§ 4.03 Lands Subject To Flooding

A section of Subdivision Ordinance: Subdivision Ordinance

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4.03 LANDS SUBJECT TO FLOODING

No subdivision containing land located in a floodway or a flood hazard area shall be approved by the City unless is demonstrated that the subdivision complies with all requirements of the Tiffin Flood Plain Management Ordinance. No lot shall be located so as to include land located within a floodway or flood hazard area unless the lot is of such size and shape that it will contain a buildable area, not within the floodway or flood hazard area, suitable for development as allowed by the zone in which the lot is located. Those areas subject to flooding shall be determined by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood plain map for the City of Tiffin.

Land located within a flood hazard area or a floodway may be included within a plat as follows, subject to the approval of the City.

A) Included within individual lots in the subdivision, subject to the limitations of this section.

B) Reserved as open space for recreation use by all owners of lots in the subdivision, with an appropriate legal instrument, approved by the City, providing for its care and maintenance by such owners.

C) If acceptable to the City, dedicated to the City as public open space for recreation or flood control purposes.

Ordinance 2012-319, adopted March 27, 2013; in effect on publication (publication date not recorded), source page

Confirmed by the city's current text: the 2026 draft recodification (August 2026, not adopted) has the same words (§ 170.15, p. 669). This ordinance's text was consolidated because the later text agrees with it.

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Mar 27, 2013today Ordinance 2012-319 section replaced, text p. 2

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