Packet: Tiffin City Council Work Session (09/15/2026)

CHAPTER 160 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT C. Imposition of operational controls, sureties, and deed restrictions. D. Requirements for construction of channel modifications, dikes, levees, and other protective measures, provided such are approved by the Department of Natural Resources and are deemed the only practical alternative to achieving the purpose of this chapter. E. Floodproofing measures shall be designed consistent with the flood protection elevation for the particular area, flood velocities, duration, rate of rise, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces, and other factors associated with the regulatory flood. The Board of Appeals shall require that the applicant submit a plan or document certified by a registered professional engineer that the floodproofing measures are consistent with the regulatory flood protection elevation and associated flood factors for the particular area. 160.07 NONCONFORMING USES. 1. A structure or the use of a structure or premises which was lawful before the passage or amendment of the ordinance codified in this chapter, but which is not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, may be continued subject to the following conditions: A. If such use is discontinued for six (6) consecutive months, any future use of the building premises shall conform to this chapter. B. Uses or adjuncts thereof that are or become nuisances shall not be entitled to continue as nonconforming uses. C. If any nonconforming use or structure is damaged by any means, including flood, it shall not be reconstructed if the cost equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred, unless it is reconstructed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. This limitation does not include the cost of any alteration to comply with existing State or local health, sanitary, building or safety codes or regulations or the cost of any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places, provided that the alteration shall not preclude its continued designation. 2. Except as provided in Section 160.07(1)(B), any use which has been permitted as a Variance shall be considered a conforming use. 160.08 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. Violations of the provisions of this chapter or failure to comply with any of the requirements shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than five hundred ($500.00) or imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days. Each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy violation. 160.09 AMENDMENTS. The regulations and standards set forth in this chapter may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, or repealed. No amendment, supplement, change, or modification shall be undertaken without prior approval of the Department of Natural Resources. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1419 -