 9.6709 of the Eugene Code. 1971, is amended by adding a new <br />paragraph (f) to Subsection (1), amending Subsection (2)(a)1., and adding a new Subsection c. <br />to Subsection (2)(e), to provide: <br /> <br />9.6709 <br /> <br />@ <br /> <br />Special Flood Hazard Areas.. Standards. <br />(1) General Standards. In all areas of special flood hazards, compliance with <br />the following standards is required: <br /> <br />(f) Recreational Vehicles. Recreational vehicles placed on sites will <br />either: <br />1. Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days, or <br />2. Be fully licensed and ready for highway use, on its wheels or <br />jacking system, attached to the site only by quick disconnect <br />type utilities and security devices, and have no permanently <br />attached additions. <br />(2) Specific Standards. In all areas of special flood hazards where base flood <br />elevation data has been provided as required in subsections 9.6707(1) or (2), <br />the following provisions are required: <br />(a) Residential Construction. <br />1. New construction and substantial improvement of any residential <br />structure shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated <br />to [Gf] a minimum of one foot above the base flood elevation. <br /> <br />(e) Shallow Flooding Areas - WithDepth Designations. Shallow flooding <br />zones appear on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM). with depth <br />designations, wherever such flooding occurs on sloping water surfaces <br />such as alluvial fan flow, wave wash after the wave has broken, etc. In <br />these areas, the following provisions apply: <br /> <br />2. New construction and substantial improvements of nonresidential <br />structures within these zones shall either: <br /> <br />a. Have the lowest floor (including basement) elevated above <br />the highest adjacent grade of the building site to at least one <br />foot above the depth number speCified on the FIRM; or <br />b. Together with attendant utility and sanitary facilities, be <br />completely flood proofed to at least one foot above that level <br />so that any space below that level is watertight with walls <br />substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with <br />structural components having the capability of resisting <br />hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects of <br />buoyancy. If this method is used, compliance shall be <br />certified by a registered professional engineer or architect. <br />c. Adequate drainage paths shall be provided around <br />structures on slopes to guide floodwaters around and <br />away from proposed structures. <br /> <br />Ordinance. 23 <br />C:\Documents and Settings\ceplsan\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK4F\05 Ch 9 Misc. Minor <br />Revisions {OOl08082)10.DOC <br />