Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 160 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of the first floodplain management regulations adopted by the community. 29. “Recreational vehicle” means a vehicle which is: A. Built on a single chassis; B. Four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection; C. Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; and D. Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as a temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. 30. “Repetitive loss” means a structure covered by an NFIP flood insurance policy that has incurred flood-related damages on two occasions during a 10-year period on the date of the event which a second claim is made, in which the cost of repairing the flood damage, on average, equaled or exceed 25% of the market value of the structure at the time of each such flood event. 31. “Routine maintenance of existing buildings and facilities” means repairs necessary to keep a structure in a safe and habitable condition that do not trigger a Building Permit, provided they are not associated with a general improvement of the structure or repair of a damaged structure. Such repairs include: A. Normal maintenance of structures such as re-roofing, replacing roofing tiles and replacing siding; B. Exterior and interior painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, counter tops, and similar finish work; C. Basement sealing; D. Repairing or replacing damaged or broken window panes; E. Repairing plumbing systems, electrical systems, heating, or air conditioning systems, and repairing wells or septic systems. 32. “Special Flood Hazard Area” (SFHA) means the land within a community subject to the base flood. This land is identified on the community’s Flood Insurance Rate Map as Zone A, A1-30, AE, AH, AO, AR, and/or A99. 33. “Start of construction” includes substantial improvement, and means the date the development permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement, was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement or permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as pouring of a slab or footings, the installation of pile, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a factory-built home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1406 -