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ORDINANCE NO. 5 -78
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION FOR THE
CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA; PROVIDING BASIS FOR ESTAB-
LISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD; PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING FOR AN ADMINISTRATOR AND ESTABLISHING
DUTIES FOR ADMINISTRATION, PERMIT PROCEDURES, VARIANCE
PROCEDURES AND APPEALS; PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR FLOOD
HAZARD REDUCTION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; REPEALING ALL
PARTS OF THE CITY CODE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. This Ordinance shall be known as "THE FLOOD
DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL
FLORIDA ".
ARTICLE 1. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF
FACT, PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
SECTION A. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION
The Legislature of the State of Florida, has in Section
166.021, Florida Statutes, delegated the responsibility to
local government units to adopt regulation designed to
promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of
its citizenry. Therefore, the City Council of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, does ordain as follows:
SECTION B. FINDINGS OF FACT
(1) The flood hazard areas of Corporate Limits,
City of Cape Canaveral, are subject to
periodic inundation which results in loss of
life, property, health and safety hazards,
disruption of commerce and governmental ser-
vices, extraordinary public expenditures for
flood protection and relief, and impairment
of the tax base, all of which adversely affect
the public health, safety and general welfare.
(2) These flood losses are caused by the cumulative
effect of obstructions in flood plains causing
increases in flood heights and velocities, and
by the occupancy in flood hazard areas by
uses vulnerable to floods or hazardous to other
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lands which are inadequately elevated,
flood - proofed, or otherwise protected from
flood damages.
SECTION C. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
It is the purpose of this ordinance to promote the public
health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public
and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas
by provisions designed to:
(1) restrict or prohibit uses which are dangerous
to health, safety and property due to water or
erosion or in flood heights or velocities;
(2) require that uses vulnerable to floods, in-
cluding facilities which serve such uses, be
protected against flood damage at the time of
initial construction;
(3) control the alteration of natural flood plains,
stream channels, and natural protective barriers
which are involved in the accommodation of
flood waters;
(4) control filling, grading, dredging and other
development which may increase erosion or
flood damage; and,
(5) prevent or regulate the construction of flood
barriers which will unnaturally divert flood
waters or which may increase flood hazards to
other lands.
SECTION D. OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this ordinance are:
(1) to protect human life and health;
(2) to minimize expenditure of public money for
costly flood control projects;
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(3) to minimize the need for rescue and relief
efforts associated with flooding and
generally undertaken at the expense of the
general public;
(4) to minimize prolonged business interruptions;
(5) to minimize damage to public facilities and
utilities such as water and gas mains, electric,
telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges
located in flood plains;
(6) to help maintain a stable tax base by providing
for the sound use and development of flood
prone areas in such a manner as to minimize
future flood blight areas; and,
(7) to insure that potential home buyers are
notified that property is in a flood area.
ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used
in this ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them
the meaning they have in common usage and to give this ordinance
its most reasonable application.
"Appeal" means a request for a review of the Building
Official's interpretation of any provision of this ordinance
or a request for a variance.
"Area of special flood hazard" is the land in the flood plain
within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance .
of flooding in any given year.
"Base flood" means the flood having a one percent chance of
being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
"Breakaway walls" means any type of walls, whether solid or
lattice, and whether constructed of concrete, masonry, wood,
metal, plastic, or any other suitable building material, which
are not part of the structural support of the building and
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which are so designed as to breakaway, under abnormally
high tides or wave action, without damage to the structural
integrity of the building on which they are used or any
buildings to which they might be carried by flood waters.
"Coastal High Hazard Area" means the area subject to high
velocity waters, including, but not limited to, hurricane
wave wash or tsunamis. The area is designed on a FIRM as
Zone VI -30.
"Development" means any man -made change to improved or unim-
proved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings
or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading,
paving, excavation or drilling operations.
"Existing mobile home park or mobile home subdivision" means
a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or
more mobile home lots for rent or sale for which the construc-
tion of facilities for servicing the lot on which the mobile
home is to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installa-
tion of utilities, either final site grading or the pouring
of concrete pads, and the construction of streets) is com-
pleted before the effective date of this ordinance.
"Ex•ansion to an existin• mobile home •ark or mobile home
subdivision" means the preparation of additional sites by the
construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which
the mobile homes are to be affixed (including the installation
of utilities, either final site grading or pouring of con-
crete pads, or the construction of streets).
"Flood" or "flooding" means a general and temporary condition
of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas
from:
(1) the overflow of inland or tidal waves;
(2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of
surface waters from any source.
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"Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM)" means an official map of
a community, issued by the Federal Insurance Administration,
where the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard
have been designated as Zone A.
"Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)" means an official map of a
community, on which the Federal Insurance Administration has
delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the
risk premium zones applicable to the community.
"Flood Insurance Study" is the official report provided by
the Federal Insurance Administration. The report contains
flood profiles, as well as the Flood Hazard Boundary - Floodway
Map and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
"Habitable floor" means any floor usable for living purposes,
which includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recrea-
tion, or a combination thereof. A floor used only for
storage purposes is not a "habitable floor ".
"Mangrove stand" means an assemblage of mangrove trees which
is mostly low trees noted for a copious development of inter-
lacing adventitious roots above the ground and which contain
one or more of the following species: black mangrove (avicennia
Nitida); red mangrove (Rhizophora Mangle); white mangrove
(Languncularia Racemosa); and buttonwood (Conocarpus Erecta).
"Mean Sea Level" means the average height of the sea for all
stages of the tide.
"Mobile home" means a structure, transportable in one or more
sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed
to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected
to the required utilities. It does not include recreational
vehicles or travel trailers.
"New construction" means structures for which the "start of
construction" commenced on or after the effective date of
this ordinance.
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"New mobile home park or mobile home subdivision" means a
parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or
more mobile home lots for rent or sale for which the con-
struction of facilities for servicing the lot on which the
mobile home is to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the
installation of utilities, either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads, and the construction of streets)
is completed on or after the effective date of this ordinance.
"Sand dunes" means naturally occuring accumulations of sand
in ridges or mounds landward of the beach.
"Start of construction" means the first placement of per-
manent construction of a structure (other than a mobile home)
on a site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings or any
work beyond the stage of excavation, including the relocation
of a structure. Permanent construction does not include the
installation of streets and /or walkways; nor does it include
excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundation or the
erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installa-
tion om the property of accessory buildings, such as garages
or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not as part of
the main structure. For a structure (other than a mobile
home) without a basement or poured footings, the "start of
construction" includes the first permanent framing or assembly
of the structure or any part thereof on its piling or founda-
tion. For mobile homes not within a mobile home park or
mobile home subdivision, "start of construction" means the
affixing of the mobile home to its permanent site. For
mobile homes within mobile parks or mobile home subdivisions,
"start of construction" is the date on which the construction
of facilities for servicing the site on which the mobile home
is to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the construction of
streets, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete
pads, and installation of utilities) is completed.
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"Structure" means a walled and roofed building that is
principally above ground, as well as a mobile home.
"Substantial improvement" means, for a structure built prior
to the enactment of this ordinance, any repair, reconstruction,
or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or
exceeds fifty percent of the market value of the structure
either, (1) before the improvement of repair is started,
or (2) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored,
before the damage occured. For the purposes of this defini-
tion "substantial improvement" is considered to occur when
the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or
other structural part of the building commences, whether or
not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the
structure. The term does not, however, include either (1) any
project for improvement of a structure to comply with
existing state or local health, sanitary, or safety code _
specificiations which are solely necessary to assure safe
living conditions, (2) any alteration of a structure listed
on the National Register of Historic Places or a State Inven-
tory of Historic Places.
"Variance" is a grant of relief to a person from the require-
ments of this ordinance which permits construction in a
manner otherwise prohibited by this ordinance where specific
enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship.
ARTICLE 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION A. LANDS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE APPLIES
This ordinance shall apply to all areas of special flood
hazard within the jurisdiction of City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida.
SECTION B. BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL
FLOOD HAZARD
Maps numbered 1 -01 and 1 -02, dated May 20, 1977, and any
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revisions thereto are adopted by reference and declared to
be a part of this ordinance; or the areas of special flood
hazard identified by the Federal Insurance Administration
through a scientific and engineering report entitled "The
Flood Insurance Study for the City of Cape Canaveral ", dated
March 24, 1971, with accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps
and any revision thereto are hereby adopted by reference and
declared to be a part of this ordinance.
SECTION C. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
A Development Permit shall be required in conformance with
the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION D. COMPLIANCE
No structure or land shall hereafter be located, extended,
converted, or structurally altered without full compliance
with the terms of this ordinance and other application regu-
lations.
SECTION E. ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS
This ordinannce is not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair
any existing easements, covenants, or deed restrictions.
However, where this ordinance and another conflict or
overlap, whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions
shall prevail.
SECTION F. INTERPRETATION
In the interpretation and application of this ordinance
all provisions shall be: (1) considered as minimum require-
ments; (2) liberally construed in favor of the governing body;
and (3) deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other powers
granted under state statutes.
SECTION G. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
The degree of flood protection required by this ordinance is
considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on
scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can
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and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be
increased by man -made or natural causes. This ordinance
does not imply that land outside the areas of special flood
hazard or uses permitted within such areas will be free
from flooding or flood damages. This ordinance shall not
create liability on the part of City of Cape Canaveral or
by any officer or employee thereof for any flood damages
that result from reliance on this ordinance or any admini-
strative decision lawfully made thereunder.
SECTION H. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
Violation of the provisions of this ordinance or failure
to comply with any of its requirements, including violation
of conditions and safeguards established in connection with
grants of variance or special exceptions, shall constitute
a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this ordinance
or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined per city code section 801.01 and
in addition shall pay all costs' and expenses involved in
the case. Each day such violation continues shall be
considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained
shall prevent the City of Cape Canaveral from taking such
other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy
any violation.
ARTICLE 4. ADMINISTRATION
SECTION A. DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATOR
The Building Offical is hereby appointed to administer and
implement the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION B. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BUILDING
OFFICIAL
Duties shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Review all development permits to assure that the
permit requirements of this ordinance have been
satisfied.
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(2) Advise permittee that additional federal or
state permits may be required, and if specific
federal or state permits are known, require that
copies of such permits be provided and maintained
on file with the development permit.
(3) Notify adjacent communities and the Florida Depart-
ment of Environmental Regulation prior to any
alteration or relocation of a watercourse, and submit
evidence of such notification to the Federal
Insurance Administration.
(4) Assure that maintenance is provided within the
altered or relocated portion of said watercourse
so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished.
(5) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation
to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (including
basement) of all new or substantially improved
structures.
(6) Verify and record the actual elevation (in relation
to mean sea level) to which the new or substantially
improved structures have been flood - proofed.
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(7) In Coastal High Hazard Areas certification
shall be obtained from a registered professional
engineer or architect that the structure is
securely anchored to adequately anchored pilings
or columns in order to withstand velocity waters
and hurricane wave wash.
(8) In Coastal High Hazard Areas, the Building
Official shall review plans for the adequacy of
breakaway walls in accordance with Article 5,
Section B(5) (h) .
(9) When flood - proofing is utilized for a particular
structure, the Building Official shall obtain
certification from a registered professional
engineer or architect.
(10) Where interpretation is needed as to the exact
location of the boundaries of the areas of
special flood hazard (for example, where there
appears to be a conflict between a mapped
boundary and actual field conditions) the.
Building Official shall make the necessary
interpretation. The person contesting the
location of the boundary shall be given a
reasonable opportunity to appeal the interpre-
tation as provided in this article.
(11) When base flood elevation data has not been
provided in accordance with Article 3, Section B,
then the Building Official shall obtain, review,
and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation
data available from a federal, state or other
source, in order to administer the provisions
of Article 5.
(12) All records pertaining to the provisions of
this ordinance shall be maintained in the office
of the Building Official and shall be open
for public inspection.
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SECTION C. PERMIT PROCEDURES
Application for a Development Permit shall be made to the
Building Official on forms furnished by him and may include,
but not be limited to, the following plans in duplicate
drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions,
and elevations of the area in question; existing or pro-
posed structures, fill storage of materials; drainage
facilities, and the location of the foregoing. Specifi-
cally, the following information is required:
(1) Elevation in relation to mean sea level of the
lowest floor (including basement) of all
structures.
(2) Elevation in relation to mean sea level to
which any non - residential structure has been
flood- proofed.
(3) Provide a certificate from a registered pro-
fessional engineer or architect that the non-
residential flood - proofed structure meets the
flood - proofing criteria in Article 5, Section B(2).
(4) Description of the extent to which any water-
course will be altered or relocated as a result
of proposed development.
All of the above may be a part of, or attached to, the
site development plan per Zoning Ordinance 10 -75.
SECTION D. VARIANCE PROCEDURES
(1) The Zoning Board of Adjustments as established
by City Council shall hear and decide appeals
and requests for variances from the requirements
of this ordinance.
(2) The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall hear and
decide appeals when it is alleged there is an
error in any requirement, decision, or determina-
tion made by the Building Official in the
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enforcement or administration of this ordinance.
(3) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the
Zoning Board of Adjustment, or any taxpayer
may appeal such decision to the Circuit Court
as provided in Ordinance 10 -75.
(4) Variances may be issued for the reconstruction,
rehabilitation or restoration of structures
listed on the National Register of Historic
Places or the State Inven-hry of Historic Places
without regard to the procedures set forth in
the remainder of this section.
(5) In passing upon such: applicat ,ons, the Zoning
Board of Adjustment shall consider all technical
evaluations, all relevant factors, standards
specified in other sections of this ordinance,
and:
(a) the danger that materials may be swept
onto other lands to the injury of others;
(b) the danger to life and property due to
flooding or erosion damage;
(c) The susceptibility of the proposed
facility and its contents to flood damage
and the effect of such damage on the
individual owner;
(d) the importance of the services provided
by the proposed facility to the community;
(e) the necessity to the facility of a water-
front location, where applicable;
(f) the availability of alternative locations,
not subject to flooding or erosion damage,
for the proposed use;
(g) the compatability of the proposed use
with existing and anticipated development;
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(h) the relationship of the proposed use to
the comprehensive plan and flood plain
management program for that area;
(i) the safety of access to the property in
times of flood for ordinary and emergency
vehicles;
(j) the expected heights, velocity, duration,
rate of rise and sediment transport of
the flood waters and the effects of wave
action, if applicable, expected at the
site; and,
(k) the costs of providing governmental ser-
vices during and after flood conditions
including maintenance and repair of public
utilities and facilities such as sewer,
gas, electrical, and water systems, and
streets and bridges.
(1) Generally, variances may be issued for
new construction and substantial improve-
ments to be erected on a lot of one -half
acre or less in size contiguous to and
surrounded by lots with existing structures
constructed below the base flood level,
providing items (a - k) have been fully
considered. As the lot size increases
beyond the one -half acre, the technical
justification required for issuing the
variance increases.
(6) Upon consideration of the factors listed above
and the purposes of this ordinance, the Zoning
Board of Adjustment may attach such conditions to
the granting of variances as it deems necessary
to further the purposes of this ordinance.
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(7) Variances shall not be issued within any
designated floodway if any increase in flood
levels during the base flood discharge would
result.
(8) Conditions for Variances
(a) Variances shall only be issued upon a
determination that the variance is the
minimum necessary, considering the flood
hazard, to afford relief.
(b) Variances shall only be issued upon (i)
a showing of good and sufficient cause;
(ii) a determination that failure to
grant the variance would result in excep-
tional hardship to the applicant; and,
(iii) a determination that the granting
of a variance will not result in increased
flood heights, additional threats to
public safety, extraordinary public expense,
create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimi-
zation of the public, or conflict with
existing local laws or ordinances.
(c) Any applicant to whom a variance is granted
shall be given written notice specifying
the difference between the base flood
elevation and the elevation to which the
structure is to be built and stating that
the cost of flood insurance will be com-
mensurate with the increased risk re-
sulting from the reduced lowest floor
elevation.
(d) The City Clerk shall maintain the records
of all appeal actions and report any
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variances to the Federal Insurance
Administration upon request.
ARTICLE 5. PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
SECTION A. GENERAL STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazard the following
provisions are required:
(1) All new construction and substantial improve-
ments shall be anchored to prevent flotation,
collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
(2) All new construction and substantial improve-
ments shall be constructed with materials and
utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
(3) All new construction or substantial improve-
ments shall be constructed by methods and
practices that minimize flood damage.
(4) All new and replacement water supply systems
shall be designed to minimize or eliminate
infiltration of flood waters into the system.
(5) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems
shall be designed to minimize or eliminate
infiltration of flood waters into the systems
and discharges from the systems into flood waters.
(6) On -site waste disposal systems shall be located
to avoid impairment to them or contamination
from them during flooding.
(7) Any alteration, repair, reconstruction, or im-
provements to a structure on which the start
of construction was begun after the effective
date of this ordinance, shall meet the require-
ments of "new construction" as contained in this
ordinance.
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SECTION B. SPECIFIC STANDARDS
In all areas of special flood hazard where base flood
elevation data has been provided as set forth in Article
3, Section B, or Article 4, Section B (11), the
following provisions are required:
(1) Residential Construction - New construction or
substantial improvement of any residential
structure shall have the lowest floor, including
basement, elevated to or above base flood
elevation.
(2) Non - residential Construction - New construction
or substantial improvement of any commercial,
industrial or other non - residential structure
shall either have the lowest floor, including
basement, elevated to the level of the base
flood elevation or, together with attendant
utility and sanitary facilities, be flood - proofed
so that below the base flood level the structure
is water tight with walls substantially impermeable
to the passage of water and with structural
components having the capability of resisting
hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and effects
of buoyancy. A registered professional engineer
or architect shall certify that the standards
of this subsection are satisfied. Such certifi-
cation shall be provided to the official as
set forth in Article 4, Section C(3).
(3) Mobile Homes
(a) No mobile home shall be placed in a Coastal
High Hazard Area, except in an existing
mobile home park or existing mobile home
subdivision.
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(b) All mobile homes shall be anchored to
resist flotation, collapse, or lateral
movement by providing over -the -top and
frame ties to ground anchors. Specific
requirements shall be that:
(i) over - the -top ties be provided at
each end of the mobile home, with
one additional tie per side at an
intermediate location on mobile
homes of less than fifty feet and
one additional tie per side for
mobile homes of fifty feet or more.
(ii) frame ties be provided at each
corner of the home with four
additional ties per side at inter-
mediate points for mobile homes less
than fifty feet long and one addi-
tional tie for mobile homes of fifty
feet or longer;
(iii) all components of the anchoring
system be capable of carrying a
force of 4,800 pounds; and,
(iv) any additions to the mobile home
be similarly anchored.
(c) For new mobile home parks and subdivisions;
for expansions to existing mobile home
parks and subdivisions where the repair,
reconstruction or improvement of the
streets, utilities and pads equals or
exceeds fifty percent of value of the
streets, utilities and pads before the
repair, reconstruction or improvement
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has commenced; and, for mobile homes
not placed in a mobile home park or
subdivision require:
(i) stands or lots are elevated on
compacted fill or on pilings so
that the lowest floor of the
mobile home will be at or above
the base flood level;
(ii) adequate surface drainage and
access for a hauler are provided;
and,
(iii) in the instance of elevation on
pilings; (1) lots are large
enough to permit steps; (2)
piling foundations are placed in
stable soil no more than ten feet
apart; and, (3) reinforcement is
provided for pilings more than
six feet above the ground level,.
(5) Coastal High Hazard Areas (V Zones) - Located
within the areas of special flood hazard established
in Article 3, Section B, are areas designated as
Coastal High Hazard Areas. These areas have
special flood hazards associated with high
velocity waters from tidal surge and hurricane
wave wash, therefore, the following provisions
shall apply:
(a) All buildings or structures shall be located
landward of the reach of the mean high tide
dunes line and .coastal construction set back
line.
(b) All buildings or structures shall be ele-
vated so that the lowest supporting member
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is located no lower than the base
flood elevation level, with all space
below the lowest supporting member
open so as not to impede the flow
of water, except for breakaway walls
as provided for in Article 5, Section
B(5) (h) .
(c) All buildings or structures shall be
securely anchored on pilings or columns.
(d) Pilings or columns used as structural
support shall be designed and anchored so
as to withstand all applied loads of
the base flood flow.
(e) Compliance with provisions contained in
Article 5, Section B(5) (b) , (c) and (d)
shall be certified to by a registered
professional engineer or architect.
(f) There shall be no fill used as structural
support.
(g) There shall be no alteration of sand dunes
or mangrove stands which would increase
potential flood damage.
(h) Breakaway walls shall be allowed below
the base flood elevation provided they
are not part of the structural support of
the building and are designed so as to
breakway, under abnormally high tides or
wave action, without damage to the structural
integrity of the building on which they
are to be used and provided the following
design specifications are met:
(1) Per certified engineering design.
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NOTE: Specifications for breakway walls should
be determined in consultation with local engi-
neers and architects based on local conditions.
Standard practice is to use a loading of twenty
to thirty pounds per square foot (P.S.F.) as
wind load on a vertical panel facing directly
into the wind. This load would correspond to a
wind speed of about 100 miles per hour and should
be the minimum load which would cause the panels
to break away. The maximum loading which would
not cause failure to the superstructure is
more difficult to determine but is probably
about 50 to 75 pounds p.s.f. Designation of
this limit should be based on such factors as
material, cross- section, and spacing of pilings
or columns upon which the structure sits, the
elevation above the ground, and other assumed
loadings on the structure.
(i) If breakaway walls are utilized, such
enclosed space shall not be used for
human habitation.
(j) Prior to construction, plans for any
structure that will have breakaway walls
must be submitted to the Building Official
for approval.
(k) Prohibit the placement of mobile homes,
except in an existing mobile home park or
existing mobile home subdivision.
(1) Any alteration, repair, reconstruction
or improvement to a structure started
after the enactment of this ordinance
shall not enclose the space below the
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are used as provided for in Article
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SECTION D. STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS
(1) All subdivison proposals shall be consistent
with the need to minimize flood damage.
(2) All subdivision proposals shall have public
utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas,
electrical and water systems located and
constructed to minimize flood damage.
(3) All subdivision proposals shall have adequate
drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood
hazards.
(4) Base flood elevation data shall be provided
for subdivision proposals and other proposed
development which is greater than the lesser of
fifty lots or five acres.
SECTION 2. All parts of the City Code in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida, this 2 day of May
1978.
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ZONE DESIGNATIONS* WITH
DATE OF IDENTIFICATION
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with elevation in feet
Base Flood Elevation
where uniform within zone
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*EXPLANATION OF ZONE DESIGNATIONS
A flood Insurance map displays the zone designations for a community
according to areas of designated flood hazards. The zone designations
used by FIA are:
Zone Explanation
A Areas of 100-year flood; base flood elevations and
flood hazard factors not determined.
AO Areas of 100 -year shallow flooding; flood depth 1 to
3 feet; product of flood depth (feet) and velocity
(feet per second) fess than 15.
Al - A30 flood hazard furs fdteteerrmined flood elevations and
A99 Areas of 100 -year flood to be protected by a flood
protection system under construction; base flood
elevations and flood hazard factors not determined.
B flood; areas of limits of 100-year all looding and here 500-year
than 1 foot.
C Areas outside 500 -year flood.
D Areas of undetermined, but possible, flood hazards.
✓ ) fl�mef thgaactiioon base 100-year elevations and flood hazard factors
not determined. Qc
VO flood depth del 100-year to3 feet; 1 productof� depth (feet) amend
velocity (feet per second) more than 15.
V1 - V30 Areas of 100 -year coastal flood with velocity (wave
action); base flood elevations and flood hazard
factors determined.
CONSULT NFIA SERVICING COMPANY OR LOCAL INSURANCE
AGENT OR BROKER TO DETERMINE IF PROPERTIES IN THIS
COMMUNITY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FLOOD INSURANCE.
INITIAL IDENTIFICATION DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 1972
INTERIM MAP REVISION EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1974
TO CHANGE ZONE DESIGNATIONS.
MAP REVISED AUGUST 15, 1974
TO REFLECT CURVILINEAR ZONE DESIGNATIONS.
MAP REVISED MAY 20, 1977
TO CHANGE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Federal Insurance Administmtjon
FLOOD HAZARD BOUNDARY MAP H - 01- 02
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP I - 01 - 02
MAP INDEX
CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FL
(BREVARD CO.)
COMMUNITY NO. 125094C