2025-521

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2025- 521 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA, CHAPTER 160, FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa: Section I. Purpose: The purpose of this ordinance is to adopt and replace Chapter 160, Code of Ordinances, to include the updated ordinance. Section II. Amendment: Chapter 160 is hereby amended as follows: CHAPTER 160 FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT 01 160. Definitions 160. 05 Flood Plain Management Standards 02 160. Statutory Authority,Findings of Fact 160. 06 Variance Procedures and Purpose 07 160. Nonconforming Uses 03 160. General Provisions 160. 08 Penalties for Violation 160. 04 Administration 09 Amendments 160. 160. 01 DEFINITIONS. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used hi this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable application. structure " mean a structu urlenant, operty aD l prnicza t stri ctut c to be. ured an e pri cipa t uctur 2. " Base flood" means the flood having one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year and is also commonly referred to as the " 100 -year flood." se' vn, alers,W c re e rut the a curl ence of a base tloo 4. " Basement" means any enclosed area of a building which has its floor or lowest level below ground level ( subgrade) on all sides. Also see " lowest floor." 5. " Development" means made change to improved or unimproved real estate, any man- including ( limited but not to) buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials. " Development" does not include minor projects or routine maintenance of existing buildings and facilities, as defined in this section. It also does not include gardening, plowing, and similar practices that do not involve filling or grading, enclosed areas. 4SAftifi41. Tar wa11ed, used solely fo4 low damage pctential use,such as g` access ir paring, gr oiageJ achiaery aril serylce facilities' eater, fur pace;electrical set' vice), c in the enclosed area are locate ntarn t above the base flood elevatrori ye enclosed area { s,z of a basement as c in,this section