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INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Sharpe DATE: January 12, 2015 BILL NO. 9248 ORDINANCE NO. 6977 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 410 OF THE BUILDING CODE, TO REVISE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AS PROVIDED HEREIN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 410 of the Building Code of the University City Municipal Code is amended as provided herein. Language to be deleted from the Code is represented as language to be added to the Code is emphasized. This Ordinance contemplates no revisions to the Code other than those so designated; any language or provisions from the Code omitted from this Ordinance is represented by an ellipsis and remains in full force and effect. Section 2. Chapter 410 of the Building Code of the University City Municipal Code is hereby amended to incorporate changes following the issuance of new Flood Insurance Rates Maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Such portions of "Chapter 410" of the Building Code shall be amended as follows: Chapter 410 — Floodplain Management Article I. Authorization, Findings of Fact, and Purposes Section 410.010. Authorization [R.O. 2011 §15.16.010; Ord. No. 6495 §1(part), 2004] - - - - • - - A - • - - • - - . - - ' e - - The Legislature of the State of Missouri has in RSMo 89.020 delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt floodplain management regulations designed to protect the health, safety, and general welfare - - - - - _ _- _ •_ • 1 e ' _ e,, _ _ -e • • _ •_ _ _ • . - - - -• _ -- - - - - • -• , - - - - •- • : !.1 !, ' - -. Therefore, the City Council of the City of University City, Missouri; ordains as follows:- , Section 410.020. Findings Of Fact. [R.O. 2011 §15.16.020; Ord. No. 6495 §1(part), 2004] A. Flood L osses Resulting From Periodic Inundation. The special flood hazard areas of the City are subject to inundation which results in loss of life and property, health and safety hazards, disruption of commerce and governmental services, extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief, and impairment of Page 1 of 7