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ORDINANCE NO. 1
<br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF BATESVILLE FLOOD
<br /> HAZARD PREVENTION CODE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
<br /> WHEREAS, the City of Batesville on July 27, 1982, adopted an Ordinance
<br /> known as the City of Batesville, Arkansas, Flood Hazard Prevention Code, and;
<br /> WHEREAS, there are certain amendments and additions that are required to
<br /> clarify the existing code, now;
<br /> BE IT THEREFORE CONSIDERED AND ORDAINED that the following additions are
<br /> hereby incorporated into the Flood Hazard Prevention Code and made a part
<br /> thereof as follows:
<br /> ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS
<br /> Article 2 of said Flood Hazard Prevention Code shall be amended to add
<br /> the following definitions:
<br /> ELEVATED BUILDING -- means a nonbasement building (i ) built, in the case of
<br /> a building in Zones Al-30, AE, A, A99, A0, AH, B, C, X, and D, to have the top
<br /> of the elevated floor, or in the case of a building in Zones V1• 30, VE, or V,
<br /> to have the bottom of the lowest horizontal structure member of the elevated
<br /> floor elevated above the ground level by means of pilings, columns (posts and
<br /> piers) , or shear walls parallel to the floor of the water and (ii ) adequately
<br /> • anchored so as not to impair the structural integrity of the building during a
<br /> flood of up to the magnitude of the base flood. In the case of Zones A1-30,
<br /> AE, A, A99, AO, AH, B, C, X, or D, "elevated building" also includes a building
<br /> elevated by means of fill or solid foundation perimeter -falls with openings
<br /> sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of flood waters. In the case
<br /> of Zones V1-30, VE, or V, "elevated building" also includes a building other-
<br /> wise meeting the definition of "elevated building" , even though the lower area
<br /> is enclosed by means of breakaway walls if the breakaway walls meet the stand-
<br /> ards of Section 60. 3(e)(5) of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations.
<br /> EXISTING CONSTRUCTION - means for the purpose of determining rates, struc-
<br /> tures for which the "start of construction" commenced before the effective date '
<br /> of the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for FIRMS effective before that date.
<br /> "Existing construction" may also be referred to as "existing structures" .
<br /> FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEM - means those physical structural works for which
<br /> funds have been authorized, appropriated, and expended and which have been con-
<br /> structed specifically to modify flooding in order to reduce the extent of the
<br /> areas within a community subject to a "special flood hazard" and the extent of
<br /> the depths of associated flooding. Such a system typically includes hurricane
<br /> tidal barriers , dams, reservoirs, levees or dikes. These specialized flood
<br /> modifying works are those constructed in conformance with sound engineering
<br /> standards.
<br /> FUNCTIONALLY DEPENDENT USE - means a use which cannot perform its intended
<br /> purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water. The
<br /> term includes only docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for
<br /> the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship building and ship
<br /> repair facilities, but does not include long-term storage or related manufact-
<br /> . uring facilities.
<br /> HABITABLE FLOOR - means any floor usable for the following purposes ; which
<br /> includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination
<br /> thereof. A floor used for storage purposes only is not a "habitable floor" .
<br /> NEW CONSTRUCTION - means, for flood plain management purposes, structures
<br /> for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date
<br /> of a flood plain management regulation adopted by a community.
<br /> WATER SURFACE ELEVATION - means the height, in relation to the National
<br /> Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum, where specified) , of
<br /> floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the flood plains of coastal or
<br /> riverine areas.
<br /> ARTICLE 5-B - PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION, SPECIFIC STANDARDS
<br /> • Article 5-B of said Flood Hazard Prevention Code shall be amended to add
<br /> the following:
<br /> ENCLOSURES - new construction and substantial improvements, with fully
<br /> enclosed areas below the lowest floor that are subject to flooding shall be
<br /> designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior walls
<br /> by allowing for the entry and exit of floodwaters. Designs for meeting this
<br /> requirement must either be certified by a registered professional engineer or
<br /> architect or meet or exceed the following minimum criteria:
<br /> a. A minimum of two openings having a total net area of not less than
<br /> one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject to flooding
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