Explanation
BACKGROUND:
As part of the City of Columbus' participation in the Federal National Flood Insurance Program, this ordinance updates required regulations found in the Columbus Zoning Code for areas of special flood hazard. These changes reflect the most recent federal requirements and changes that have occurred in the federal program. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, as the agency selected by the federal government to assist in the review and implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program on a statewide level, has reviewed these required code changes and has found that these code changes meet the requirements for continued participation in the program.
These code changes do not lessen or significantly increase the currently codified flood protection requirements and only alter existing requirements where specifically required by the National Flood Insurance Protection Program. Where federal program requirements have not changed, the existing codified requirements were maintained. These codes changes have been reviewed and recommended for adoption by both the Columbus Building Commission and the Columbus Development Commission and are required to be adopted as part of the completion and certification of the West Columbus Local Protection Project, more commonly known as the Franklinton Floodwall. Emergency action is requested in order to comply with federal deadlines that require this code change to be enacted prior to the certification of the floodwall.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To amend Chapter 3385 and various associated sections of the Columbus Zoning Code (Title 33) and to amend Chapter 4175 of the Columbus Building Code (Title 41) in order to complete a required code update as part of the requirements for local participation in the National Flood Insurance Program and as also required as part of the certification of the West Columbus Local Protection Project, more commonly known as the Franklinton Floodwall; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, as part of the City of Columbus' participation in the Federal National Flood Insurance Program, this ordinance updates required regulations found in the Columbus Zoning Code for areas of special flood hazard; and
WHEREAS, these changes reflect the most recent federal requirements and changes that have occurred in the federal program; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, as the agency selected by the federal government to assist in the review and implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program on a statewide level, has reviewed these required code changes and has found that these code changes meet the requirements for continued participation in the program; and
WHEREAS, these code changes do not lessen or significantly increase the currently codified flood protection requirements and only alter existing requirements where specifically required by the National Flood Insurance Protection Program; and
WHEREAS, where federal program requirements have not changed, the existing codified requirements were maintained; and
WHEREAS, these codes changes have been reviewed and recommended for adoption by both the Columbus Building Commission and the Columbus Development Commission at their respective monthly public meeting; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the City being that in order to comply with federal deadlines these code changes need to be enacted prior to the certification of the floodwall for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
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