§ 45-3116. Relationship of city approval to National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended.

(a)

The city shall maintain for public inspection and furnish upon request, with respect to each area having special flood hazards, information on elevations (in relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floors, including basements, of all new or substantially improved structures and, where there is a basement, the distance between the first floor and the bottom of the lowest opening where water flowing on the ground will enter. For structures which have been floodproofed (nonresidential only), the elevation to which the structure has been flood proofed shall be maintained. For all structures within the coastal high hazard area, the elevation of the bottom of the lowest structural member of the lowest floor excluding pilings or columns shall also be recorded and maintained. All such information shall be filed in the department of codes compliance.

(b)

In approving new construction and improvements, the city assumes no obligation to act on behalf of the property owner in obtaining approval for flood insurance under the terms of the Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001-4127). Nor does the city assume responsibility for errors or omissions in submitted material which may affect the flood insurance rates for an individual's property.

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1; Ord. No. 7123-14, § 1)

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1; Ord. No. 7123-14, § 1)